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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…
| 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…
| 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…
| 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…
| 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…
| 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…
| 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…
| 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…
| 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…
| 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…
| Peer Reviewed | Ethiopia