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The study sets out to assess the link between land leasing behavior and productivity differentials between male and female headed households. A non-cooperative game model with double-moral hazard…
8 September 2011 | Other Publications | EthiopiaThis study investigates the linkage between attitudes towards risk and adoption. We empirically examine the relative risk premium related to fertilizer-use among 404 farmers from Malawi and examine…
1 January 2006 | Peer Reviewed | TanzaniaThe objective of this report is to explore the impact of agriculture on biodiversity conservation in Central America, identify the factors which perpetuate or exacerbate agricultural systems or…
1 January 2005 | Report | Central AmericaThe Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative is intended to improve the situation of the poorest developing countries by reducing their debt burden and by permitting increased spending on…
1 September 2004 | Peer Reviewed | SwedenNamibia is currently in the process of phasing out water subsidies in its government-sponsored irrigation schemes. However, the financial effects on the affected farmers are frequently unclear, and so…
1 September 2007 | Peer Reviewed | SwedenGroundwater can augment total agricultural water supply in areas where rainfall is persistently low, but can also function as a buffer source of water in areas where rainfall is high but variable. In…
1 December 2003 | Peer Reviewed | SwedenAs environmental goods such as fuelwood and fodder become more scarce, rural households in developing countries spend more time in their collection. It has been suggested that as a result households…
2 April 2001 | Peer Reviewed |The paper uses a non-separable agricultural household model to examine biomass fuel collection and consumption behaviour of Ethiopian rural households. Over 90 percent of energy consumption in…
15 February 1999 | Peer Reviewed | EthiopiaSustainably intensifying rural agricultural systems is now a development goal that has gained momentum in the recent decades due to a rapidly growing population and feeds directly into the Sustainable…
16 November 2021 | Peer Reviewed | UgandaIn sub-Sahara Africa, sustainable agricultural sector has been trumpeted as the surest way for livelihood transformation through poverty reduction and ensuring food and nutritional security. Using…
28 January 2024 | Peer Reviewed | Ghana