"This book presents the results of the project 'Unlocking the potential of rainfed agriculture in Ethiopia for improved rural livelihoods (UNPRA Ethiopia)' supported by the Austrian Government through the Austria Development Agency (ADA). ... The research-for-development activities are coordinated by the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), in coordination with ... the Amhara Region Agricultural Research Institute, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia."--Page [xvii].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1: Combating land degradation, water harvesting and supplemental irrigation: 1. Introduction -- 2. Selection and characterization of the Gumara-Maksegnit watershed research site, North Gondar zone, Ethiopia -- 3. Socio-economic characterization of the Gumara-Maksegnit watershed -- 4. Predicting soil attributes for environmental modelling -- 5. Assessment of forest cover change and its environmental impacts using multi-temporal and multi-spectral satellite images -- 6. Crop type identification using multi-temporal and multi-spectral satellite images -- 7. Assessment of current land use and potential soil and water conservation measures on surface run-off and sediment yield -- 8. Monitoring of surface run-off and soil erosion processes -- 9. Demonstration and evaluation of water harvesting and supplementary irrigation to improve agricultural productivity -- Part 2: Improving land productivity: 10. Performance evaluation of bread wheat varieties -- 11. Chickpea participatory variety selection for the vertisol of the watershed -- 12. Participatory variety selection of improved food barley varieties -- 13. Demonstration and promotion of improved food barley, bread wheat and faba bean technologies -- 14. Effect of compost and chemical fertilizer on wheat production and soil properties -- 15. On-farm evaluation and demonstration of animal drawn mouldboard and Gavin ploughs -- 16 Participatory evaluation of mobile tree nursery -- Part 3: Livestock and forage improvement -- 17 Characterization of the goat population and breeding practices of goat owners -- 18 Adaptability of vetch (Vicia spp).