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In the highlands of Ethiopia, livestock play a crucial role in mixed crop-livestock farming systems, providing essential products that enhance the livelihoods of farming communities. However, access to water resources is a significant limiting factor for livestock production in northwestern Ethiopia. The region's reliance on rain-fed agriculture leads to seasonal water scarcity during the long dry season, severely impacting feed availability. Additionally, overstocking exacerbates the situation, causing overgrazing and degradation of communal grazing lands. Livestock production is notably water-intensive, making it essential to evaluate productivity through the lens of water use efficiency. This study aims to enhance understanding of strategies for increasing water productivity and improving the sustainability of grazing resource management. The specific objectives include providing insights into estimating livestock water productivity (LWP) using a water footprint approach within a life cycle assessment (LCA) framework, assessing LWP through empirical evidence across various land-use mosaics in the Gumara watershed, examining the effects of collective management of communal grazing land on mitigating land degradation and sustaining pasture production, and identifying factors that influence the sustainable use and productivity of natural pasture ecosystems associated with communal grazing land management.
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Livestock-water interactions, Mengistu Alemayehu Asfaw
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- 2013
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