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Nile BDC sets out 8 key messages on rainwater management in Ethiopia

Ethiopia’s policies and programs on sustainable land and water management have evolved over several decades and have had important positive impacts on land management and livelihoods. These policies...

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Management practices and agro-ecological effects on crop water productivity...

Mixed crop–livestock farming system is a major livelihood strategy in most sub-Sahara African countries. Low water use efficiency and water scarcity characterize the dominant rainfed agricultural...

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Examining advance time of furrow irrigation at Koga irrigation scheme in...

This paper examines the advance time of furrow irrigation at Koga. Koga irrigation scheme was developed to irrigate about 7004 ha. Furrow irrigation is the recommended method for the distribution of...

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Effect of drip lateral spacing and irrigation regime on yield, irrigation...

The irrigation system in Kobo-Girrana valley is extensively developed into modern drip irrigation using ground water sources. Tomato and onion are among the major vegetables grown under drip...

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Arresting gully formation in the Ethiopian highlands – A glimpse at NBDC science

Over the past five decades, gullying has been widespread and has become more severe in the Ethiopian highlands. Only in very few cases, rehabilitation of gullies has been successful in Ethiopia due to...

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Runoff estimation and water management for the Holetta river in Ethiopia – A...

The hydrology of Holetta River and its seasonal variability is not fully studied. In addition to this, due to scarcity of the available surface water and increase in water demand for irrigation, the...

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Assessment of rainwater management practices and land use land cover changes...

Poor rainwater management (RWM) practices and resultant problems of land degradation and low water productivity are severe problems in the rural highlands of Ethiopia. The current study was undertaken...

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Visualizing clogging up of soil pores in tropical degraded soils and their...

Restrictive soil layers commonly known as hardpans restrict water and airflow in the soil profile and impede plant root growth below the plough depth. Preventing hardpans to form or ameliorate existing...

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Identifying strategies to increase Livestock Water Productivity in the Blue...

A sourcebook from the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food, entitled ‘Addressing Water, Food and Poverty Problems Together—Methods, Tools and Lessons’ presents more than 50 articles on how to...

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Water investment domains for sustainable agricultural development in the Blue...

In the Blue Nile basin, crop cultivation is predominantly rainfed and water availability is highly variable across both space and time. As a result, it often constitutes a limiting factor for reaching...

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