http://www.efdinitiative.org daily 1 2007-10-24T14:19:42Z http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/projects/project-repository/land-management-technology-adoption-production-risk-risk-aversion-and-crop-productivity-in-ethiopia-a-comparison-study The agriculture sector in Ethiopia is characterized by low external input use and low productivity. It is also characterized by high nutrient depletion and soil erosion that limit farmers’ ability to increase agricultural production and reduce poverty and food insecurity. No publisher karinbackteman 2008-10-22T08:13:12Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/projects/project-repository/public-safety-nets-and-crowding-out-effects-tree-growing-and-livestock-in-highland-ethiopia Food insecurity is a common problem in Ethiopia because of natural (e.g. drought, flood) and idiosyncratic risks (e.g. illness). To reduce the welfare impact of risks, households use different risk coping strategies such as diversification of crops, different crop management practices, and informal risk sharing mechanisms. No publisher karinbackteman 2008-10-22T08:07:19Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/projects/project-repository/voluntary-environmental-regulation-in-central-america-costa-rica2019s-blue-flag-beach-certification-program The objective is to evaluate the performance of Costa Rica’s voluntary Blue Flag certification program, focusing on beach communities. No publisher maria Country environmental analysis 2008-10-31T20:43:46Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/projects/project-repository/reforming-transportation-price-and-tax-policies-in-san-jose-costa-rica Our research aims to develop a conceptual and empirical framework for analyzing the benefits and costs of various options for reforming pricing transportation in San José, and to use it to develop concrete policy recommendations. No publisher maria Transport 2008-09-30T23:52:21Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/projects/project-repository/adoption-of-sustainable-management-practices-by-costa-rican-coffee-growers The objective is to identify the drivers of the adoption of sustainable land management practices by coffee farmers in Costa Rica No publisher maria Agricultural productivity 2008-09-30T23:45:57Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/projects/project-repository/201cincidence-of-fuel-taxes-in-central-america-and-the-caribbean201d This research project analyze the incidence of a fuel taxes in four Central American and Caribbean countries—Costa Rica, Jamaica, Nicaragua, and Panama—using household-level expenditure data. No publisher maria Taxation 2008-10-23T22:10:51Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/projects/project-repository/evaluating-land-conservation-policies-in-developing-countries201d What would have been the deforestation rate within and around protected areas if these protected areas had not been established? This proyect will allow to determine the impact of land conservation policies on deforestation and, with expenditure figures, the costs of saving an additional hectare of forest. No publisher maria Policy instruments 2008-10-31T20:46:13Z Article