Ephraim ACHIN

Fellowship Award - Soil and Land Resources UNEP/UNESCO/GERMAN GOVERNMENT Nov 2015  Soil water and nutrient cycling; Integrated water resource management (IWRM) and concepts of land-use change; Erosion – causes, monitoring and prevention measures;  Reforestation and soil protection; Soil functions and monitoring; Restoration of landscapes and soils; Soil protection: institutions and policies; Tropical soils and food production; Integrated land-use management and drinking water protection; Improving water availability in… Show more  Soil water and nutrient cycling; Integrated water resource management (IWRM) and concepts of land-use change; Erosion – causes, monitoring and prevention measures;  Reforestation and soil protection; Soil functions and monitoring; Restoration of landscapes and soils; Soil protection: institutions and policies; Tropical soils and food production; Integrated land-use management and drinking water protection; Improving water availability in agricultural areas and the potential of treated waste water for irrigation; Land-use conflicts; Post-training action plan; Research Project. Show less

Fellowship Award - Soil and Water Conservation Agriculture Australian Government Oct 2014  Project planning; Systems that improve soil fertility; Systems that improve soil water retention and availability; Conservation agriculture: zero-tillage, residue retention and crop management; Modelling for drought adaptation; Critical assessment of computer based modeling tools;  Gender and social inclusion in agriculture;  Selecting water harvesting techniques suitable for small holder irrigation: indigenous soil conservation systems; Weed management… Show more  Project planning; Systems that improve soil fertility; Systems that improve soil water retention and availability; Conservation agriculture: zero-tillage, residue retention and crop management; Modelling for drought adaptation; Critical assessment of computer based modeling tools;  Gender and social inclusion in agriculture;  Selecting water harvesting techniques suitable for small holder irrigation: indigenous soil conservation systems; Weed management and control; Socioeconomic aspects of irrigation: implementing irrigation systems best suited for small scale farmer needs; Agrochemical use and micro-dosing; Irrigation efficiency: reducing evaporation losses and optimizing the use of soil moisture, leaching requirement; Irrigation scheduling to match crop water requirements and soils Small scale mechanization and tillage equipment;  Plantation forest management; Organic farming systems; The Australian Land-care program; Soil and crop resources of the Darling Downs and the Liverpool Plains; Conservation agriculture equipment for large and small scale land holders; Irrigated cotton production; Irrigated intensive horticulture tree crops and vegetables; Mixed grain cropping in zero-tillage systems; Plant breeding for drought tolerance; Research technology; Agricultural systems in the NW slopes and plains; Crop water use in relation to irrigation design; Pressure type irrigation system: Hand Shift, K-Line, Subsurface Drip;  Irrigation system design and evaluation; Effluence re-use, recycling and compost systems. Soil management practices in the highlands of Ethiopia; Show less