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1 Tesemma, Z. K. 2009. Long term hydrologic trends in the Nile Basin. Thesis submitted to the Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Cornell University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Professional Studies. 96p.
Hydrology ; Stream flow ; River basins ; Rainfall-runoff relationships ; Meteorological stations ; Water resources ; Water management ; Climate change ; Precipitation ; Groundwater / Ethiopia / Egypt / Sudan / Bahir Dar / Nile Basin / White Nile River Sub Basin / Blue Nile River Sub Basin / Atbara River Sub Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047674)
2 Dessalegn, Y.; Assefa, H.; Derso, T.; Haileslassie, Amare. 2016. Assessment of fruit postharvest handling practices and losses in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 11(52):5209-5214. [doi: https://doi.org/10.5897/AJAR2016.11731]
Market policy ; Retail marketing ; Retail prices ; Fruit growing ; Fruit crops ; Postharvest systems ; Postharvest losses ; Best practices ; Nutrition security / Ethiopia / Bahir Dar
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047949)
http://www.academicjournals.org/journal/AJAR/article-full-text-pdf/1C0F7F162231
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Demand for fresh fruit is steadily increasing in big cities of Northwestern Ethiopia. As a result, fruits are transported from nearby as well as long distance sources to urban centers such as Bahir Dar. The type of fruit crops available in the market and number of fruit retailers are increasing from time to time. However, the key challenge facing the sector is loss across the supply chain. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to analyze fruit marketing practices, document causes and extent of postharvest losses in Bahir Dar fruit market. The study was conducted in June 2016 using semi structured questionnaire. Thirty-one fruit retailers were randomly selected and interviewed to obtain information on their socio-economic characteristics, fruit marketing practices and postharvest losses. Data analyzed using SPSS statistical software. Results revealed that, 77.4% fruit retailers are less than 31 years old, 67.8% attended above primary school education, and 83.9% have less than six years fruit trading experience. Therefore, fruit retailers are young and educated but have very limited fruit trading experience. Of the seven fruit crops commonly sold in Bahir Dar market; mango, banana and avocado were the most prevalent. The average shelf life of fruits in retailers’ hand is only 3 to 4 days and about 20% of the fruits purchased by retailers lost before reaching to consumers mainly due to inappropriate handling and lack of proper storage facility. Therefore, multifaceted interventions such as capacity development, improved fruit production and harvesting practice, and proper storage and transportation facilities establishment are required to reduce postharvest loss and extend fruit shelf-life.
3 Vandercasteelen, J.; Beyene, S. T.; Minten, B.; Swinnen, J. 2018. Big cities, small towns, and poor farmers: evidence from Ethiopia. World Development, 106:393-406. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2018.03.006]
Agricultural production ; Intensification ; Urbanization ; Towns ; Agricultural prices ; Eragrostis tef ; Farmers ; Socioeconomic environment ; Transport ; Costs ; Regression analysis ; Models / Africa South of Sahara / Ethiopia / Addis Ababa / Bahir Dar / Nazareth
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048794)
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Urbanization is happening fast in the developing world and especially so in sub-Saharan Africa where growth rates of cities are among the highest in the world. While cities and, in particular, secondary towns, where most of the urban population in sub-Saharan Africa resides, affect agricultural practices in their rural hinterlands, this relationship is not well understood. To fill this gap, we develop a conceptual model to analyze how farmers’ proximity to cities of different sizes affects agricultural prices and intensification of farming. We then test these predictions using large-scale survey data from producers of teff, a major staple crop in Ethiopia, relying on unique data on transport costs and road networks and implementing an array of econometric models. We find that agricultural price behavior and intensification is determined by proximity to a city and the type of city. While proximity to cities has a strong positive effect on agricultural output prices and on uptake of modern inputs and yields on farms, the effects on prices and intensification measures are lower for farmers in the rural hinterlands of secondary towns compared to primate cities.
4 Molla, T.; Tesfaye, K.; Mekibib, F.; Tana, T.; Taddesse, T. 2020. Rainfall variability and its impact on rice productivity in Fogera Plain, Northwest Ethiopia. Ethiopian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 30(2):67-79.
Crop production ; Rice ; Rainfall patterns ; Agricultural productivity ; Crop yield ; Growth period ; Temperature ; Dry spells ; Trends / Ethiopia / Fogera Plain / Bahir Dar / Woreta / Maksegnit / Gondar
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050066)
https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ejas/article/view/195132/184317
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The objective of this study was to analyze rainfall variability and its impact on rice production in the Fogera Plain. The analysis used historical rainfall and yield data from four stations. Historical daily rainfall and yield data were obtained from the National Meteorology Agency (NMA) and Amhara Regional State Bureau of Agriculture, respectively. The rainfall data were subjected to trend and variability analysis. Partial correlation and multiple regression analyses were used to determine the relationship and impact of rainfall characteristics on rice yield. Results showed a decreasing trend of rainfall amount, shortening of the length of the growing period (LGP), increased the variability of rainfall onset date and dry spell length in the study area. The analysis revealed that dry spell lengths of 5 days (sp5), 7 days (sp7), 10 days (sp10) and 15 days (sp15) varied over the study areas with dry spells getting more prevalent in Woreta and Maksegnit compared to Bahir Dar and Gondar stations. Rice yield was positively and significantly correlated with annual rainfall amount (0.69**), LGP (0.61**), and a number of rainy days (0.59*). On the other hand, rice yield was negatively and significantly correlated with rainfall onset date (-0.693**) and length of a dry spell (-0.62**). Rainfall parameters explained 69% of the rice yield variability. The study indicated the need for managing rainfall variability to increase the productivity of rice in the Fogera Plain.
5 Asmamaw, M.; Debie, E. 2023. Characterizing groundwater quality for a safe supply of water using WQI and GIS in Bahir Dar City, Northwest Ethiopia. Water Practice and Technology, 18(4):859-883. [doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wpt.2023.046]
Groundwater potential ; Water quality ; Geographical information systems ; Land use ; Drinking water ; Fertilizers ; Water supply ; Sanitation / Ethiopia / Bahir Dar
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051922)
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Although both urban and rural residents benefit from drinking enough high-quality water in the right amounts, the degree of contamination from artificial sources has been increasing. The study aims to assess the quality and availability of groundwater potential in Bahir Dar City using geographic information systems (GIS)-based ordinary kriging (OK) and analytical hierarchy process methods, respectively. The concentrations of pH, alkalinity, Escherichia coli, nitrite manganese, and iron in the groundwater of built-up areas were found to exceed the limits set by the World Health Organization. The groundwater quality distribution contained 69.6% of good water, 19.6% of the excellent class, and 10.8% of the poor class. The high potential of groundwater, particularly in the Lake Tana shoreline sedimentation areas, revealed the poor quality class. The results suggest that improving groundwater quality should be prioritized in areas with high potential groundwater availability.
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