Livestock water productivity in mixed crop-livestock farming systems of the Blue Nile basin: Assessing variability and prospects for improvement

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 102, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 33-40

  Haileslassie, Amare ^a   Peden, Don ^a   Gebreselassie, Solomon ^a   Amede, Tilahun ^a   Descheemaeker, Katrien ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Crop; East Africa; Ethiopia; Farming systems; Livestock; Multiple water use; Water productivity

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FARMING SYSTEM; FOOD PRODUCTION; LAND USE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MILLET; MIXED FARMING; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; RICE; SPATIAL VARIATION; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE; WHEAT;

AFRICA; BLUE NILE BASIN; EAST AFRICA; NILE BASIN; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; HORDEUM;

EID: 69949109490     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2009.06.006     Document Type: Article

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