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Gendered aspirations and occupations among rural youth, in agriculture and beyond: A cross-regional perspective
Based on 25 case studies from the global comparative study ‘GENNOVATE: Enabling gender equality in agricultural and environmental innovation’, this paper explores rural young women’s and men’s occupational aspirations and ...
Modelling land-use decisions in production systems involving multiple crops and varieties
This paper argues and provides empirical evidence that trade-offs and/or complementarities are
inherent in technological options that shape the adoption of and land-use decisions in production
systems involving multiple ...
Community typology framed by normative climate for agricultural innovation, empowerment, and poverty reduction
This paper employs the concepts of gender norms and agency to advance understanding of
inclusive agricultural innovation processes and their contributions to empowerment and poverty
reduction at the village level. We present ...
Does Intensive Tillage Enhance Productivity and Reduce Risk Exposure? Panel Data Evidence from Smallholders’ Agriculture in Ethiopia
We analyse the impact of intensity of tillage on wheat productivity and risk exposure using panel household‐plot level data from Ethiopia. In order to control for selection bias, we estimate a flexible moment‐based production ...
Ethiopian Journal of Crop Science
A Special Volume Dedicated to the 3rd Decadal National Conference on Food and Forage Legumes in Ethiopia 6 - 9 November 2016, EIAR, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Special Issue , Vol. 6 No. 3 (2018).
Yield of chromosomally engineered durum wheat-Thinopyrum ponticum recombinant lines in a range of contrasting rain-fed environments
Introgressions of Thinopyrum ponticum 7AgL chromosome segments, spanning 23%, 28% and 40% of the distal end of durum wheat 7AL arm, were previously shown to contain multiple beneficial gene(s)/QTL for yield-related traits, ...
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, ...
Identification and characterization of winter wheat germplasm resistant to stem rust in Kenya and Turkey
A diverse set of winter wheat germplasm was screened for resistance to stem rust in large-scale trials in Kenya and Turkey during 2009-16. The study aimed to select resistant material and characterize types of resistance ...
Rust Resistant Wheat Varieties in Ethiopia from 2009/10 to 2013/14
This study tracks wheat varietal adoption by farmers in Ethiopia from 2009/10 to 2013/14 and
was based on two nearly identical national wheat variety adoption studies undertaken by EIAR
and the International Maize and Wheat ...
Distribution and Management of Fusarium Wilt (Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lentis) of Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) in Central Highlands of Ethiopia
Fusarium wilt of lentil (Lens culinaris Medikus) incited by F. oxysporum f.sp. lentis causes huge lentil yield losses in central highlands of Ethiopia. In this study, extensive one year 2017 wilt survey of eight major ...