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Assessments on the impact of stone bunds on water erosion in the Gumara-Maksegnit watershed, Northern Ethiopia
Soil erosion due to heavy rain events during the rainy season from June to September is a
big threat to the Ethiopian highlands. About 85 % of the total population of Ethiopia, live from
agriculture and therefore sound ...
Spearheading Development through Empowering Smallholder Farmers along Beef Cattle Value Chains: a Case of Goromonzi and Murehwa Districts, Zimbabwe
Smallholder beef subsector can potentially contribute to the nation’s development. The paper presents the
results of the value chain analysis of the beef sub sector in Zimbabwe. Data was gathered through cross
sectional ...
Landscape management and governance, Garba Tula, Isiolo, Kenya
Communities organize themselves in unique ways into social/functional units based on their cultural aspirations,
threats and resources that they depend on. In many cases, these resources and the ecosystems to which they ...
Performance of SER 45 Bushbean Variety Under Drought
The present work is focused on drougt tolerant beans for small-scale farmers in maize mixed farming system. SER45 is a small seeded bean variety, bred for tolerance to drought, just like SER83. High potentials have been ...
EverGreen Maize for Africa project report
This project report is based on the EverGreen Maize for Africa (EMA)project - an initiative between the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) and DuPont Pioneer to promote the use of fertilizer trees as part of integrated soil ...
Tracking Adoption of Improved Barley Varieties in Ethiopia
Report on Tracking Adoption of Improved Barley Varieties in Ethiopia
The impact of sustainable intensification on landscapes and livelihoods (SILL) in Zambia
Sustainable intensification interventions have the potential to mitigate the impact of
agriculture on the landscape by intensifying agricultural production without increasing deforestation or
the cultivation of more land ...
Landscape Management and Governance, Gomole Rangeland, Ethiopia
The key pillars of development plans for most developing nations are poverty eradication,
sustainable economic growth and environmental sustainability. On one hand, scholars are arguing
that natural resources are fundamental ...
Assessment of maize yield gap and major determinant factors between smallholder farmers in the Dedza district of Malawi
This study explored the effect of soil nutrient status, agronomic practices and socio-economic
factors on maize yield attained by smallholder farmers in the Dedza District of Malawi. Results show
that maize yield ranged ...
Participatory Yield Assessment of Climbing and Bush Beans under Different Management Options in Malawi
Common bean is the cheapest source of proteins for the rural poor who cannot afford to buy meat in Sub Saharan Africa. However, in Malawi, the average productivity over the last ten years stands at less than 0.5 Mg ha-1 ...