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1 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.

2 Moreda, T. 2022. Beyond land rights registration: understanding the mundane elements of land conflict in Ethiopia. Journal of Peasant Studies, 30p. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/03066150.2022.2120813]

Land rights ; Land registration ; Land conflicts ; Commercialization ; Land administration ; Land governance ; Land tenure ; Land dispute ; Common lands ; Land use ; Land resources ; Households ; Political ecology ; Case studies / Ethiopia / Amhara / Gondar / Tach Gayint / Fogera

(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051418)

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/03066150.2022.2120813
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While land registration may increase the sense of security amongst landholders and provide a mechanism for resolving boundary disputes, its interaction with social, political-economic and ecological dynamics can actually generate conflicts by creating new opportunities by which some actors can assert claims or expand their landholdings, often at the expense of others. Conflicts over land cannot be understood without understanding the local dynamics with which they are intertwined. Drawing from case studies in the Amhara region of Ethiopia, this paper shows that, despite land registration and certification, there are widespread conflicts within and between households and state authorities regarding the usufruct of individual and communal lands. The paper argues that conflicts over land are complex and political and are linked to and embedded in the processes of commercialization, as well as in local social processes and power relations. These, in turn, influence and are shaped by the political economy of local governance and land administration processes, particularly in relation to the implementation of land registration. The paper highlights that land conflicts are attributed to a range of issues, including not only the challenges of governance in land registration but also population growth, commercialization, urbanization, inheritance and gender inequality, all of which intersect with corrupt land administration systems .