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    Reports & Research
    August, 2012
    Northern Africa, Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Eastern Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Southern Asia, Iran, Western Asia, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, United Arab Emirates

    This issue of Caravan describes the new program, and some of the research innovations it will build on. The issue begins with two ‘opinion pieces’ by scientists from partner organizations in the CRP. They share lessons learnt from past successes (and failures), and ideas that could be applied to dryland

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    Ethiopia

    Reports & Research
    Training Resources & Tools
    April, 2012
    Ethiopia, Africa

    Because agriculture is the economic backbone of most countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Ethiopia, any meaningful sustainable development program in the continent must therefore be anchored in the sector. The concept for this study on agribusiness indicators was based on the vital role that agribusiness plays in agricultural development. The study focuses on agribusiness indicators (ABI) to identify and isolate the determining factors that lead private investors and other stakeholders to participate in agribusiness and to engage in discourse regarding its development.

  3. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2012
    Ethiopia, Brazil, Philippines

    This study analyzed examples of sustainable ecosystem-based agriculture where management methods supported livelihoods of smallholders while at the same time local ecosystem services were enhanced in Ethiopia, Brazil, and the Philippines. Participation by farmers and collective actions were found to be a crucial driving force, as local specific knowledge and “learning by doing” were main components of the development. Social cohesion, particularly through associations and cooperatives, and improved marketing opportunities were also important drivers.

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    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2012
    Ethiopia

    Social learning plays key roles in sustainable natural resource management; however, studies on its role show mixed results. Even though most current studies highlight positive outcomes, there are also negative effects of social learning with respect to natural resource management. This paper explores the influence of social learning outcomes on the adoption of soil conservation practices in Amba Zuria, Ethiopia. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, group discussions and in workshops.

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    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2012
    Ethiopia

    This paper presents an assessment of smallholder farmers’ perceptions of climate change, its impacts on agricultural production and adaptive responses in the central highlands of Ethiopia. The findings show that increased temperature and decreased rainfall are widely held perceptions; all respondents stated that they had observed increase in temperature and decrease in annual and seasonal rainfall amounts.

  6. Library Resource
    August, 2012
    Ethiopia

    The development plan of the Federal
    Government of Ethiopia emphasized low-cost energy supply as
    a prerequisite to the enhancement of industrial and economic
    development for the period 1984-1993. Current power planning
    studies have estimated Ethiopia's hydropower potential
    at 30,000 MW, which greatly exceeds foreseeable domestic
    demands. Presently, only 1 percent of the potential is
    utilized. The government has therefore initiated the

  7. Library Resource
    June, 2012
    Ethiopia

    This report presents an update on the
    economic challenges facing Ethiopia with a focus on the
    shared goal of accelerating equitable growth. The starting
    point is the Government's own Plan for Accelerated and
    Sustained Development to End Poverty (PASDEP), which is in
    the process of finalization, and is designed to cover the
    period 2005-2010. This report proposes that the growth
    strategy should more explicitly adopt a

  8. Library Resource
    June, 2012
    Ethiopia

    This report looks at, and beyond, the management hydrological variability to interventions aimed at decreasing the vulnerability of the economy to these shocks. It helps clarify linkages between the country's economic performance and its water resources endowment and management. It then uses this analysis to recommend both water resource strategies and economic and sectoral policies that will enhance growth and insulate the Ethiopian people and economy from the often devastating, economy-wide effects of water shocks.

  9. Library Resource
    June, 2012
    Ethiopia

    It is now widely recognized that
    low-income countries in tropical and sub-tropical regions
    will be disproportionally affected by the adverse impacts of
    climate change. The combination of already fragile
    environments, dominance of climate-sensitive sectors in
    economic activity, and low autonomous adaptive capacity in
    these regions implies a high vulnerability to the harmful
    effects of global warming on agricultural production and

  10. Library Resource
    May, 2012
    Ethiopia

    Agricultural and Rural Development (ARD)
    is a fundamental component of Ethiopia's economic
    growth and poverty reduction strategy. The agricultural
    development strategy under Agriculture Development Led
    Industrialization (ADLI) and Sustainable Development and
    Poverty Reduction Program (SDPRP) focused on enhancing the
    productive capacity of smallholder farmers, promoting crop
    diversification, shifting to a market based system, ensuring

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