Clik here to view.
Honeybee colony splitting techniques from a remote village in Tigray
Keshi Fisseha Berhe lives in a remote rugged village of Derokai (Almeda) in Adwa district, Tigray region. He is an innovator in honeybee colony splitting. Keshi Fisseha’s innovation in beekeeping...
View ArticleClik here to view.
An emerging chick distribution model helps smallholder poultry farmers in Tigray
Poultry production is knowledge and skill intensive; it requires immediate responses when management appears suboptimal. The consequences of delayed actions include high morbidity and mortality of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Humans and honeybees: Discordant or harmonious relationship?
There is a deep bond between honeybees and people. They have lived together for thousands of years, though no one knows exactly when this relationship started. There is evidence that the relationship...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The rift between variety development and seed supply in Ethiopia
Ethiopia has very diverse soil types and agro-climatic conditions. In some parts of the country, the agro-ecology oscillates in a short distance. This agro-ecological diversity is both a challenge and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Impact of small-scale irrigation schemes on household income and the...
Originally posted on Nile Basin Development Challenge: This study uses Tobit and Logit models to examine the impacts of selected small-scale irrigation schemes in the Lake Tana basin of Ethiopia on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Market performance of irrigated vegetables and fruits – reflections from...
Vegetable and fruit markets in Ethiopia are not well developed. The actors involved are too many and the chain is lengthy, without significant value additions in each channel. The time or input...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hydroponic fodder production for smallholder livestock farmers
There is a broad consensus that most smallholder agricultural systems in Africa are far from being 21st century agriculture. Measured by multiple criteria including the use of technologies,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fodders creeping onto croplands
Smallholder farmer Tesfaye Aregawi runs a farm on a small plot of irrigable land and a dairy cow in Hadish-Hiwot kebele, in Tigray Region. Tesfaye has recently adopted an uncommon irrigation farming...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Communal grazing lands: averting ‘the tragedy of the commons’
Livestock keepers in Barka-Adisba kebele, Atsbi-Womberta district, Tigray region were once confronted with ‘the tragedy of the commons’, as do many livestock keepers in Ethiopia who depend on communal...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Maize stover: A potential green fodder in Ethiopia
Maize stover in the field is prone to wastage and tramping by animals (Photo:ILRI\ Solomon Gizaw). Maize is a major food crop in the lowlands and mid-highlands of Ethiopia, but its stover is not...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mobile phones boost vegetable marketing in Ethiopia
Onions from the Koga irrigation scheme prepared for distant markets (Photo:ILRI\ Yigzaw Dessalegne) Ethiopia has diversified agro-ecology with altitudes ranging from 200 meters below sea level to 4,260...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Leaping ahead: ICT-based centres boost access to agricultural information in...
An agricultural knowledge centre in southern Ethiopia (photo credit: ILRI/LIVES). Ten years ago, access to computers, the internet and other information communication technology (ICT) tools was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hawassa city celebrates World Milk Day for the first time
World Milk Day was celebrated in Hawassa city, the capital of Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Regional State (SNNPRS) in Ethiopia on 30 June 2014. Milk is an important part of a healthy...
View ArticleClik here to view.
More money, milk and meat: Mass artificial insemination for Ethiopian cattle
Ethiopia’s millions of cattle owners face challenges to increase the productivity of their animals. They often struggle to keep them healthy and well-fed. Managing the quality of the breed is one of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Azage Tegegne of ILRI-LIVES recognized for role in improving Ethiopia’s dairy...
The International Livestock Research Institute’s Azage Tegegne, who leads the Livestock and Irrigation Value chains for Ethiopian Smallholders (LIVES) project has been honoured by the Ethiopian...
View ArticleClik here to view.
LIVES supports creation of new dairy platform in Oromia
The Oromia region contributes about 44% of the total annual milk produced in Ethiopia. Smallholder farmers in Oromia contribute the largest portion of this yield, but linkages between them and other...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Chicken egg marketing: A viable business for couples in Southern Ethiopia?
Etaferahu Bogale and Zewdu Berasso are a married couple who live in Daye town of Arbegona district in Sidama zone, Southern Ethiopia. The couple own a small shop in the heart of the town where among...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Changes in grazing land management and implications on livestock production...
Harvesting hay in West Shoa Zone, Oromia (photo:ILRI\Abule Ebro). Grazing land contributes about 67% of livestock feed resources in West Shoa Zone in Oromia, Ethiopia; making it an important resource...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Developing the butter value chain in Ethiopia – LIVES first working paper...
The baseline survey of the LIVES project and the IPMS sponsored rapid butter market appraisal study clearly demonstrate the importance of butter in rural Ethiopia. The results of the rapid market...
View ArticleClik here to view.
LIVES tests ‘learning logs’ and ‘action planning’ for participatory learning...
Knowledge centre management and use training workshop in Dessie, Jun 14-15 2014 (photo credit: LIVES). Training is one of the most widely used capacity development approaches to develop knowledge,...
View Article