Central Rift Valley
Status of Root Knot Nematode (Meloidogyne Species) and Fusarium Wilt (Fusarium oxysporum) Disease Complex on Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L ) in the Central Rift Valley, Ethiopia
... Development of diseases in cultivated crops depends on the complex interre- lationship among host, pathogen and prevailing environmental conditions. In nature, plants are rarely, if ever, subject to the influence of only ...
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Effects of long-term deforestation and remnant forests on rainfall and temperature in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia
... the Central Rift Valley could be attributed to the role of steeper slopes in providing stronger oro- graphic lifting and hence higher rainfall (Buytaert et ...
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Living with Climate Change: Assessment of the Adaptive Capacities of Smallholders in Central Rift Valley, Ethiopia
... Farms less than 2 hectares have constituted almost 90% of the total number of farms in Ethiopia. These small farms are rain fed and are vulnerable to cli- mate change and variability extremes such as droughts. This in ...
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Land Use Land Cover Changes and Their Impact on the Lake Ecosystem of the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia
... The expansion in agricultural extent might be associated with the increasing of small scale irrigated land and expansion of large scale farming (vegetable and flower farms) which might in turn affects the water bodies. A ...
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Climate change adaptation strategies of maize producers of the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia
... The impacts of climate change are considered to be strong in countries located in tropical Africa that depend on agri- culture for their food, income and livelihood. Therefore, a better understanding of the local ...
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Susceptibility of soil to wind erosion in arid area of the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia
... Land degradation, a result of land miss-management practice, is commonly observed in Central Rift Valley (CRV) of Ethiopia. Among all, Acacia woodland conver- sion to different land uses is the most ...
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Agricultural development and water use in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia: a rapid appraisal
... Ethiopian Central Rift Valley is part of the Great African Rift Valley and is located between 38°00’-39°30’ east longitude and 7°00’-8°30’ north ...the valley are sub-humid. From ...
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The role of area closure on the recovery of woody species composition on degraded lands and its socio economic importance in central rift valley area, Ethiopia
... the Central Rift Valley brought changes by rehabilitating degraded lands and eventually brought economic, social and ecological benefits to the local ...
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Contribution of exclosure for environmental conservation and community livelihoods in the central rift valley area of Ethiopia
... Exclosure is an important source for environmental conservation, source of income generation and improvement of local livelihoods in the developing countries of the world. Exclosure can offer a viable alternative for ...
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Influence of the Environment on Cassava Quality Traits in Central Rift Valley of Kenya
... in Central Rift valley of Kenya; Kericho (Soin), Nakuru (Subukia), and Baringo (Marigat) districts of central Rift Valley in Kenya (Table ...
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Crop Coefficient of Haricot Bean at Melkassa, Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia
... Haricot bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), the subject crop of this research, is a well-established component of Ethiopian agriculture. From the export of white seeded beans, Ethiopia on average obtains about 16 million USD, out ...
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The Effect of Climate Change and Variability on the Livelihoods of Local Communities: In the Case of Central Rift Valley Region of Ethiopia
... A study was conducted with the objectives of investigating the effect of climate change and varia- bility on the livelihood of the local community in Arsi Negele District, Central Refit Valley Region of ...
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Smallholder farmers’ adaptation to climate change and determinants of their adaptation decisions in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia
... the Central Rift Val- ley of Ethiopia, climate change and variability is manifest through frequent droughts and floods, erratic rainfall and fluctuating mean temperature ...
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Soil erosion risk assessment in the Chaleleka wetland watershed, Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia
... In the Cheleleka wetland watershed, large expansions of new land uses were made mostly through the displacement of the original forests and pasture land. For example, using remote sensing and Geographic Information ...
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First Report of Stemphylium vesicarium Causing Onion Stemphylium Leaf Blight in Ethiopia
... Many small- and large-scale farmers in the main onion-producing areas of central rift valley of Ethiopia grow onion ( Allium cepa L.). In total, 31,673 ha of land were covered by onion with 293,887.6 ...
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Magmatism of the Kenya Rift Valley : a review
... ABSTRACT: Tertiary±Recent magmatism in the Kenya Rift Valley was initiated c. 35 Ma, in the northern part of Kenya. Initiation of magmatism then migrated southwards, reaching northern Tanzania by 5±8 Ma. ...
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Rift Valley Fever Virus Circulating among Ruminants, Mosquitoes and Humans in the Central African Republic
... the Central African Republic (CAR), blood samples were collected from sheep, cattle, and goats and from people at risk, such as stock breeders and workers in slaughterhouses and livestock ...East/ Central ...
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Field captured Aedes vexans (Meigen, 1830) is a competent vector for Rift Valley fever phlebovirus in Europe
... Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a zoonotic vector-borne viral disease that mainly affects domesticated ruminants and ...humans. Rift Valley fever is responsible for high mortality rates in newborn ...
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Genetic Diversity of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) Accession in Kenya Gene Bank Based on Simple Sequence Repeat Markers
... Increased agricultural production is an urgent issue. Projected global population is 9 million people by mid of this century. Estimation projects death of 1 million people for lack of food quality (micronutrient deficit) ...
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Geologic and tectonic setting of the MARK area
... The low ampli- tude of the central magnetic anomaly at this latitude (profile.. Simplified tectonic map of the inner rift valley of the MARK area based on the Sea Beam and SeaMARC I sit[r] ...
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