A double hurdle statistical analysis of 250 farms in the Tigray region of Ethiopia reveals different causal factors for soil conservation adoption versus intensity of use. Farmers' reasons for adopting soil conservation measures vary sharply between stone terraces and soil bunds. Long-term invest...
Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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Swinton, S.M.
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[Investment in soil conservation in northern Ethiopia: The role of land tenure security and public programs]
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Investment in soil conservation in northern Ethiopia: The role of land tenure security and public programs
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.
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Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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Benin, S.E.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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[Measurement and sources of technical efficiency of land tenure contracts in Ethiopia]
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Measurement and sources of technical efficiency of land tenure contracts in Ethiopia
In this chapter, results of recent research conducted in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray, which has experienced severe land degradation are synthesized. This paper highlights the technological and institutional factors determining the adoption of natural resource conservation at both the ...
Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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Swinton, S.M.
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[Sustainable management of private and communal lands in northern Ethiopia]
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Sustainable management of private and communal lands in northern Ethiopia
This chapter investigates the land management practices used in the highlands of Tigray, northern Ethiopia. The factors influencing them, and their implications for crop production. Several factors commonly hypothesized to have a major impact on land management and agricultural production - inclu...
Pender, J.L.
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Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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[Impacts of policies and technologies in dryland agriculture: Evidence from northern Ethiopia]
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Impacts of policies and technologies in dryland agriculture: Evidence from northern Ethiopia