Report on Farmers’ Field Days at Adami Tulu Jido Kombolcha and Bako Tibe Districts in 2017

Integrated assessment of the determinants of the maize yield gap in Sub- Saharan Africa: towards farm innovation and enabling policies (IMAGINE) Bringing CSA practices to scale: assessing their contributions to narrow nutrient and yield gaps (Crop Nutrient Gap) Field Demonstration Day of Nutrient Management Packages – On Farm Demonstration Trials in Ethiopi

Launch of the Ethiopian Digital AgroClimate Advisory Platform (EDACaP) Progress Report on EDACaP Development and Hosting

This brief outlines progress achieved with the establishment of the Ethiopian Digital AgroClimate Advisory Platform (EDACaP) under the CCAFS project P263 (Regional and national engagement, synthesis and strategic research) with support from P1605 (Capacitating African Stakeholders with Climate Advisories and Insurance Development). EDACaP aims to build farmers' resilience through agro-climate advisories that digitally integrate climate, soil, crop and agronomic data and are delivered through SMS, IVRS and radio to development agents and farmers in local languages. It builds on a partnership between the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), the National Meteorological Agency, CIAT, ILRI, CIMMYT with additional support from ICRISAT, IRI, and University of Florida

Climate Information Services for Increased Resilience and Productivity in Africa

First International Conference on “Transforming Food Systems through Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA)” National Convening Haramaya University October 27-28, 2022

Report on Farmers’ Field Day and Visits by CIMMYT Staff at Adami Tulu Jido Kombolcha District 2016

Integrated assessment of the determinants of the maize yield gap in Sub-Saharan Africa: towards farm innovation and enabling policies (IMAGINE) Bringing CSA practices to scale: assessing their contributions to narrow nutrient and yield gaps (Crop Nutrient Gap) First exploratory experiments of promising nutrient management variants – On Farm Demonstration Trials in Ethiopia The Adami Tulu Jido Kombolcha Distric

Integrated digital advisory services to smallholder farmers: the case of wheat value chain in Ethiopia

Accelerating Research, Innovation, Technology Transfer for African Adaptation to Climate Change. High-level dialogue: From Science to Action Rabat, Morocco. October 15th, 2021

TOT on digital advisory services to smallholder farmers

Workshop presentation. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. May 3rd, 2022. LERSHA Platform, GAS Office

NCFS Technical and Consultative Workshop

NCFS Technical and Consultative Workshop March 29th, 2022. Adama, Ethiopia

Climate Smart Advisories

Ethiopia Digital Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services (DAEAS ) Roadmap National Convening. Adama, Ethiopia April 11-13, 2022

Modeling the response of tropical highland herbaceous grassland species to climate change:the case of the Arsi mountains of Ethiopia

AbstractGlobal warming is forcing plant and animal species to respond either through pole-ward or upslope migration to adjust to temperature increases, and grassland communities are not an exception to this phenomenon. In this study, we modeled the response of herbaceous species of grasslands within the Arsi Mountains in Ethiopia under no-migration and with migration scenarios to the projected 4.2°C increase of temperature by 2090 (under the A2 emission scenario). For 67 species of grasses and legumes, we determined the current and predicted altitudinal limits and calculated current and projected area coverage using a Digital Elevation Model. The results indicated that the projected warming significantly reduced altitudinal ranges and habitat areas of all the species studied. All the studied species faced range contraction and habitat loss with range shift gaps among forty two species under the no-migration scenario. With the migration scenario, however, the forty two species with range shift gaps are predicted to benefit from at least some habitat area retention. Between growth forms, legumes are predicted to lose significantly more habitat area than grasses under the no-migration scenario while no significant difference in habitat area loss is predicted under the migration scenario. It can be concluded that management options are required to facilitate upslope species migration to survive under the warming climate. This could involve leaving suitable dispersal corridors and assisted colonization depending on species behavior and level of extinction risk predicted under the projected warming

Smallholder Farmers’ Perceptions of Climate Change and Adaptation Practices for Maize Production in Eastern Ethiopia

Climate change and variability is affecting maize (Zea mays L.) production in eastern Ethiopia but how farmers perceive the challenge and respond to it is not well documented. A study was conducted to analyze smallholder maize farmers’ perception of climate change/variability and identify their adaptation approaches and barriers for adaptation in the eastern highlands of Ethiopia. Meteorological data were assessed to provide evidence of the perceived change. A survey was conducted in six major maize-producing kebeles with a total of 364 respondents. A multi-stage sampling method was employed for selecting the sample units for the study. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and a multinomial logit model. The results indicated that 78% of the sampled smallholder maize farmers perceived increasing temperatures while 83% perceived decreasing amounts of rainfall. About 75% of the farmers indicated that they became aware of climate change and variability from their own experience and perceived deforestation as the main cause. The farmers perceived that drought, diseases and pests, dwindling soil fertility, and declining crop yields were the major impacts of climate change that affected maize production. The farmers’ major adaptation practices include adjusting planting dates, using improved maize varieties, intercropping, recommended mineral fertilizers, supplementary irrigation, and soil and water conservation measures. Econometric analysis revealed that low educational level, shortage of land, large family sizes, age, lack of access to irrigation water, lack of access to credit, and lack of access to extension services were the most important barriers to climate change adaptation in the area. It is concluded that farmers cultivating maize in the study area have perceived climate change and use certain adaptation strategies to counter its negative impacts on maize production. This implies that policies should be geared towards strengthening farmers’ efforts to adapt to climate change and alleviate the existing barriers in promoting adaptation strategies for enhancing the productivity of maize