Capital newspaper covered the Conference on Sustainalbe Land Managment and Poverty Alleviation held 18 - 19 May 2009 in Addis Abeba. The newspaper interviewed Dr Alemu Mekonnen. Capital Newspaper, a…

Dr Gunnar Kohlin and Dr Menale Kassie were interviewed by Ethiopian Television and thier interviews were broadcast on the network's evening news. To highlight the issues covered in the Conference on…

EfD/EPRU has been distinguished one out of ten Social Responsiveness case profiles at the UCT campus level. The Environmental Policy Research Unit is a relatively new addition to the UCT social…

"EfD gave me a smooth transition to my home country after my studies in Europe", says Paul Maina Guthiga, research fellow of EfD in Kenya. He is currently focusing on the anticipated economics impacts…

Dr John Ked Mduma, EfD research fellow in Tanzania is currently a technical advisor to NSGRP, National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty review process under the Minister of Finance and…

EPRU/EFD South Africa invited Prof Peter Berk and Prof Stein Holden to the South Africa 2009 Environmental Economic Resource Economics Conference. The conference was vibrant with more than 200…

A two day international conference on sustainable land management and poverty alleviation which was held from 18 - 19 May 2009 organized by EfD/EEPFE has sucessfuly been completed in Addis Abeba. The…

“Risks greatly affect farmers’ decisions to adopt farm technologies”, says Maurice Ogada, who is presenting his research findings at the international Nordic Conference on Development Economics…

Press release from Environmental Economics Unit, School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg, 2009-04-15 For the poor of the world, improved agricultural productivity and reduced…

For the poor of the world, improved agricultural productivity and reduced land degradation is vital. The United Nations, the World Bank, and other bodies are currently making tremendous investments in…