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Agriculture - Sustainable land management

eeu sweden kenya | Agriculture Estimating Returns to Soil and Water Conservation Investments: An Application to Crop Yield in Kenya The authors investigated the impact of soil and water conservation (SWC) investment on farm productivity in Kenya. They focused on plots with and without SWC, testing whether increased SWC is beneficial for yield and affects input levels, input returns, and crop characteristics. Wilfred Nyangena and Gunnar Köhlin, 2008, "Estimating Returns to Soil and Water Conservation Investments: An Application to Crop Yield in Kenya", EfD Discussion Paper 08-32, a joint publication of Environment for Development Initiative and Resources for the Future (www.rff.org), Washington DC. October 2008.

eeu sweden | Agriculture Fast Track Land Reform and Agricultural Productivity in Zimbabwe The author investigated the Zimbabwean Fast Track Land Reform Program’s (FTLRP) impact on the agricultural productivity of its beneficiaries. The data revealed significant differences between beneficiaries and a control group of communal farmers in household and parcel characteristics and input usage. Precious Zikhali, 2008, "Fast Track Land Reform and Agricultural Productivity in Zimbabwe", EfD Discussion Paper 08-30, a joint publication of the Environment for Development Initiative and Resources for the Future (www.rff.org), Washington DC. October 2008.

ethiopia | Agriculture 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.

ethiopia | Agriculture Forestry 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.

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