There is an ongoing debate on what constitutes sustainable intensification of agriculture
(SIA). In this paper, we propose that a paradigm for sustainable intensification can be …

Ethiopia is the second largest wheat producer in Africa. Though wheat production has been
increasing steadily in the past decades, the demand for the crop outstripped domestic …

Low intake of fruits and vegetables is a major cause of micronutrient deficiencies in the
developing world. Since the 1980s, various non-governmental organizations have promoted …

Although Ethiopia has abundant land for irrigation, only a fraction of its potential land is
being utilized. This study evaluates suitability of lands for irrigation using groundwater in …

Interventions that aim to increase water availability for agriculture hold great potential for
improving nutrition through increasing food production, generating income, enhancing water …

Rainfall is the most important but variable climatic parameter in the semiarid tropics. In this
study, the trend and variability of rainfall were compared with the perception of farmers in …

ObjectiveTo revisit seasonality by assessing how household diets vary across agricultural
seasons in rural and urban Ethiopia. The role of seasonality on the sources and intake of …

The paper employs the computable general equilibrium (CGE) model of the Oromia region
of Ethiopia to assess the macroeconomic impacts of agricultural policy on agricultural growth …

Ethiopia has an irrigation potential of 5.3 million ha (Mha) of which 3.7 Mha can be
developed using surface water sources, and 1.6 Mha using groundwater and rainwater …

Subsistence rain-fed agriculture has been widely practiced for many centuries in Ethiopia
and this sector has been highly dependent on rainfall. Thus, rainfall remains the crucial …