205 research outputs found
Undersowing Vetch in sorghum for intensifying existing production systems
No full textFinal dataset from agronomic experiment in Gumara Maksegnit (2016), as elaborated by GARC researchers in charge for this trial (Alemu Tarekegn and Yengusie Demsew). Please contact author and contact person at ICARDA to obtain more detailed metadata or to propose collaboration
Adaptability of Different Sweet Lupin Varieties for Feed production
No full textFinal dataset from agronomic experiment in Gumara Maksegnit (2016), as elaborated by GARC researchers in charge for this trial (Alemu Tarekegn and Yengusie Demsew). Please contact author and contact person at ICARDA to obtain more detailed metadata or to propose collaboration
sj-docx-1-smo-10.1177_20503121211054994 – Supplemental material for Awareness and knowledge of diabetic retinopathy in diabetic patients at a General Hospital in Northwest Ethiopia
No full textSupplemental material, sj-docx-1-smo-10.1177_20503121211054994 for Awareness and knowledge of diabetic retinopathy in diabetic patients at a General Hospital in Northwest Ethiopia by Getasew Alemu Mersha, Yezinash Addis Alimaw, Asamere Tsegaw Woredekal, Aragaw Kegne Assaye and Tarekegn Chekilie Zeleke in SAGE Open Medicine</p
Stingless bee Meliponula Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) ground nest architecture and traditional knowledge on the use of honey in the Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia
No full textStingless bees constitute an important component of tropical ecosystems. The present study reports on the ground nest architecture of the Meliponula stingless bees, impact of agricultural activities on the stingless bee population and traditional use of stingless bee honey in three districts—Wegera, Libo Kemkem and Alepha—of the Amhara Region, Ethiopia. The ground nests were located with the help of indigenous knowledge. The parameters of the Meliponula ground nests were measured and compared with published data. The impact of agricultural activities and the use of stingless bee honey (locally known as tazima or tazma mar) in ethnomedicine were documented through interviewing local communities and briefly discussed. It has been noted that stingless bee honey is used locally as a treatment for both infectious and non-infectious conditions and as an effective pain-relief measure. However, the stingless bee populations in the Amhara Region are endangered by traditional agricultural practices and habitat destruction. It has been suggested that development of appropriate meliponiculture technology is most essential to conserve the stingless bee diversity in Ethiopia and to effectively utilize their honey for human benefit.
አብስትራክትንቦች ለሞቃታማ ሥነ ምህዳሮች ሙሉነት አስፈላጊ አካል ናቸው፡፡ የዚሀ ጥናት ዓላማ የሚያተኩርው የግብርና ሥራዎች እና በባህላዊ መንገድ የጣዝማ ማር አሰባስብ ዘዴ የሚያሳድረው ተጽዕኖ የመሬት ቅርፊት ሥነ-ሕንፃ ሰርተው በሚኖሩ ንቦች ላይ በተለይም በኢትዮጵያ፤ በአማራ ክልል በሚገኙ ሦስት ወረዳዎች ፦ ወገራ ፣ ሊቦ ከምከም እና አለፋ ናቸው:: በመሬት ውስጥ ጎጆ ሰርተው የሚገኙ ንቦችን በአገሬው ተወላጅ እውቀት በመታገዝ መራቢያቸውን ጎጆ በቀላሉ ማግኘት ተችሏል፡፡ ከጥናቱ የተገኘውን የንቦች የመሬት ቅርፊት ሥነ-ሕንፃ ይዘትና ባህሪያት በተለያዩ መለኪያዎች ተለክተው ከታተመው መረጃ ጋር ተነጻጽረዋል:: የግብርና እንቅስቃሴዎች እና በባህላዊ መንገድ የጣዝማ ንብ ማር አሰባስብ የሚያደርሰው ተፅእኖ ከአካባቢያዊ ማህበረሰቦች ጋር ቃለ-መጠይቅ ተደርጎ በአጭሩ ያመጣውን ችግር አስረድተዋል፡፡ የጣዝማ ንብ ማር በባህላዊ መድሐኒት አዋቂ ሰዎች ተላላፊ የሆኑና ያልሆኑ በሽታዎችን ለማከም እንዲሁም ውጤታማ የህመም ማስታገሻ ዘዴ ሆኖ እንደሚያገለግል ተገልጻል፡፡ ሆኖም በአማራ ክልል ውስጥ ባህላዊ የግብርና ሥራዎች እና የተፈጥሮ ሥነ-ምህዳር መዛባት የመሬት ቅርፊት ሥነ-ሕንፃ ሰርተው ለሚኖሩ ንብ ዝርያዎች ለመጥፋት መንስኤ መሆኑ ተርጋግጧል፡፡ በኢትዮጵያ ውስጥ የማይናቅ የንብ ብዝሃነትን ለማቆየት እና ማርቸውን ለሰው ልጅ ጥቅም ለማዋል ተገቢውን እንክብካቤ እና የማላመድ ባህል ልማት ቴክኖሎጂ እጅግ አስፈላጊ ነው ተብሏል::
To cite: Wondmeneh Jemberie, Worku Negash, Kassahun Alemu, Alemu Tarekegn, Malede Brhan & Nagappan Raja. 2020. Stingless bee Meliponula Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) ground nest architecture and traditional knowledge on the use of honey in the Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia. Israel Journal of Entomology 50 (1): 147–162.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4588315urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:0F4D41F3-79E4-4E14-AAA2-33A1F05994F
Challenges of Development in Nibgee Village, Ethiopia
No full textThis thesis examined why the Nibgeean community, situated in a deep valley 70
kilometres from the capital city of Ethiopia, has chosen to stay in a place where travel is
difficult, and amenities are very basic or nonexistent. They have remained there
independently, peacefully, and relatively unchanged, for generations; largely untouched by
famines and wars that have afflicted wider Ethiopia. Various methods were employed in order to determine the points of view of the people of Nibgee and find out how they regard their own development and whether they
subjectively experience deprivation. It was expected that they would feel profoundly in
need of a road but direct observation, dream mapping and interviews established that they
feel happy and proud as they are, and in fact their isolation is a strategic choice to maintain their self-sustainability and preserve their safe haven. Their traditional culture of cooperation, conservation and resistance to outside interference was found to have kept them safe for generations. They showed some interest in development, however, with different groups within the community showing particular interest in the development of a school and electricity
Evaluation of under-sowing Vetch in sorghum for intensifying production systems
No full textThe objectives of the research were i) to explore the production potential of diversified sorghum- forage legumes intercropping systems under different planting patterns, and ii) to evaluate the possible amount of forage produced from a place which will not be utilized by the crop.
A food shortage interim of quality and quantity is the major livestock production problem in the Gumara-Maksegnet watershed as well as in many parts of the country. The Vetch forage crop adaptation trail was conducted in Gumara-Maksegnet watershed in previous years and the best adapted and high yielder Vetch species were identified. However, there is a serious adoption of forage crops because they compute the food crop for land. Vetch intercropping with the major food crop in the study area (sorghum) was conducted to find the entry point of forage crop adoption. Vetch intercropping with sorghums with 7 different treatments (with different spacing and time of Vetch sawing) was conducted in Gumara-Maksegnet watershed in RCBD design for two consecutive years (2014 and 2015).The introductions of Vetch forage in sorghum had an effect in sorghum yield and yield parameters however this study confirmed that the possibilities of introduction of Vetch forage species without adverse effect on sorghum productivity
Adapatbility of vetch (Vicia spp)
No full textThe farming system of the North Gondar zone is predominantly a crop– livestock mixed farming system; Most ruminant livestock in the zone rely on the local grasses and crop residues for their roughage and much of their nutrition. Because of the severe feed shortage problem in the area, farmers are efficient at utilizing crop residue to feed their livestock. The potential to improve livestock productivity on available feed resources
(native pasture, crop residues and agro-industrial by-products) is limited for various reasons – such as the poor nutritive value of native pasture and
crop residues and the high costs and limited availability of agro-industrial byproducts. Some efforts have been made to introduce improved forage species to the farmers of high and mid altitude areas of North Gondar. However, these efforts did not bring significant change because the forage crops introduced were not tested for their adaptability and productivity. Thus, an adaptation trial was conducted to test the best forage species to introduce, to strengthen the efforts that had already started. The objective of the present research study was to identify the best adaptive
and productive vetch species for fodder production in a model village in the Gumara-Maksegnit watershed
Evaluation of the Adaptability of Different Sweet Lupin varieties for Feed production
No full textAccording to the results from the baseline study of the watershed, feed shortage was mentioned as the important problem for livestock productivity. This study was conducted to give the solution to this end. Sweet lupin seed and forage are used as the animal feeds in different part of the world. However, sweet lupin is new for our country and little information on the adaptability in different part of the country. It’s objective was therefore, to evaluate the adaptability and yield performance of sweet Lupin cultivars under the ecological condition of Gumara- Maksegnit watershed. Five sweet lupin cultivars were evaluated for their productivity and adaptability in Gumara –Maksegnet watershed for two years in RCBD. The analysis of variance showed that there is no statically difference among the tested cultivars for important forage parameters dry mater yield and grain yield. The dry mater yield and grain yield were ranged from 1.233 to 1.72 ton/ hectare and 1069.57 to 1778.16 kg/hectare in the first year, respectively. The corresponding values for the second years were 1.53 to 1.67 ton/hectare and 501.44 to 731 kg/hectare
Adaptability of vetch (Vicia spp.) for potential feed production in Gumara-Maksegnit watershed, North Gondar, Ethiopia
No full textAn experiment was conducted to evaluate the adaptability and productivity of different vetch species under the ecological conditions of Gumara Maksegnit watershed in the year 2012. Five vetch species (Vicia dasycarpa, Vicia villosa, Vicia atropurpurea, Vicia benghalensis and Vicia sativa) were used as experimental treatments.
Seeds were broadcasted at a rate of 25kg ha-1. Field trial was arranged in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with four replications. Plant height, number of branches per plant, number of pods per plant, dry matter percentage, herbage and dry matter yield were recorded.
The results indicated that vetch species evaluated showed statistical variation in dry matter percentage (DM %), green herbage yield (t ha-1), dry matter yield (t ha-1), and plant height at harvest (cm) while there is no statisticaldifference in number of branches and pods per plant among the species. From the vetch species evaluated V. villosa and V. sativa scored the highest and the least herbage and dry matter yield. Based on the biological yield obtained Vicia dasycarpa, Vicia villosa and Vicia atropurpurea are more adaptive and productive than others. Thus according to the results of this study Vicia dasycarpa, Vicia villosa and Vicia atropurpurea are recommended for wider use as livestock feed in the Gumara Maksegnit watershed area
Adaptation and Performance Evaluation of Prickly Pear Cactus
No full textThe objective of the trial was to evaluate adaptation of different Cactus cultivars for fodder production in the model village of Gumara- Maksegnit watershed. Livestock feed shortage as a result of grazing land degradation and crop failure due to shortage and poorly distributed rain is critical in the Gumara- Maksegnit watershed. To assuage this problem identifying and planting feed crops with high water use efficiency (Cactus) that produce acceptable yield has to be considered in the watershed. An experiment was conducted to evaluate the adaptability and productivity of different Cactus cultivars under the ecological conditions of Gumara- Maksegnit watershed in the year 2012/2013 for 15months. Five cultivars of cactus (Sulhuna, Gerao, Dilaledik, Gerwanlayele and Ameudegaado Belesa) which were collected from Eastern zone of Tigray and one cultivar (Local) collected from the watershed were used as experimental treatments. Cactus cladodes were planted at a density of 6667plants ha-1 by using a Randomized Completely Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. To assess their adaptability and productivity percent survival of cladodes, days taken to sprout, percent of plants sprouted, number of cladodes formed per plant, size of newly formed cladodes, average weight of cladodes and dry biomass yield were recorded. The results indicated that cactus cultivars evaluated showed statistically significant variation (p 0.05) in percent of plants sprouted, percent survival of cladodes, length of cladodes (cm) and dry matter percent of cladodes (DM%).
From the cultivars evaluated Sulhuna, Dilaledik and Ameudegaado Belesa were significantly at par but higher than others in number of cladodes formed per plant, average weight of cladodes and dry biomass production which are the best indicators of the superiority of cultivars as a forage source and adaptation of cultivars to the environment. Thus according to the results of this study Sulhuna, Dilaledik and Ameudegaado Belesa varieties are recommended for wider use in the watershed
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