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Poor farmers need sustainable agriculture that relies on renewable local resources, such as conservation tillage and compost. This study looked at factors influencing decisions to adopt these two…
9 February 2009 | EfD Discussion Paper | Sweden, EthiopiaAlthough a large theoretical literature discusses the possible inefficiency of sharecropping contracts, empirical evidence on this phenomenon has been ambiguous at best. Household‐level fixed‐effect…
3 January 2012 | Peer Reviewed | EthiopiaIn many cities of developing countries, such as Mekelle (Ethiopia), waste management is poor and solid wastes are dumped along roadsides and into open areas, endangering health and attracting vermin…
25 October 2011 | Peer Reviewed | EthiopiaAccelerating economic growth and poverty reduction are and continue to be the critical policy challenges in Ethiopia. The sluggish growth in agriculture coupled with lack of broad-based economic…
9 September 2011 | Other Publications | EthiopiaThis study analyses the institutional and organizational arrangements of irrigation water management and identifies the determinants of collective action and its effectiveness in managing communal…
3 February 2011 | Thesis MSC | EthiopiaThis study analyses the determinants of off-farm work participation decisions of farm households in Ethiopia. A bivariate probit model is applied to account for the simultaneity of participation…
7 May 2010 | Peer Reviewed | EthiopiaNumerous experimental studies have lent credence to the hyperbolic discounting model, which posits that individuals are impatient about immediate or near-term consumption decisions, but are relatively…
21 October 2009 | Policy Brief | EthiopiaFood-for-work (FFW) is the most widely used type of public works program in Ethiopia through which a high share of the food aid is distributed. This paper assesses the impacts of FFW in Tigray, a…
31 December 2008 | Peer Reviewed | Ethiopia