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New land reforms are again high on the policy agenda and low-cost, propoor reforms are being tested in poor countries. This article assesses the investment and productivity impacts of the recent low…
23 January 2010 | Peer Reviewed | Ethiopia"The contribution of sustainable agriculture and land management to sustainable development" - This brief discusses the potential for sustainable agriculture to contribute towards sustainable…
14 October 2009 | Policy Brief | Sweden, EthiopiaIn most low-income countries, rural households depend on mixed rain-fed agriculture/livestock production, which is very risky. Due to numerous market failures, there are few ways to shift risks to…
10 September 2009 | Peer Reviewed | Ethiopia, KenyaUsing a choice experiment approach, the authors investigated what governs Ethiopian farmers’ in-situ conservation decisions and crop-variety preferences. Environmental adaptability and yield stability…
22 July 2009 | EfD Discussion Paper | Sweden, EthiopiaWe analyze roles of tenure insecurity and household endowments in explaining tree growing in Ethiopia, where farmers cannot sell or mortgage land and factor markets are imperfect. Unlike most other…
15 June 2009 | Peer Reviewed | EthiopiaIn developing countries, production and consumption risks play a critical role in the choice and use of production inputs and adoption of new farm technologies. The authors investigated impacts of…
25 May 2009 | EfD Discussion Paper | Ethiopia, Kenya, Global HubUsing a difference-in-difference approach, this paper assesses the effects on investment of a low-cost land registration program in Ethiopia, which covered some 20 million plots over five years…
28 April 2009 | EfD Discussion Paper | EthiopiaSoil fertility depletion is among the major impediments to sustained agricultural productivity especially in the less developed countries because of limited application of fertilizers. Soil fertility…
31 March 2009 | Peer Reviewed | EthiopiaWe evaluated the impacts of the Ethiopian Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) on rural households’ holdings of livestock and forest assets including trees, applying both regression analysis and…
10 March 2009 | EfD Discussion Paper | Sweden, EthiopiaThis paper analyses the role of risk and rate of time preference in the choice of land contracts. The analysis builds on the risk-sharing and imperfect market explanations of contract choice. Unique…
12 February 2009 | Peer Reviewed | Ethiopia