Wallace Conference
The eighth edition of the Wallace Scientific Conference will take place from May 30 to June 2, 2023, reuniting researchers, experts, and decision-makers that will discuss and analyze the…
The challenge of making science-based policy recommendation for a global food system
All forms of malnutrition lead to poorer health. Drought, flooding, fires and other consequences of a changed climate already affects people’s opportunities to lead good lives. Making global food…
EfD Ethiopia was represented at the African Economic Conference 2022
The Center Director of EfD Ethiopia, Hailemariam Tekelewold attended the African Economic Conference, where he also made a presentation on gender differences in agriculture. The conference was held…
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Sustainability certification and water efficiency in coffee farming: The role of irrigation technologies
EfD Authors:
The unsustainable use of irrigation water is one of the most serious environmental problems in coffee farming. Rapid expansion of sustainability certifications and adoption of advanced irrigation technologies are expected to promote more sustainable water use through changes in water management practices in coffee farming. However, there lacks empirical evidence on the effects of those certification schemes on water efficiency.
Collaborative program highlights how to better value ecosystems and the services they provide
The Natural Capital (NatCap) collaborative focuses on ecosystem valuation including water systems and sustainable agriculture. The revamped program is an expansion of the collaborative program…
“Energy is the golden thread that connects economic growth, social equity and environmental sustainability”
EfD researcher Marc Jeuland from Duke University visited EfD Uganda on December 1st. He was invited to share his work in the area of energy economics in a seminar and inspire research fellows and…
Project shows great advantages of water harvesting for smallholders farmers
Eduardo Pacay, Junior Researcher, and Roger Madrigal, EfD Central America Director, have evaluated the financial benefits of water harvesting infrastructure in Nicaragua. They looked at it from the…
We can incorporate agriculture ecosystems into urban green economy in Tanzania: Dar es Salaam households are willing to pay
EfD Authors:
We are living in a crisis era, with competing land use for finite land and ill-informed myopic urban land-use policies that remain stagnant, in a world with a rapidly changing urban environment, such as the mushrooming urban agriculture. While smallholder farms in and around cities, in sub-Saharan Africa, provide many ecosystem services including boosting household income and nutrition, and access to land constraints these benefits. This paper examines the willingness to pay for urban farm plots, using a random parameter logit model.
Smallholder farmers’ intention to use insect-based feed in dairy cattle diet in Kenya
EfD Authors:
Limited access to good quality, adequate and affordable livestock feed impose a major challenge to livestock production in developing countries. In order to improve access to good quality and adequate livestock feed, policymakers, practitioners, and researchers are promoting the utilization of alternative feed sources. While insects have been promoted as an alternative source of protein, their production and utilization is low across smallholder livestock systems in sub-Saharan Africa.