The historical emphasis on technological innovation as a pathway to rural development has obscured the institutional foundations of development – in this case, the role of local and external organizations in shaping patterns of benefits capture. Agrarian communities have a host of ways in which t...
German, L.
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Ayele, Seife
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Mazengia, W
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Tsegaye, M.
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Abere, K.
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Bedane, K.
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Geta, E.
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Tolera, T.
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Taye, H.
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[Institutional foundations of agricultural development in Ethiopia: drawing lessons from current practice for agricultural R&D]
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Institutional foundations of agricultural development in Ethiopia: drawing lessons from current practice for agricultural R&D
The highlands of Eastern Africa are characterized by high population densities and tightly coupled interactions between adjacent landscape units and users. Effective formal or informal natural resource governance is necessary to mitigate the potential negative social and environmental effects of ...
German, L.
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Mazengia, W
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Taye, H.
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Tsegaye, M.
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Ayele, Seife
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Charamila, S.
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Wickama, J.
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[Minimizing the Livelihood Trade-Offs of Natural Resource Management in the Eastern African Highlands: Policy Implications of a Project in “Creative Governance”]
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Minimizing the Livelihood Trade-Offs of Natural Resource Management in the Eastern African Highlands: Policy Implications of a Project in “Creative Governance”
German, L.
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Ayele, Seife
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Admassu, Z.
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[Managing linkages between communal rangelands and private cropland in the highlands of Eastern Africa: contributions to participatory integrated watershed management]
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Managing linkages between communal rangelands and private cropland in the highlands of Eastern Africa: contributions to participatory integrated watershed management
After a decade of global diffusion, and the realisation of some economic benefits, the environmental impact of Genetically Modified (GM) crop technologies remains inconclusive and a source of considerable threat to biodiversity-rich Africa. Drawing on evidence from Ethiopia and South Africa, this...
It is emerging that benefits of new innovations in agricultural biotechnology may not be realised without appropriate biosafety regulatory mechanisms. The Kenyan regulatory experiences related to regulation of genetically engineered (GE) agricultural activities are explored to provide some basis ...
Fodder scarcity is a perennial problem for many smallholder farmers in developing countries. This paper discusses how fodder technologies and knowledge have been introduced and integrated in diverse livestock production systems in Ethiopia, Syria and Vietnam. A synthesis of lessons learnt shows t...
Ayele, Seife
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Duncan, Alan J.
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Larbi, Asamoah
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Truong Tan Khanh
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[Enhancing innovation in livestock value chains through networks: Lessons from fodder innovation case studies in developing countries]
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Enhancing innovation in livestock value chains through networks: Lessons from fodder innovation case studies in developing countries
This article explores empirical evidence on the relationship between agricultural transformation, ownership structure of agribusinesses, and employment creation in Ethiopia. It draws on secondary data to present evidence of Ethiopia’s agricultural transformation, employment trends, and the agribu...