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Although early attempts at land titling in Africa were often unsuccessful, the need to secure rights in view of increased demand for land, options for registration of a continuum of individual or…

13 October 2008 | Other Publications | Ethiopia

This paper examines the multiple fuel choices of urban households in major Ethiopian cities, using panel data collected in 2000 and 2004. The results suggest that as urban and rural households’ total…

15 August 2008 | EfD Discussion Paper | Ethiopia, Global Hub

The Ethiopian live animal and meat export marketing system is operating in an environment characterized by several constraints that needs the attention and action of the government and other non…

24 June 2008 | Discussion Paper | Ethiopia

This in-depth look at key development issues facing Ethiopian households in context of the Millenium Development Goals uses survey data from 2000, 2002, and 2005. Ethiopia is making progress, but…

9 June 2008 | EfD Discussion Paper | Ethiopia

This study measured the discount rates of 262 farm households in the Ethiopian highlands, using a time preference experiment with real payoffs. In general, the median discount rate was very high and…

5 June 2008 | EfD Discussion Paper | Ethiopia

This study used the newly developed metafrontier approach to assess the technical efficiency of small-scale food production in the Ethiopian highlands at plot level, in order to investigate the role…

3 June 2008 | EfD Discussion Paper | Ethiopia, Global Hub

Fertilizer use (including dung) in Ethiopia is low, particularly in the northern highlands, where dung is a significant source of household fuel. This study examined the determinants of (1) rural…

9 April 2008 | EfD Discussion Paper | Ethiopia, Global Hub

The empirical analysis in this paper shows that production risk plays a significant role in sustainable land-management technology adoption in the Ethiopian highlands. The adoption and intensity…

9 April 2008 | EfD Discussion Paper | Sweden, Ethiopia, Global Hub

Stone bunds in the Ethiopian highlands showed statistically significant and positive impact on yield in low-rainfall areas, but not in high-rainfall areas, and they did not have a statistically…

8 April 2008 | EfD Discussion Paper | Sweden, Ethiopia, Global Hub

Measuring and analyzing the impact of fanya juu bunds on the value of crop production in Ethiopian highlands with high rainfall had the surprising conclusion that this technology reduced soil erosion…

8 April 2008 | EfD Discussion Paper | Ethiopia, Global Hub