Declining natural forests and growing demands for wood products are encouraging the rapid expansion of eucalypt farm forestry in Ethiopia, and Arsi Negelle district represents areas with recent plantation expansion in the Rift Valley area of Ethiopia. This study assessed trends in eucalypt planti...
Jenbere, D.
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Lemenih, Mulugeta
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Kassa, H.
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[Expansion of eucalypt farm forestry and its determinants in Arsi Negelle District, South Central Ethiopia]
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Expansion of eucalypt farm forestry and its determinants in Arsi Negelle District, South Central Ethiopia
The value chains of three internationally important dry forest NTFPs, namely gum arabic, gum olibanum (frankincense) and honey from Burkina Faso, Ethiopia and Zambia respectively, were assessed in terms of the roles played by women and the benefits they obtain from their involvement. Women perfor...
Shackleton, S.
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Paumgarten, F.
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Kassa, H.
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Husselman, M.
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Zida, M.
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[Opportunities for enhancing poor women’s socioeconomic empowerment in the value chains of three African non-timber forest products (NTFPs)]
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Opportunities for enhancing poor women’s socioeconomic empowerment in the value chains of three African non-timber forest products (NTFPs)
The growing demand for construction and fuel wood and the wide adaptation of Eucalyptus to the different agro-ecological zones of the country are resulting in increased plantation of Eucalyptus by smallholders, but the policy environment in Ethiopia discourages farmers from planting this exotic. ...
Mekonnen, Z.
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Kassa, H.
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Lemenh, M.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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[The role and management of Eucalyptus in Lode Hetosa district, central Ethiopia]
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The role and management of Eucalyptus in Lode Hetosa district, central Ethiopia
This study explored trends of farming systems and livelihood options over time, and examined changes in livestock inventory in relation to changes in farm size and socio-economic status of smallholder farmers in the Harar Highlands of Ethiopia. Three districts with different rural population dens...
Kassa, H.
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Assefa, M.
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[Will the specialization or involution thesis hold for smallholder mixed farming systems of harar highlands?: rethinking research direction and intervention options for sustainable smallholder agriculture development in Ethiopia]
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Will the specialization or involution thesis hold for smallholder mixed farming systems of harar highlands?: rethinking research direction and intervention options for sustainable smallholder agriculture development in Ethiopia
Dry land resources have national and global significance. Ethiopia, in particular, is a dry land country whose resources are yet to be managed properly if they are to contribute meaningfully to the country’s socio-economic development and environmental resilience. Using major findings of several ...
Lemenih, Mulugeta
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Kassa, H.
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[Socio-economic and environmental significance of dry land resources of Ethiopia and their development challenges]
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Socio-economic and environmental significance of dry land resources of Ethiopia and their development challenges
Considerable effort is being made for first-time registration of individual farm plot holdings as part of the execution of federal and regional proclamations issued on rural land administration and use in Ethiopia. But common property resources are not consistently included into the process, maki...
Sintayehu, M.
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Kassa, H.
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[Usufruct rights certification and tenure security: the case of communal forest lands in Meket district of Northern Ethiopia]
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Usufruct rights certification and tenure security: the case of communal forest lands in Meket district of Northern Ethiopia
This guide is intended for frankincense producers, extension workers and companies engaged in producing frankincense. Gum olibanum (frankincense) from Boswellia papyrifera (Del.) Hochst has been collected and traded for centuries. Although production levels in Ethiopia fall far short of the count...
Lemenih, Mulugeta
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Kassa, H.
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[Management guide for sustainable production of frankincense: a manual for extension workers and companies managing dry forests for resin production and marketing]
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Management guide for sustainable production of frankincense: a manual for extension workers and companies managing dry forests for resin production and marketing
Lemenih, Mulugeta
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Kassa, H.
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[Challenges, opportunities and actions for sustainable gum and resin production]
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Challenges, opportunities and actions for sustainable gum and resin production
Lemenih, Mulugeta
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Kassa, H.
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[Challenges and forest-based opportunities in the drylands of Ethiopia]
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Challenges and forest-based opportunities in the drylands of Ethiopia