Enhancing response farming for improved strategic and tactical agronomic adaptation to seasonal rainfall variability under the semi-arid conditions of Ethiopia
| dc.contributor.author | Admassu, Habtamu | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-02-07T15:38:35Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-02-07T15:38:35Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The research developed a strategic predictor capable of advanced prediction of rainfall parameters by a lead time of two to three months, a marked improvement over previous forecasting. Using the amount of off-season and cumulative early-season rainfall, seventeen prediction models that can facilitate in-season tactical response farming (RF) were developed. Predictive capacity is crucial for rainfall variability and farming conditions in the drylands of Ethiopia. An increased maize grain yield by 70% was achieved from enhanced RF (ERF) forecasts which guided maize production strategy, and was tested at 55 sites during the 2010-11 seasons. | en |
| dc.description.degree | Doctor of Philosophy | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10625/52417 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, TZ | en |
| dc.subject | RAINFALL VARIABILITY | en |
| dc.subject | ETHIOPIA | en |
| dc.subject | ARID ZONE | en |
| dc.subject | MAIZE | en |
| dc.subject | FARMING SYSTEMS | en |
| dc.subject | SOUTH OF SAHARA | en |
| dc.subject | AGROECOLOGY | en |
| dc.subject | PLANTING DATE | en |
| dc.subject | AGRONOMY | en |
| dc.subject | RAINFALL | en |
| dc.subject | FORECASTING TECHNIQUES | en |
| dc.title | Enhancing response farming for improved strategic and tactical agronomic adaptation to seasonal rainfall variability under the semi-arid conditions of Ethiopia | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| idrc.dspace.access | IDRC Only | en |
| idrc.noaccess | Due to copyright restrictions the full text of this research output is not available in the IDRC Digital Library or by request from the IDRC Library. / Compte tenu des restrictions relatives au droit d'auteur, le texte intégral de cet extrant de recherche n'est pas accessible dans la Bibliothèque numérique du CRDI, et il n'est pas possible d'en faire la demande à la Bibliothéque du CRDI. | en |
| idrc.project.number | 104146 | |
| idrc.project.title | Managing Risk, Reducing Vulnerability and Enhancing Productivity under a Changing Climate | en |
| idrc.rims.adhocgroup | IDRC SUPPORTED | en |