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Agricultural Water management, Irrigation Performance Evaluation and Improvement, Deficit Irrigation, Evapotranspiration
Ethiopia

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Employment (2)

Adama Science and Technology University: Adama, Oromia, ET

2016-11-01 to present | Professor (Irrigation Engineering and Management)
Employment
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Mekonen Ayana

Arba Minch University: Arba Minch, SNNPR, ET

2001-12-01 to 2016-10-30 | Associate Professor (Water Resources and Irrigation Engineering)
Employment
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Mekonen Ayana

Education and qualifications (3)

Universität Rostock: Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, DE

1998-01-01 to 2001-03-23 | PhD (Vadose Zone Hydrology)
Education
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Mekonen Ayana

Universität Rostock: Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, DE

1995-09-01 to 1997-09-30 | MSc (Water Resources and Enviromental Engineering)
Education
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Mekonen Ayana

Universität Rostock: Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, DE

1991-09-01 to 1994-09-30 | Diplom Engineer (BSc) (Land Management and Environmental Engineering)
Education
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Mekonen Ayana

Professional activities (2)

Adama Science and Tchnology University: Adama, Oromia, ET

2016-11-30 to 2019-11 | Vice President for Institutional Development and Business/ Leading infrastructural development including ICT, Income generation, managing services like water supply and sanitaion, power supply etc (University Vice President )
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Mekonen Ayana

Adama Science and Tchnology University: Adama, Oromia, ET

2016-11-30 to 2019-11 | Vice President for Institutional Development and Business/ Leading infrastructural development including ICT, Income generation, managing services like water supply and sanitaion, power supply etc (University Vice President )
Invited position
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Mekonen Ayana

Works (31)

Assessment of monthly to daily streamflow disaggregation methods: A case study of the Nile River Basin

Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies
2024-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2214-5818
Contributors: Mohamed Refaat Elgendy; Paulin Coulibaly; Sonia Hassini; Wael El-Dakhakhni; Yasser Elsaie; Mesfin Benti Tolera; Samuel Dagalo Hatiye; Mekonen Ayana
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Mekonen Ayana

Analysis of long-term rainfall trend, variability, and drought in the Awash River Basin, Ethiopia

Theoretical and Applied Climatology
2024-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0177-798X
Part of ISSN: 1434-4483
Contributors: Elias Meskelu; Mekonen Ayana; Dereje Birhanu
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Mekonen Ayana

Design, construction, and calibration of a weighable lysimeter for measuring water requirements of field crops for data-scarce areas of Ethiopia

Heliyon
2024-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2405-8440
Contributors: nigusie; Mekonen Ayana; Boja Mekonnen; Habtamu Beri
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Mekonen Ayana

Drainage lysimeter based measurement of water requirement and crop coefficient of bread wheat under semi-arid climate of Melkassa, Ethiopia

Heliyon
2024-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2405-8440
Contributors: Gobena D. Bayisa; Mekonen Ayana; Boja Mekonnen; Tilahun Hordofa; Megersa Olumana Dinka
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Mekonen Ayana

Hydrodynamic modelling to develop design and operational options for sedimentation reduction in irrigation schemes, Ethiopia

Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies
2024-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2214-5818
Contributors: Zerihun Anbesa Gurmu; Henk Ritzema; Charlotte de Fraiture; Mekonen Ayana
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Mekonen Ayana

Spatiotemporal variation in soil salinity under irrigated fields at Bochessa catchment in Central Ethiopia

Irrigation and Drainage
2024-04 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1531-0353
Part of ISSN: 1531-0361
Contributors: Demelash Wendemeneh; Mekonen Ayana; Amare Haileslassie; TARUN KUMAR LOHANI
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Mekonen Ayana

Assessment of irrigation water allocation, Koftu, Ethiopia

Water Practice & Technology
2023-06-01 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 1751-231X
Contributors: Deme Betele Hirko; Mekonen Ayana; Jakobus Andries Du Plessis; Walabuma Oli Emama
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Mekonen Ayana

Performance evaluation of furrow irrigation water management practice under Wonji Shoa Sugar Estate condition, in Central Ethiopia

Journal of Engineering and Applied Science
2022-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1110-1903
Part of ISSN: 2536-9512
Contributors: Belay Yadeta Negera; Mekonen Ayana; Muluneh Yitayew; Tilahun Hordofa
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Mekonen Ayana
grade
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Simplified approach for determination of parameters for Kostiakov's infiltration equation

Water Practice and Technology
2022-11-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1751-231X
Contributors: Mekonen Ayana Gebul
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Mekonen Ayana
grade
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Sedimentation in small-scale irrigation schemes in Ethiopia: Its sources and management

International Journal of Sediment Research
2022-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1001-6279
Contributors: Zerihun Anbesa Gurmu; Henk Ritzema; Charlotte de Fraiture; Mekonen Ayana
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Mekonen Ayana
grade
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Optimization of furrow irrigation decision variables: the case of wonji shoa sugar estate, Ethiopia

Discover Water
2022-09-26 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2730-647X
Contributors: Tokuma Adamu; Mekonen Ayana; Gebremeskel Aregay
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Mekonen Ayana
grade
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Determination of Water Requirement and Crop Coefficient for Sugarcane Using Lysimeter Experiment under Semiarid Climatic Conditions of Ethiopia

Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
2021-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0733-9437
Part of ISSN: 1943-4774
Contributors: Belay Yadeta; Mekonen Ayana; Muluneh Yitayew; Tilahun Hordofa
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Mekonen Ayana
grade
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Sediment Influx and Its Drivers in Farmers’ Managed Irrigation Schemes in Ethiopia

Water
2021-06-24 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 2073-4441
Contributors: Zerihun Anbesa Gurmu; Henk Ritzema; Charlotte de Fraiture; Michel Riksen; Mekonen Ayana
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Mekonen Ayana
grade
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Trend, Status, and Challenges of Irrigation Development in Ethiopia—A Review

Sustainability
2021-05 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Mekonen Ayana
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

Livestock and Small-Scale Irrigation Scheme Interactions as a Key Source for Sedimentation during the Irrigation Season: Four Case Studies from South-West Shoa, Ethiopia

Sustainability
2021-05-20 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 2071-1050
Contributors: Hanan Tadele Dessalegn; Alex Bolding; Charlotte de Fraiture; Mekonen Ayana
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Mekonen Ayana
grade
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Comparative Performance Assessment of Two Small Scale Irrigation Scheme in West Harerghe, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia

American Journal of Management Science and Engineering
2020 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2575-193X
Contributors: Nade Nuru; Mokenen Ayana; Najib Umer
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Mekonen Ayana

Effect of on-farm water management practices and irrigation water source on soil quality in Central Ethiopia

African Journal of Agricultural Research
2020-11-30 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1991-637X
Contributors: Wendemeneh Demelash; Ayana Mekonen; Singh Partap; Haileslassie Amare
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Mekonen Ayana
grade
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Characterizing soils and the enduring nature of land uses around the Lake Chamo Basin in South-West Ethiopia

Journal of Ecology and Environment
2019-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2288-1220
Contributors: Degife Zebire; Tuma Ayele; Mekonen Ayana
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Mekonen Ayana
grade
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Stakeholder Roles and Perspectives on Sedimentation Management in Small-Scale Irrigation Schemes in Ethiopia

Sustainability
2019-11-03 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2071-1050
Contributors: Zerihun Anbesa Gurmu; Henk Ritzema; Charlotte de Fraiture; Mekonen Ayana
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Mekonen Ayana

Hydraulic Performance Assessment of Mychew Small Scale Irrigation Scheme, North Ethiopia

International Journal of Environment and Climate Change
2019-09-30 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2581-8627
Contributors: Efriem Tariku Kassa; Mekonen Ayana
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Mekonen Ayana

Analysis of Long-Term Trends of Annual and Seasonal Rainfall in the Awash River Basin, Ethiopia

Water
2019-07-19 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2073-4441
Contributors: solomon Mulugeta; Clifford Fedler; Mekonen Ayana
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Mekonen Ayana

Evaluating the Effects of Deficit Irrigation on Yield and Water Productivity of Furrow Irrigated Onion (Allium cepa L.) in Ambo, Western Ethiopia

Irrigation & Drainage Systems Engineering
2018 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2168-9768
Contributors: Temesgen T; Ayana M; Bedadi B
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Mekonen Ayana

Hydraulic performance assessment of Tahtay Tsalit small scale irrigation scheme, Tigray, Ethiopia

International Journal of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering
2017-11-30 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2141-6613
Contributors: Tariku Kassa Efriem; Ayana Mekonen
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Mekonen Ayana
grade
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An analysis of the productivity and technical efficiency of smallholder irrigation in Ethiopia

Water SA
2017-02-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0378-4738
Contributors: Godswill Makombe; Regassa E Namara; Seleshi Bekele Awulachew; Fitsum Hagos; Mekonnen Ayana; Matshidiso Kanjere
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Mekonen Ayana
grade
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The role of small scale irrigation in poverty reduction

Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics
2014-01-31 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2006-9774
Contributors: Eneyew Adugna; Alemu Ermias; Ayana Mekonnen; Dananto Mihret
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Mekonen Ayana

Environmental Impacts of Small Scale Irrigation Schemes: Evidence from Ethiopian Rift Valley Lake Basins

Environmental Research, Engineering and Management
2013-04-03 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2029-2139
Part of ISSN: 1392-1649
Contributors: Mihret Dananto Ulsido; Ermias Alemu Demisse; Mekonene Ayana Gebul; Adunga Eneyew Bekelle
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Mekonen Ayana

PERFORMANCE OF IRRIGATION: AN ASSESSMENT AT DIFFERENT SCALES IN ETHIOPIA

Experimental Agriculture
2011-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0014-4797
Part of ISSN: 1469-4441
Contributors: SELESHI BEKELE AWULACHEW; MEKONNEN AYANA
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Mekonen Ayana

Determination of Water Requirement and Crop Coefficient of Wheat Crop in Central Ethiopia

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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

The Impact of Soil and Water Conservation Measures on Base Flow Modification in the Northeastern Highland of Ethiopia

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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

The Impact of Soil and Water Conservation Measures on base flow modification: Evidence From Northeast Highland of Ethiopia

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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

The Impact of Soil and Water Conservation Measures on Base Flow Modification: Evidence from Northeast Highland of Ethiopia.

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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

Peer review (1 review for 1 publication/grant)

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