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  • Abstracts of Publications Werer Agricultural Research Center 
    Bekele, Yonas; Alemayehu, Shimelis; Alemu, Zemedkun; Mihrete, Mulugeta; Gebre, Desta; G/silasie, Tariku (Werer Agricultural Research Center, 2022)
    Werer Agricultural Research Center is one of the ancient centers established under Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research and working for the last 5+ decades with the mission to conduct crop, livestock and natural ...
  • Adoption of Improved Maize Technologies and Inorganic Fertilizer In Northwestern Ethiopia 
    Zegeye, Tesfaye; Haileye, Alemu (Ethiopian Agricultural Research Organization, 2001)
    The overall objective of the study is to investigate and document adoption levels and to specifically determine the factors that affect the adoption process of improved maize and draw implications for research, extension ...
  • Agricultural Systems Analysis and Constraints Identification 
    Zegeye, Tesfaye; Dadi, Legesse; Alemu, Dawit (Ethiopian Agricultural Research Organization, 2004)
    Grass pea (Lathyrus sativus) is one of the important legumes produced by small farmers for human consumption. As reported by Elizabeth et al. (1994), grass pea is rich in protein (about 23.7%), which is higher than ...
  • Agricultural Technology Evaluation Adoption and Marketing 
    Zegeye, Tesfaye; Dadi, Legess; Alemu, Dawit (Ethiopian Agricultural Research Organization, 2004)
    In Ethiopia, poverty is widespread and the majority o f its population particularly rural population led miserable life. Food insecurity, hunger and malnutrition are common phenomenon nearly in all parts of the country ...
  • Assessment of Customary Land Administration and Natural Resource Management in Pastoral Areas of Oromia Regional State By 
    Beyene, Fekadu; Tache, Boku; Tesfaye, Gadissa; Teshome, Jabessa; Adamu, Medihanit (United States Agency for International Development, 2016)
    Pastoralism has been under pressure due to a number of factors including climate change, population pressure and socioeconomic dynamism. These factors have affected the relationships among different pastoral groups and the ...
  • Assessment of Indigenous Range Management Knowledge of the Booran Pastoralists of Southern Ethiopia 
    Oba, Gufu (Boran Lowland Pastoral Development Project in Collaboration with the Oromiyya Bureau of Agriculture, 1998)
    The southern rangelands (Annex 1) account for 7.6-12.3% of total land area of Ethiopia.15 The region until few decades ago was considered as the finest grazing lands in East Africa-16 The human population is dominated ...
  • The borana and the 1991-92 drought: a rangeland and livestock resource study 
    Mengistu, Alemayehu (Institute for Sustainable Development, 1998)
    The Pastoral rangelands of Ethiopia are located around the peripheral or the outer edge of the country, almost surrounding the central highland mass (Figure 1). The areas are classified as marginal arable and non-arable ...
  • Bridging Knowledge and Technology Gaps in Camel Production 
    Bediye, Seyoum (ed.); Tilahun, Sisay (ed.); Animut, Getachew (ed.); Egie, Mehadi (ed.); Getahun, Tezera (ed.) (Food and Agriculture Organization, 2011)
    At the international level, the economical importance o f camelids could be considered as low compared to other ruminants. With an official population o f 25 millions o f camels and 8 millions o f domestic small camelids, ...
  • Conservation-based forage development for Ethiopia 
    Mengistu, Alemayehu (Self Help Development Internationa, 1997)
    Livestock production contributes up to 80 per cent of farmers' income in Ethiopia and about 20 per cent of agricultural Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Ethiopia has the largest livestock population in Sub-Saharan Africa. ...
  • Dairy Research Results 
    Melesse, Kassahun (Eastern Africa Agricultural Productivity Project (EAAPP), 2018)
    Ethiopia has large potential for dairy production development. Dairy production is a critical issue in Ethiopia-a livestock-based society-where livestock and its products are important sources of food and income, and ...
  • Determinants of High Yielding Maize Technology Adoption 
    Zegeye, Tesfaye; Tadesse, Bedassa; Tesfaye, Shiferaw (Ethiopian Agricultural Research Organization, 2001)
    The data used in this study were collected from 748 maize producing farm households randomly selected from the southwestern maize belts of Ethiopia. The overall objective of this report is to investigate mid document ...
  • Economic Interactions of Pastoral Lowland and Highland Systems and Implications for Sustainable Livelihoods: A Case Study in Northeastern Ethiopia 
    Neqatu, Workneh (Forum for Social Studies (FSS), 2011)
    In Ethiopia, pastoralists reside in semi-arid and arid lowlands. The longestablished multifaceted isolation compounded with negative effects of climate change, population growth and environmental degradation has ...
  • Engaging Opportunities for Camel Production 
    Bediye, Seyoum; Sisay, Tilahun; Abebe, Kirub (Ethiopian Somall Region pastoral and Agro-Pastoral Research Institute (ESORPARI), 2018)
    The natural ability of the camel to produce milk, meat, fiber, hide and energy and its contribution to pastoralist livelihood can be improved from perspectives of productivity enhancement, value addition, market access, ...
  • FIRST NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY OF THE PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA (NACOSTEP I) 
    Ethiopian Science and Technology Commission (Ethiopian Science and Technology Commission, 1988)
    The need for science and technology policy began to be felt more strongly since the Popular Revolution of Ethiopia in 1974. Although a variety of important science and technology issues have, from time to time, been ...
  • Fodder and Rangeland Good Practices in Eastern Africa 
    Assefa, Getnet; Hailu, Biruk; GuerneBleich, Emmanuelle; Mengistu, Alemayehu (Ethiopian Agricultural Research Organization, 2013)
    Agriculture is the main means of livelihood in Ethiopia and livestock contributes about 43.5% of the agricultural GDP (NABC, 2010). Livestock production systems in Ethiopia can be broadly categorized into mixed ...
  • FOOD SECURITY IN PASTORAL I ST AREAS OF ETHIOPIA 
    IIRRR (International Institute of Rural Reconstruction, 2004)
    The lo w l a n d s of eastern and southern Ethiopia have long been negJeeted. Development efforts have focused mainly on the more densely populated highlands, where sedentary agriculture is the norm. Pastoralist areas ...
  • FORAGE EXTENSION MANUAL 
    MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, 1980)
    Livestock play a major role in Ethiopian agriculture. Cattle, sheep anc. goats produce milk, meat and hides for the farm families of the Ethiopian highlands. For the subsistence highland farmer, draught oxen are the ...
  • Forage production in Ethiopia: a case study with implications for livestock production 
    Mengistu, Alemayehu (Ethiopia Society Of Animal Production, 2002)
    Livestock production contributes up to 80 percent of farmers' income in Ethiopia and about 20 percent of agricultural GDP. Ethiopia has the largest livestock population of any country in Africa. Nutritional factors are the ...
  • Forage Seed Research and Development in Ethiopia 
    Assefa, Getnet; Dejene, Mesfin; Hanson, Jean; Anemut, Getachew; Mengistu, Solomon; Mengistu, Alemayehu (Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, 2012)
    In most tropical countries, feed is primary constraint limiting livestock production and productivity, which is reflected by the low supply of meat, milk, drought power and other animal products in these countries. In ...
  • GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN PASTURE AND RANGE SURVEY, RESEARCH, ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT 
    IBRAHIM, KAMAL M. (INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, 2003)
    Range management is a unique science and profession. It deals with soil-plant-animal interrelationships and the economic aspects of managing natural forage resources. Therefore, it requires utilization of knowledge in ...

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