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Crop type identification using multi-temporal and multi-spectral satellite images for Gumara- Maksegnit watershed
The aim of this chapter is to monitor run-off and sediment yield of the gully networks and to maintain and calibrate the sensor equipment installed at three gauging stations within the Gumara-Maksegnit watershed. It focuses ...
Guidelines for Setting up Community-based Sheep Breeding Programs in Ethiopia: Lessons and experiences for sheep breeding in low-input systems
These guidelines are designed for all those involved in planning and implementing sheep breeding activities with resource-poor farmers in developing countries. This includes research centres, non-governmental organizations ...
Public-private partnerships for sustainable supply of legume inputs in Northern Ghana
djeiNsiah, S., Doe, E., Bars, E., AmpaduBoakye, T. & Kanampiu, F. (2016). Publicprivate partnerships for sustainable supply of legume
inputs in Northern Ghana. Poster: N2Africa Putting nitrogen fixation to work for ...
Collective action for agricultural marketing
Farm households conduct their day-to-day activities individually and in groups in a
synchronized manner. Labor demanding activities such as ploughing, and harvesting are
usually undertaken with a group of individuals ...
Eliciting preferences for attributes of Newcastle disease vaccination programmes for village poultry in Ethiopia
Newcastle disease (NCD) is an important disease of poultry, directly affecting the livelihoods of poor farmers across developing countries. Research has identified promising innovations in NCD vaccine development and field ...
Community-based breeding program integration in Ethiopian Universities
Community-based breeding program is an emerging and alternative genetic improvement
approach in smallholder and resource poor farming systems. The program is participatory in
nature that captures farmer’s indigenous ...
ICARDA Annual Report 1996
One of the major activities during 1996 was the development of a new Medium-Term Plan
(MTP) for 1998-2000, designed to enhance food security while protecting the natural resource
base in the fragile environments of dry ...
Food Legume Nurseries: International Nursery Report 1979/80
The main objective of the program is to provide a mechanism for the multi-location testing of the genetic material of chickpea, faba beans, and lentils originating from national and International programs.
The testing aims ...
Serum enzymes levels and influencing factors in three indigenous Ethiopian goat breeds
Serum enzymes were studied in 163 apparently healthy goats from three indigenous goat breeds of Ethiopia. The effect of breed, age, sex and season on alanine aminotransferase (ALT) / glutamic pyruvic transaminase (GPT), ...
Farmer'S Seed Sources And Seed Quality: 2. Seed Health
The study assessed the health quality of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) seed samples collected from formal and informal sector in Ethiopia and Syria. In Ethiopia, several seed-borne fungi were ...