Preliminary assessment (study)

 Characterization and mapping of land resources of watersheds

 Baseline survey (PRA) for the watersheds and identify the technology needs
 Introduction and evaluation of different agricultural technologies for integrated watershed
management
 Establishment of Model Watershed for a Participatory and Integrated management of
land resources
 Studying the causes of gully formation, classification and management requirements

Enhancing agricultural productivity through improved water management

 Participatory evaluation of in-situ moisture conservation techniques on growth and yield

of crops
 Determination of irrigation water requirements and schedule of major irrigated crops
 Determination of net supplementary irrigation requirement and schedule for late maturing
crops such as sorghum

3: Enhancing agricultural productivity through integrated soil fertility management

 Assessment of the soil fertility status of Mayshguala small scale irrigation scheme
 Determination of the rates of N and P fertilizers for major irrigated crops
 Evaluation and demonstration of on-farm compost preparation
 Participatory evaluation and demonstration of vermi-compost technology

Survey of indigenous fodder trees and shrubs in Wag-Lasta ...................................................... 311

Performance of groundnut (Arachis hypogea) varieties in the lowlands of north

Shewa......................................................................................................................... 137
22 Groundnut variety evaluation in the lowlands of Abergelle, Wag-himra ................
142
23 Evaluation of sesame varieties in the lowlands of north 146
24 Performance of sesame (Sesamum indicum L) genotypes for seed and oil yield
under moisture-stressed areas of Wollo, northeastern Ethiopia................................ 151
25 Effect of seed rate and leaf topping on seed yield and oil content of gomenzer