Water is the single most important element of the environment and plays an important role in supporting productive human activities, But the global water demand will primarily grow due to population and ...

The construction of a dam helps address water scarcity in both residential and irrigation. This study uses GIS and AHP Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis to determine suitable dam sites in terms of topographical, ...

In Ethiopia the water resource in most lakes is decline and disappears. Due to this it needs accurate and detail study on the causes of reduction and mitigation measures of water resource. The objective ...

potato is an important food crop in the highlands of Ethiopia. However, its productivity is constrained by several problems. Among these inadequate uses of N fertilizer and appropriate irrigation intervals are the most ...

Irrigation is critical to Ethiopia's national economy in terms of increasing income and achieving food security. Rice production is important for global food security but given its large water footprint, efficient ...

Water scarcity is a challenge for current irrigated agriculture. Under these circumstances, new on-farm irrigation management strategies should be established for sustainable utilization of the available scarce water ...

Irrigation is one of the key drivers to growth through enhancing agricultural productivity, increasing rural household income and hence alleviating poverty. In Ethiopia, agriculture is a mainstay of economy. Environmental ...

Estimating the potential land resources suitable for irrigation and water availability is essential for irrigation development and expansion. Ethiopia is very rich in land resources for irrigation but only a small ...

Actual evapotranspiration is an important parameter and its accurate estimation is critical for the design, operation, and management of irrigation systems. However, the scarcity of metrological data required to estimate ...

Water is a vital resource to meet basic human needs, and for all socio-economic development. Water scarcity is mainly reinforced by climate change, population pressure and deprived management of resources. ...