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The increasing problem of landlessness in Ethiopia has put pressure on regional governments to redistribute land. In 1997 and 1998, a major land redistribution exercise was undertaken in the Amhara region, reducing landlessness where implemented. While the impacts of such redistributions have bee...


Benin, S.E.Pender, J.L.[Impacts of land redistribution on land management and productivity in the Ethiopian highlands ]Impacts of land redistribution on land management and productivity in the Ethiopian highlands 

Benin, S.E.Thurlow, J.Diao, X.McCool, C.Simtowe, F.[Agricultural growth and investment options for poverty reduction in Malawi]Agricultural growth and investment options for poverty reduction in Malawi

The degree to which prevailing land tenure arrangements constrain agricultural productivity, and the sources of inefficiency associated with land tenure systems in sub-Saharan Africa are unresolved. Using a stochastic frontier production function, this paper examines the economic efficiency and t...


Ahmed, M.M.Gebremedhin, BerhanuBenin, S.E.Ehui, Simeon K.[Measurement and sources of technical efficiency of land tenure contracts in Ethiopia]Measurement and sources of technical efficiency of land tenure contracts in Ethiopia

This paper assesses the potential impact of planting of eucalypt trees as a strategy to reduce poverty in a less-favoured area of the highlands of Ethiopia. Results from simulations with a bio-economic model for a less-favoured case study area in the highlands are combined with survey data at com...


Holden, S.Benin, S.E.Shiferaw, B.Pender, J.L.[Tree planting for poverty reduction in less-favored areas of the Ethiopian highlands]Tree planting for poverty reduction in less-favored areas of the Ethiopian highlands

This document presents the proceedings of the international conference held at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 24-26, 2002. The theme of the conference was Policies for Sustainable Land Management in the East African Highlands, which was convened to...


Benin, S.E.Pender, J.L.Ehui, Simeon K.[Policies for sustainable land management in the East African highlands]Policies for sustainable land management in the East African highlands

Land degradation is a severe problem in the Ethiopian highlands. Factors that may be important in influencing land management and its impacts on resources and human welfare include low and uncertain rainfall in much of the highlands, limited market access and market development, land tenure insec...


Pender, J.L.Gebremedhin, BerhanuBenin, S.E.Ehui, Simeon K.[Strategies for sustainable agricultural development in the Ethiopian highlands]Strategies for sustainable agricultural development in the Ethiopian highlands

In this paper, the hypothesis that performance of trading firms depends on their assets (physical, financial, human capital and social capital) and trading practices is tested with data from a sample of 131 live animal traders in 38 rural Ethiopian highland markets. Most traders used own capital ...


Jabbar, M.A.Benin, S.E.Gabre-Madhin, E.Z.Paulos, Z.[Market institutions and transaction costs influencing trader performance in live animal marketing in rural Ethiopian markets]Market institutions and transaction costs influencing trader performance in live animal marketing in rural Ethiopian markets
Benin, S.E.Jabbar, M.A.Ehui, Simeon K.[Livestock marketing in the Ethiopian highlands: changes in structure and conduct since 1991]Livestock marketing in the Ethiopian highlands: changes in structure and conduct since 1991

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