The 2012 RUFORUM Biennial Conference is the third in the series. The main objective of the Biennial conferences is to provide a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively exchange findings and experiences, while at the same time learning lessons towards improving performance of the agricultural sector and ultimately people’s livelihoods. The biennial conference is RUFORUM’s most comprehensive meeting for the diversity of stakeholers in agriculture. It is especially dedicated to graduate students and their supervisors, grantees in RUFORUM member universities and alumni. It is a platform for peer review, quality control, mentorship, networking and shared learning. The third Biennial Conference was attended by 657 participants.This record contains an extended abstract accepted under Enhancing Natural Resource Management
Predicting tef Yield using AquaCrop Model Under Various Water Availability Regimes: A case study in Northern Ethiopia
Abstract:
Tef is one of the most important food crops grown in northern
Ethiopia. This region is severely affected by drought. To continue
producing the crop, it is necessary improve efficient use of
water by tef within the context of climate variability. Moreover,
the usefuleness of the FAO AquaCrop model and associated
crop and soil factors to predict tef yield is not knownField
experiments will be carried out in two areas: Mekelle University
Main Campus and Raya Azebo woreda, Northern Ethiopia to
predict Teff yield using FAO AquaCrop model under various
water availability regimes. At the end of the study, a suitable
and reliable method of predicting yield using FAO AquaCrop
model will be developed.
Tef est l’une des plus importantes cultures vivrières cultivées
dans le nord de l’Ethiopie. Cette région est sévèrement touchée
par la sécheresse. Pour continuer à produire la culture, il est
nécessaire d’améliorer l’utilisation efficace de l’eau par le tef
dans le contexte de la variabilité du climat. En outre, l’utilité du
modèle AquaCrop de la FAO et de la culture associée et les
facteurs du sol pour prédire le rendement du tef ne sont pas
connus. Les expériences sur terrain seront effectuées dans
deux endroits: le campus principal de l’Université de Mekelle
et Raya Azeboworeda, au Nord de l’Ethiopie afin de prédire le
rendement du Teff à l’aide du modèle AquaCrop de la FAO
sous divers régimes de disponibilité en eau. Au terme de l’étude,
une méthode appropriée et fiable de prédiction du rendement à
l’aide du modèle AquaCrop de la FAO sera élaborée.
Language:
English
Extended abstracts submitted under Enhancing Natural Resource Management
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2012
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East Africa
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RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
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