Resultados de búsqueda - "Ethiopia"

Agricultural mechanisation and child labour in developing countries por Vos, Rob, Takeshima, Hiroyuki

“…The prevalence is particularly high in African countries, such as in Ethiopia where more than one third of children aged 5-14 years engage in farm or off-farm work. …”
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Addressing transboundary cooperation in the Eastern Nile through the Water-Energy-Food Nexus: Insights from an E-survey and key informant interviews por Berga, Helen, Ringler, Claudia, Bryan, Elizabeth, ElDidi, Hagar, Elnasikh, Sara

“…This study is conducted to assess and understand the challenges of and opportunities for cooperation across the water-energy-food nexus nationally in Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan, as well as regionally across the Eastern Nile. …”
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Understanding farmers’ technology adoption decisions: Input complementarity and heterogeneity por Abay, Kibrom A., Berhane, Guush, Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum, Koru, Bethlehem, Abay, Kibrewossen

“…We use a detailed large longitudinal dataset from Ethiopia to understand the significance of input complementarities, unobserved heterogeneities, and dynamic learning behavior of farmers facing multiple agricultural technologies. …”
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Potential markets for new tropical forage hybrids to increase livestock system productivity and adaptability in East Africa por Junca Paredes, John Jairo, Florez, Jesus Fernando, Enciso Valencia, Karen Johanna, Hernández, Luis Miguel, Triana Ángel, Natalia, Burkart, Stefan

“…The findings reveal a potential market of 414,388 ha for new interspecific Urochloa hybrids and 528,409 ha for Megathyrsus maximus hybrids, with approximate annual values of US$73.5 and US$101.1 million, respectively. Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Kenya hold a market share of 70% for Urochloa hybrids, and South Sudan, Ethiopia, and Tanzania a 67% market share for Megathyrsus maximus. …”
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Nutritive Values and Farmers Preference of Barley (Hordeum Vulgare L.) Varieties for Food Feed Traits por Hailemichael, Shewangizaw

“…The aim of this study was to determine and investigate the food-feed relationship, nutritional values, and farmer choice with regard to particular barley varieties straw used as animal feed in Ethiopia's central highlands. The experiment was conducted at Gudo Beret Kebele in the Basona Worena District, North Shewa Zone, and Amhara regional state from June 2022 to January 2023. …”
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Capacity strengthening as a pathway to drive food systems transformation towards sustainable healthy diets: Reflections from the CGIAR Research Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Di... por Kruft, Krista, Herens, Marion, Namugumya, Brenda Shenute, De Groote, Bram

“…The reflections on capacity-strengthening trajectories for food system actors in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Vietnam underscore the need for tailored, inclusive, and adaptive approaches that address the unique dynamics of each food system. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with laboratory-confirmed cases of select enteric infections in three Ethiopian communities, 2018-2022 por LaPolt, D., Azmeraye, B.M., Kuang, Z., Degefaw, D., Teshale, A.M., Alonso, Silvia, Dessie, Y., Lopez, M., Kalayu, A.A., Andargie, G., Kowalcyk, B.

“…Enteric diseases are major contributors to morbidity and mortality worldwide; however, in Ethiopia, information on the prevalence of enteric infections and associated trends is limited. …”
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Climate Risk Profile for East Africa por Demissie, Teferi, Gebrechorkos, Solomon, Radeny, Maren A.O., Solomon, Dawit

“…The tragic events of 2023, such as the Borena Zone drought in Ethiopia, which devastated livestock, and the severe flooding in Kenya and Tanzania during 2024, serve as stark reminders of the immediate and devastating consequences of the region's vulnerability to climate extremes. …”
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The effects of a secondary school scholarship on youth outcomes: Evidence from a randomized trial por Leight, Jessica

“…This project note reports the main findings from a randomized trial conducted in rural Ethiopia, which assessed the effects of a scholarship for lower secondary school students (ninth and tenth grade) targeting extremely poor youth. …”
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Identifying recommendation domains for targeting dual-purpose maize-based interventions in crop-livestock systems in East Africa por Notenbaert, An Maria Omer, Herrero, Mario, Groote, H. de, You, Liangzhi, González Estrada, E., Blümmel, Michael

“…In the three major maize producing countries in the East African region of Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia, up to 44% of the dietary calorie requirements is provided by maize. …”
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Characterization and cost estimation of erosion in Abay basin: Case study on Meja watershed por Desalegn, B.

“…In Ethiopia, soil erosion during the rainy season constitutes a sever threat to the national economy. …”
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Characteristics and onsite costs of the sediment lost by runoff from Dapo and Chekorsa Watersheds, Digga District por Wudneh, A.

“…This study conducted in two sub catchments of the Abay Basin identified the quantity and quality of sediment loss and its origin though most studies conducted in Ethiopia focus on quantification of soil loss. Also, the onsite economic cost in terms of yield reduction was estimated taking maize (Zea mays) as representative crop. …”
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Assessment of agro-ecology, and management practices effect on crop water productivity of major crops at Dapo Watershed, East Wollega Zone, Oromia Regional State por Bane, N.

“…In Ethiopia food production lags behind while population growth increase, poor management of Soil and Water, poor agronomic practices and environmental degradation are wide spread. …”
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Mapping the economic benefits to livestock keepers from intervening against bovine trypanosomosis in Eastern Africa por Shaw, A.P.M., Cecchi, G., Wint, G.R.W., Mattioli, R.C., Robinson, Timothy P.

“…To this end, a study was conducted on six tsetse-infested countries in Eastern Africa: Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda. …”
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Hydrological modelling of sustainable land management interventions in the Mizewa watershed of the Blue Nile basin por Schmidt, Emily, Zemadim, Birhanu

“…The current paper discusses the use of hydrological modelling tool to understand sustainable land management interventions in the Blue Nile basin of Ethiopia. A micro-watershed named Mizewa with a drainage area of 27 km2 in Fogera district was selected and instrumented with hydrological cycle observation networks in the year 2011. …”
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Indicators of environmental degradation in the Blue Nile Basin: exploring prospects for payment for environmental services por Haileslassie, Amare, Hagos, Fitsum, Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele, Peden, Donald G., Gebreselassie, S., Negash, F.

“…The Blue Nile Basin (Abay in Ethiopia) covers wide range landscapes and climatic zones in Ethiopia and Sudan. …”
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Analysis of irrigation systems using comparative performance indicators: a case study of two large scale irrigation systems in the upper Awash Basin por Beshir, A., Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele

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Exotic dairy breed turns into exhausted dairy breed when forced to reproduce, lactate and perform work at the same time: On-farm testing of multipurpose breed, experience from Hole... por Larsen, C.E.S., Kumsa, T., Tegegne, Azage

“…Farming systems based on ox-cultivation is a millennium old tradition in Ethiopia. However, this farming system with its in high demand for grazing land, has come under increased pressure during the last century. …”
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Scaling up index insurance for smallholder farmers: Recent evidence and insights por Greatrex, Helen, Hansen, James, Garvin S, Diro, R., Le Guen M, Blakeley S, Rao, Kolli, Osgood, D.

“…Finally, the Index-Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI) project in Kenya and Ethiopia demonstrates innovative approaches to insuring poor nomadic pastoralists in challenging circumstances. …”
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Assessment of sustainable land management and food security among climatic shocks’ exposed to African farmers por Oyekale AS

“…Five sites were randomly selected from East Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda), while in West Africa, five sites were each selected from Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Niger and Senegal. …”
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