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Participatory variety selection of improved food barley varieties
Barley (Hordeum vulgare) has a long history as a domesticated crop. It was
one of the first to be adopted for cultivation and is now produced virtually
worldwide (von Bothmer et al., 2003). In Ethiopia, barley is also one ...
Demonstration and promotion of improved food barley, bread wheat and faba bean technologies
Over the past two to three decades, on-farm trials and demonstration and popularization of improved crop production technologies have been undertaken in several potential areas to promote improved crop technologies and ...
Performance evaluation of bread wheat varieties
Bread wheat is one of the most staple food crops in the world and one of the
most important cereals cultivated in Ethiopia. Ethiopia is the largest wheat
producer in sub-Saharan Africa with 1.1 million hectares (ha) of ...
Ethiopia Case Study_ Soil Degradation and Sustainable Land Management in the Rainfed Agricultural Areas of Ethiopia: An Assessment of the Economic Implications
Soil erosion and deposition values were estimated using pixel based landscape information and the Unit Stream Power Erosion Deposition (USPED) model, which works with the Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) parameters. The ...
Farmer Perceptions on Optimization of Tree Cover in Agroforestry Landscapes in the Central Rift-Valley of Ethiopia
This study revealed that farmers in the region want to have more trees both on their farm lands and homesteads than what they have currently. However, this study also clearly showed differences in the two sexes in terms ...
Characterization of the goat population and breeding practices of goat owners
Due to their naturally endowed physiological adaptation and general lower
husbandry requirements, goats form an integral part of livestock production in
the tropics and subtropics. According to the Ethiopian sheep and goat ...
CRP-DS crop related activities in East Shoa Transect of the Rift Valley
Progress report of CRP-DS crop related activities in East Shoa Transect of the Rift Valley
Modeling Farmers’ Adoption Decisions of Multiple Crop Technologies: The Case of Barley and Potatoes in Ethiopia
This paper argues and provides empirical evidence that adoption decisions on multiple technologies involve a series of three sequential sub-decisions. Using a multivariate tobit and multivariate probit models and a nationally ...
Gender and age disaggregated data on tree-based ecosystem services on farms and homesteads
The present document consists of a statistic on tree-based ecosystem services on farms and homesteads disaggregated by gender and age.
Field day in Fentale and Amibara districts, Awash Valley
Farmer field days at the action site