Understanding land use/cover and associated ecosystem services and livelihood strategies are
becoming an important discussion point at local, regional and global levels. The issue is
particularly so in developing countries ...
Fuel wood remains the main energy source for the majority of the people in Gechi District of South
Western Ethiopia. As compared to the situation in the past, the forest cover is now generally very
sparse in the densely ...
Coffee berry borer is one of the important insect pests known to cause considerable yield loss
in Ethiopia. Therefore, the present study was designed to assess the level of infestation of
coffee berries at different ...
Majority of Ethiopian population are engaged in agricultural activities instead of on off farm
activities like ecotourism as a result natural resources are exposed to extreme degradations.
Ecotourism could be as a good ...
Essubalew getachew; Abush Tesfaye; Ali Mohammed(2011)
Green bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) takes the highest share among the leading vegetables exported to
European and Middle East markets. Recently, it is becoming one of the most important vegetables in
local markets as well. ...
Land degradation is the most challenge in sustainable development. To overcome the problem
of land degradation that cause climate change and poverty in Ethiopia, exclosure is used as
strategy to minimize this environmental ...
Moringa (Moringa stenopetala
Keywords/Phrases: ‘Bulla’, Moringa,Table sugar
) belongs to the family Moringaceae and grown for food,
pharmaceutical use and various purposes. In tissue culture, the major media
costcontribution ...
Woody species are the major components of traditional agroforestry system. Agroforestry species
varies with the types of agroforestry practices in different parts of Ethiopia. This study was
conducted to assess woody ...
Potato (Solanum tuberosum) is one of the most important tuber crops produced in Ethiopia.
However, production and productivity of the crop is far below the world average due to poor
crop, soil fertility and water management ...
The traditional knowledge of deliberate maintenance of species diversity is important for biodiversity
conservation. A growing population needs food, construction wood and arable land among other
things to satisfy human ...
A study was conducted to determine the effect of inter and intra row spacing on seed and
ware tuber yield of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) in 2011 at Bako. The objective was to
identify best spacing for high seed and ...
Background: Indigenous knowledge develops by indigenous people in the processes of
their interaction with their environment and the science Ethinomedicine developed
gradually having its origin in the indigenous medicinal ...
Arabica coffee belongs to the family Rubiaceae and to the genus Coffea. It is also the
backbone of Ethiopia’s economy, contributing the highest of all exports revenues. The
quality of coffee is influenced by several ...
Debela Hunde; Jesse T. Njoka; Zemede Asfaw; etal(2012)
Quantitative ethnobotanical analysis of indigenous use
and management practices of wild edible plants (WEPs)
by transhumant and settled farmers was conducted to
compare WEPs and associated indigenous knowledge
(IK). ...
Silkworm production in Ethiopia is basically started recently in Oromia and Southern
regional states. The production status of silk (cocoon) in these areas was 3.36 tons with
annual average income of 360000 ETB. From the ...
Wild edible plants are crucial resources with multipurpose uses and indigenous people have ethnobotanical knowledge
of their use and management. Ximenia americana L., is among the preferred multipurpose use wild edible ...
The impact of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus tick
presence (exposure) on Theileria parva infection
seroprevalence (outcome) on a farm was assessed in a
group of cattle using population attributable fractions
(PAF). The ...
Optimum planting date is highly location specific and the most important subject in rain-fed
potato production. However, there are no research recommendations pertaining to adaptable
cultivars and their optimum planting ...
Quantitative ethnoecological analysis of seasonal availability and implication to food security of wild
edible plants (WEPs) was conducted in Boosat and Fantalle districts of semiarid east Shewa, Ethiopia
from October, ...