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Spate Irrigation

Spate Irrigation is a form of floodwater farming that utilizes seasonal flood flows from ephemeral rivers or catchments, distinguished by its reliance on uncontrolled, high-volume, short-duration runoff events diverted through temporary structures for agricultural production.

30

Publications

763

Citations

85

Authors

37

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

11

Parents

Publications

30

Status and Potential of Spate Irrigation in Ethiopia

Frank van Steenbergen, Abraham Mehari Haile, Taye Alemehayu et al. · Water Resources Management · 2011 · 59 citations

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Modernization of spate irrigated agriculture: A new approach

Frank van Steenbergen, Bart Schultz · Irrigation and Drainage · 2010 · 53 citations · Full text

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The Eritrean spate irrigation system

Mehretab Tesfai, L. Stroosnijder · Agricultural Water Management · 2001 · 52 citations

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Where indigenous water management practices overcome failures of structures: the Wadi Laba spate irrigation system in Eritrea

Abraham Mehari Haile, Bart Schultz, Herman Depeweg · Irrigation and Drainage · 2005 · 50 citations

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Water allocation and management in an emerging spate irrigation system in Makanya catchment, Tanzania

Hans C. Komakech, Marloes Mul, Pieter van der Zaag et al. · Agricultural Water Management · 2010 · 46 citations

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Authors

85

  1. AM
    Abraham Mehari Haile

    IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Netherlands

    7 publications · 206 citations

    7

    h-index

  2. BS
    Bart Schultz

    IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Netherlands

    4 publications · 128 citations

    4

    h-index

  3. FV
    Frank van Steenbergen

    Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands

    4 publications · 189 citations

    4

    h-index

  4. TG
    T. G. Embaye

    Mekelle University, Ethiopia

    3 publications · 52 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. CD
    Charlotte de Fraiture

    IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Netherlands

    3 publications · 62 citations

    3

    h-index

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Institutions

37

  1. IHE Delft Institute for Water Education

    Delft, The Netherlands

    9 h-index

    23 publications

    542 citations

  2. Agricultural Research Corporation

    Wad Medani, Sudan

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    141 citations

  3. Mekelle University

    Mek'ele, Ethiopia

    4 h-index

    11 publications

    177 citations

  4. University of Asmara

    Asmara, Eritrea

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    115 citations

  5. Wageningen University & Research

    Wageningen, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    118 citations

  6. University of Florence

    Florence, Italy

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    123 citations

  7. Haramaya University

    Dire Dawa, Ethiopia

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    81 citations

  8. International Water Management Institute

    Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    80 citations

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Venues

  1. Irrigation and Drainage

    7 publications · 182 citations

    7

    h-index

  2. Agricultural Water Management

    5 publications · 169 citations

    5

    h-index

  3. Water International

    2 publications · 32 citations

    2

    h-index

  4. Water Resources Management

    2 publications · 81 citations

    2

    h-index

  5. Journal of Arid Environments

    2 publications · 56 citations

    2

    h-index

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