Essays on Agricultural Productivity and Climate Resilience in Ethiopia: Insights into Conservation Practices, Public Works, and Land Cover Change

Submitted by Petra Hansson on
EfD Authors:
Akuma, Gemeda Olani

Abstract

This dissertation explores the interconnected dynamics of agricultural productivity, climate resilience, and sustainable land management in rural Ethiopia. It evaluates the effects of targeted conservation information on productivity, examines the role of public works in resource conservation and labor engagement, and analyzes the impact of land cover changes on agricultural output.

Thesis PHD
Agriculture, Climate Change, Conservation, Experiments, Land, Water

Laser land leveling technique for paddy mono-cropping system in Vietnam: Addressing land fragmentation, demand heterogeneity, and productivity

Submitted by Meseret Birhan… on
EfD Authors:
Loan, Le Thanh

PurposeThe study investigates determinants of willingness to pay (WTP) for laser land leveling (LLL) technology, its demand heterogeneity across individual farmers and plot characteristics and the technology's empirical impact on paddy productivity.Design/methodology/approachThe study applies the Becker-DeGroote, Marschak style to elicit the WTP for LLL technology and the Cragg model to examine the determinants of the WTP to capture both the demand decision and affordability.

EfD Discussion Paper
Agriculture, Experiments, Land

Adaptive investment with land tenure and weather risk: Behavioral evidence from Tanzania

Submitted by Jane Nyawira Maina on
EfD Authors:
Visser, Martine
Le Roux, Leonard
Mulwa, Chalmers
Tibesigwa, Byela
Bezabih, Mintewab

Abstract: Two important risks faced by many smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa are erratic weather patterns and insecure land tenure. It is likely these risks will increasingly interact as projections of more erratic weather make small-scale farming more difficult and demand for rural land grows.

Peer Reviewed
Agriculture, Land
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