On-farm value addition to farm products is recognized and highly promoted through value chain approaches for its benefit in terms of improving farm income. Growing demand and high price for value added milk products, together with the availability of ample livestock resources, would provide oppor...
Kuma, B.
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Getnet, Kindie
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Baker, Derek
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Kassa, B.
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[Determinants of participation decisions and level of participation in farm level milk value addition: the case of smallholder dairy farmers in Ethiopia]
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Determinants of participation decisions and level of participation in farm level milk value addition: the case of smallholder dairy farmers in Ethiopia
Using household survey data from Ethiopia, this paper evaluates the impact of agricultural cooperatives on smallholders' technical efficiency. We utilize propensity score matching to compare the average difference in technical efficiency between cooperative farmers and similar independent farmers...
Abate, Gashaw Tadesse
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Francesconi, Gian N.
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Getnet, Kindie
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[Impact of agricultural cooperatives on smallholders' technical efficiency: evidence from Ethiopia]
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Impact of agricultural cooperatives on smallholders' technical efficiency: evidence from Ethiopia
Ejigu, Z.
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Getnet, Kindie
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[Economic impact of agricultural cooperatives on smallholder farmers: Ethiopian case]
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Economic impact of agricultural cooperatives on smallholder farmers: Ethiopian case
Getnet, Kindie
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[Anticipating economic consequences of rainwater management in the Blue Nile basin]
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Anticipating economic consequences of rainwater management in the Blue Nile basin
Agricultural productivity and farm household welfare in areas of severe land degradation can be improved through ecosystem-based interventions. Decisions on the possible types of practices and investments can be informed using evidence of potential benefits. Using farm household data together wit...
Getnet, Kindie
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Mekuria, Wolde M.
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Langan, Simon J.
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Rivington, M.
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Novo, P.
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Black, H.
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[Ecosystem-based interventions and farm household welfare in degraded areas: comparative evidence from Ethiopia]
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Ecosystem-based interventions and farm household welfare in degraded areas: comparative evidence from Ethiopia
The study was undertaken with the objective of assessing factors affecting milk market outlet choices in Wolaita zone, Ethiopia. Using farm household survey data from 394 households and Multinomial Logit Model, milk market outlet choices were analyzed. Multinomial Logit model results indicate tha...
This article examined the determinants of off-farm labor supply decision of adult members of households in rural western Ethiopia using cross-section data collected from 324 sample households. The double hurdle model was employed and the off-farm work participation and hours of work decision of m...
Kuma, B.
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Baker, Derek
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Getnet, Kindie
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Kassa, B.
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[Factors affecting milk market participation and volume of supply in Ethiopia]
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Factors affecting milk market participation and volume of supply in Ethiopia
This paper examines the determinants of labor market participation decision of farm households in rural Ethiopia using sample household survey data collected from the study area. Factors affecting households' probability of participation in a particular labor market regime were analyzed using des...
Bedemo, A.
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Getnet, Kindie
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Kassa, B.
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[Determinants of labor market participation choice of farm households in rural Ethiopia: multinomial logit analysis]
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Determinants of labor market participation choice of farm households in rural Ethiopia: multinomial logit analysis
Financial cooperatives and microfinance institutions (MFIs) are the two major sources of rural finance in Ethiopia. Whereas MFIs are relatively new, financial cooperatives have existed for centuries in various forms. The coexistence of two different institutions serving the same group of people, ...
Abate, Gashaw Tadesse
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Rashid, S.
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Borzaga, C.
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Getnet, Kindie
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[Rural finance and agricultural technology adoption in Ethiopia: does institutional design matter?]
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Rural finance and agricultural technology adoption in Ethiopia: does institutional design matter?