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This paper evaluates the ex-post impact of adopting improved groundnut varieties on crop income and rural poverty in rural Uganda. The study utilizes cross-sectional farm household data collected in…
| EfD Discussion Paper | EthiopiaLand degradation is a major problem undermining land productivity in the highlands of Ethiopia. This study explores the factors that affect farm households’ decisions at the plot level to invest in…
| EfD Discussion Paper | EthiopiaUnique survey data from a contingent valuation study conducted in three different countries (China, Sweden, and the United States) were used to investigate the ordinary citizen’s willingness to pay…
| EfD Discussion Paper | SwedenTourism development provides an important opportunity for reducing pressures on the delta’s natural resources as well as reducing people’s dependence on the these resources for their livelihoods. In…
| Policy Brief | South AfricaWetlands play a significant role in removal of organic agricultural pollutants from rivers. A study conducted in the Western Cape, South Africa, shows that small wetlands can play a significant…
| Policy Brief | South AfricaThis paper is about locating sensors in water distribution networks and making inferences on the presence of contamination events based on sensor signals. It fully considers the imperfection of…
| Peer Reviewed | ChinaThe state of play: a survey of responsible investor opinions and practices The Environmental Policy Research Unit’s new report “Environmentally Responsible Investing (ERI) in South Africa: The state…
| Report | South AfricaIn this paper, the relation between poverty indicators and demographic variables is explored using household survey data from two regions in Northern Tanzania (the Lake Victoria area). The empirical…
| EfD Discussion Paper | TanzaniaThe authors looked at risk and ambiguity attitudes among Ethiopian peasants in one of the poorest regions of the world and compared their attitudes to a standard Western university student sample…
| EfD Discussion Paper | Sweden, EthiopiaImproving soil carbon through conservation agriculture in developing countries may generate some private benefits to farmers, as well as sequester carbon emissions, which is a positive externality to…
| EfD Discussion Paper | Sweden, Kenya