1st Edition
Conservation Tillage Systems and Water Productivity - Implications for Smallholder Farmers in Semi-Arid Ethiopia PhD, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Delft, The Netherlands
By Melesse Temesgen Leye
Copyright 2007
130 Pages
by
CRC Press
130 Pages
by
CRC Press
130 Pages
by
CRC Press
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Conservation tillage systems have been adopted by farmers in many countries to solve the problem of land degradation and declining water productivity. Direct application of such tillage systems has not been possible among resource-poor, smallholder farmers in semi-arid areas of Ethiopia. Problems such as the lack of rainfall, the costs of herbicides and implements, and the special cultivation... Read more
Synopsis, Table of Contents, Abbreviations and Acronyms, Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION, Chapter 2. RESEARCH BACKGROUND AND HYPOTHESES, Chapter 3. TRADITIONAL TILLAGE SYSTEMS OF SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN SEMI-ARID AREAS OF ETHIOPIA1, Chapter 4. MARESHA MODIFIED IMPLEMENTS FOR CONSERVATION TILLAGE3, Chapter 5. WATER PRODUCTIVITY OF STRIP TILLAGE SYSTEMS FOR MAIZE PRODUCTION IN SEMI-ARID ETHIOPIA6., Chapter 6. WATER PRODUCTIVITY OF IMPROVED AND MINIMUM TILLAGE SYSTEMS FOR TEF PRODUCTION IN SEMI-ARID ETHIOPIA12, Chapter 7. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, REFERENCES, Samenvatting, About the author
Biography
Melesse Temesgen Leye
