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Socio-economic characterization of Gumara-Maksegnit watershed
Watershed degradation in Ethiopia has been intensified by a combination of factors such as improper agricultural practices on steep slopes, indiscriminate cutting of trees for fuel and construction and illegal/improper ...
Strategizing for out-scaling Proven Technologies and Innovations
The presentation concerns the benefits of out-scaling, the fundamentals of adoption and diffusion, the use of system thinking in reserach and concludes with water management strategies on a watershed level.
Farmers’ perception on climate change, their vulnerability to the adverse effects of climate change, and their adaptation strategies
The effects of climate change vary across regions, households, individuals and farming systems, and so do farmers’ adaptation strategies. In the Amhara region, little is known about how climate change affects rainfed ...
Bio-economic system model at the watershed level
The bio-economic and climate change modeling work under this project aims at mimicking the current decision making process of farmers in a systems’ context by intermarrying both the socioeconomic and biophysical dynamics ...
An overview of a watershedbased research to mitigate land degradation & improve livelihoods: A case from the Gumara-Maksegnit watershed, North Gondar, Ethiopia
Ethiopia has great agricultural potential as it has vast area of fertile land, diverse climate, sufficient annual rainfall, & abundant labor force. However, the current performance of agric. is far below the potential, ...
Progress on Socio-Economic Research in the Gumara-Maksegnit watershed
The ppt descibes three major components:
1. Bio-economic modeling of the watershed to simulate system/watershed outcomes under different scenarios. (a) Aggregation based on detailed modeling of decisions by different farm ...