http://www.efdinitiative.org Environmental Economics Policy Forum for Ethiopia (EEPFE) works to support poverty alleviation and sustainable development in Ethiopia through an increased use of environmental economics in policy making processes. daily 1 2007-10-02T15:00:42Z http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/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. No publisher karinbackteman 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. Ethiopian farm households Country environmental analysis Agricultural productivity 2010-08-31T12:02:09Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/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. No publisher karinbackteman 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. Poverty reduction strategy Stochastic dominance Propensity score matching 2010-07-01T10:58:29Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/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. No publisher karinbackteman 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. Soil conservation Land degradation Poverty 2010-06-04T14:55:49Z Article