Communication and knowledge sharing among stakeholders working in rainwater management has a paramount importance to create shared understanding and to narrow the gap between research and action. Even though various rainwater management initiatives have been undertaken in Ethiopia in the last thirty years, there has been limited opportunity to share experience, to take valuable lessons and avoid duplication of efforts. This paper attempted to describe NBDC stakeholders’ understanding on concepts and practices of RWM.

Assessing available land and water resources for irrigation is important for planning their use. This study was initiated with the objective of assessing the water and land resources potential of river catchments in Dale Woreda of Sidama Zone for irrigation development and generating geo-referenced map of these resources by using Geographic Information System. Watershed delineation, identification of potential irrigable land, and estimation of irrigation water requirement and surface water resources of river catchments were the steps followed to assess this irrigation potential.

Sheep have multiple roles in the livelihood of resource poor farmers as source of income, meat, skin, manure, strong wool or long hairy fleece, and as buffer resources during crop failures. These important services and products of the sheep production sub-sector justify comprehensive look into the way sheep are marketed, as the services and products are the quality attributes that characterize sheep as such. Nonetheless, very few studies have been conducted so far to identify the determinants of indigenous sheep prices and performance of the marketing system.