Food-for-work (FFW) projects face the challenge of addressing three kinds of objectives: to feed hungry people, to build public works where needed, and to be feasible for prompt project implementation. In the debate over how to target FFW to the poorest of the poor, the last two program objective...
Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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Swinton, S.M.
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[Reconciling food-for-work project feasibility with food aid targeting in Tigray, Ethiopia]
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Reconciling food-for-work project feasibility with food aid targeting in Tigray, Ethiopia
This study was conducted in Tigray, northern Ethiopia to determine the yield and farm profitability impact of stone terraces. Seventy terraced and 70 non-conserved plots were equally divided between wheat (Triticum aestivum) and faba beans (Vicia faba). Two quadrates each 8 m (86 ft2) were marked...
Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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Swinton, S.M.
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Tilahun, Y.
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[Effects of stone terraces on crop yields and farm profitability: Results of on-farm research in Tigray, northern Ethiopia]
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Effects of stone terraces on crop yields and farm profitability: Results of on-farm research in Tigray, northern Ethiopia
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