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Soil erosion assessment and crop management as strategies for watershed management improvement
Land degradation and low agricultural productivity are severe problems in the highlands of Ethiopia. Various soil and water conservation (SWC) strategies have been in use to tackle soil erosion. However, the effectiveness ...
Determination of cultivar-dependent variation in food-feed traits in lentil (Lens culinaris)
The study was conducted with the objectives of analyzing and evaluating of lentil varieties for haulm nutritional values, determining the relationship between fodder traits and agronomic traits, and developing Near Infrared ...
Spatial and Temporal impacts of stone bunds on soil physical properties: a case study in the Northern Ethiopian Highlands
Central issue of rain fed agriculture systems in the Ethiopian highlands is to store rain
water in the soil during the rainy season. The aim is to maximize plant available water and
to reduce surface runoff and soil ...
Effects of replacing Concentrate mix with different levels of Erythrina brucei (korch) leaves on Nutrient Intake, Digestibility and Body Weight Gain of Bonga Sheep fed a basal diet of Pennisetum glaucifolium (desho grass)
Shortage of feed-in quantity and quality are the major setback for livestock production and productivity in Ethiopia since there is a huge livestock population in the country. The unavailability and increment of commercial ...
Influence of Varietal Selection and Treatments on Nutritive Value of Some Pulse Residue
Crop residue (CR) is a multi-purpose resource in the mixed crop-livestock systems of Ethiopian highlands. They serve mainly as livestock feed and inputs for soil and water conservation. They are generated predominantly ...
Performances of highland sheep under community-based breeding program in Atsbi Wenberta District, Tigray, Ethiopia
This study was conducted in three PAs namely Habes, Golgolnealea and Gebrekidan of Atsbi Wenberta district of Tigray Region, Ethiopia, aimed at evaluating productive and reproductive performances of Highland sheep under ...
Definition of Breeding Objective Traits for Arsi-Bale Goat Breed in East Arsi Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia.
Individual interview, own-flock ranking and group animal ranking experiment were
implemented to define the breeding objective traits for indigenous goats in the study area. Two districts in Arsi Zone, namely, Honkolo Wabe ...
Optimising the use of Barley straw in Tropical Ruminant Diets
This thesis provides a general overview of barley straw utilization and the means for its improvement in Ethiopian mixed crop-livestock farming systems. Most Ethiopian households store crop residues in exposed heaps which ...
Some Genetic and Non-Genetic Factors Influencing Fertility of Different Sheep Breeds In Highland of North-Shewa, Ethiopia
Small ruminant specially, sheep are important for the subsistence, economic and social
livelihood of small holder farmers in the developing countries and those residing in highlands
of Ethiopia are no exception (Solomon ...
BARLEY TECHNOLOGIES ADOPTION AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO FARM HOUSEHOLDS’ INCOME AND FOOD AVAILABILITY IN SEMENSHEWA ZONE, AMHARA REGION, CENTRAL ETHIOPIA
In Ethiopia, more than 80% of people are living in rural areas. They directly or indirectly relied
on agriculture (mainly on crops and livestock production) for their livelihoods. Crop agriculture
includes cereals, pulses, ...