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eeu sweden ethiopia | Agriculture The Economics of Sustainable Land Management Practices in the Ethiopian Highlands This article uses data from household- and plot-level surveys conducted in the highlands of the Tigray and Amhara regions of Ethiopia. We examine the contribution of sustainable land management (SLM) practices to net value of agricultural production in areas with low vs. high agricultural potential. Kassie, M., P. Zikhali, J. Pender and G. Köhlin, “The Economics of Sustainable Land Management Practices in the Ethiopian Highlands”, Journal of Agricultural Economics, 61(3), 605–627, 2010.

ethiopia | Agriculture Where Do Sustainable Land Managment Practices Work: A Comparative Study The Ethiopian economy has its foundation in the agricultural sector. This sector continues to be a fundamental instrument for poverty alleviation, food security, and fueling economic growth. However, the sector continues to be undermined by land degradation (LD) in the form of depletion of soil organic matter, soil erosion, and lack of adequate plant-nutrient supply (Pender et al., 2006). Kassie, Minale, Pender, J.,Yesuf, M., Köhlin,G., Bluffstone, R., and Mulugeta, E. “Estimating Returns to Soil Conservation Adoption in the Northern Ethiopian Highlands,” Agricultural Economics Journal. Vol. 38:2008, pp. 213 – 232

ethiopia | Agriculture Adoption and Impact of Improved Groundnut Varieties on Rural Poverty: Evidence from Rural Uganda 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 2006 in seven districts of Uganda. Menale Kassie, Bekele Shiferaw, and Geoffrey Muricho (2010), “Adoption and Impact of Improved Groundnut Varieties on Rural Poverty: Evidence from Rural Uganda”, EfD Discussion Paper 10-11, Environment for Development Initiative and Resources for the Future, Washington DC, May 2010.

ethiopia | Agriculture Investments in Land Conservation in the Ethiopian Highlands: A Household Plot-Level Analysis of the Roles of Poverty, Tenure Security, and Market Incentives Land 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 land conservation and how much to invest, focusing on the roles of poverty, land tenure security, and market access. Unlike most other studies, we used a double-hurdle model in the analysis with panel data collected in a household survey of 6,408 plots in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. Genanew Bekele and Alemu Mekonnen (2010), ”Investments in Land Conservation in the Ethiopian Highlands: A Household Plot-Level Analysis of the Roles of Poverty, Tenure Security, and Market Incentives”, EfD Discussion Paper 10-09, Environment for Development Initiative and Resources for the Future, Washington DC, March 2010.

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