There has been widespread concern regarding agricultural land expansion through deforestation, and a number of policy options have been proposed to counteract this trend. However, little effort has been made to assess the role of more efficient use of existing agricultural land and technology in ...
Alene, D.
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Zeller, M.
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Schwarze, S.
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Nuryartono, N.
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[The extent and determinants of production efficiency of farmers in the rainforest margins in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia: Implications for land use and support services]
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The extent and determinants of production efficiency of farmers in the rainforest margins in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia: Implications for land use and support services
(PDF) and data envelopment analysis (DEA) with applications to adopters of improved cereal production technology in eastern Ethiopia. The results from both approaches revealed substantial technical inefficiencies of production among the sample farmers. Technical efficiency estimates obtained from...
Alene, Arega D.
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Zeller, M.
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[Technology adoption and farmer efficiency in multiple crops production in eastern Ethiopia: a comparison of parametric and non-parametric distance functions]
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Technology adoption and farmer efficiency in multiple crops production in eastern Ethiopia: a comparison of parametric and non-parametric distance functions
Recent research on payments for environmental services (PES) has observed that high transaction costs (TCs) are incurred through the implementation of PES schemes and farmer participation. TCs incurred by households are considered to be an obstacle to the participation in and efficiency of PES po...
Manasboonphempool, A.
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Milan, Florence M.
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Zeller, M.
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[Transaction costs of farmers’ participation in forest management: policy implications of payments for environmental services schemes in Vietnam]
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Transaction costs of farmers’ participation in forest management: policy implications of payments for environmental services schemes in Vietnam
To promote pro-poor payments for environmental services, it is necessary to identify institutional options that reduce transaction costs and organisational problems associated with establishing and maintaining contracts with small-scale environmental service providers. This study examined the dua...
Milan, Florence
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Huong, T.T.T.
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Huong, Chu Thai
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Suhardiman, Diana
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Phuong, N.D.
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Zeller, M.
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[The role of state forest enterprises in the payments for forest environmental services programme in Vietnam]
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The role of state forest enterprises in the payments for forest environmental services programme in Vietnam
This study examines the institutional design and actual performance, of payments for ecosystem services (PES) in Vietnam. Taking Payments for Forest Environmental Services Program (PFES Program) implementation in Da Bac district, Hoa Binh province as a case study, it brings to light how PES progr...
Tran, T.T.H.
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Zeller, M.
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Suhardiman, Diana
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[Payments for ecosystem services in Hoa Binh province, Vietnam: an institutional analysis]
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Payments for ecosystem services in Hoa Binh province, Vietnam: an institutional analysis
This research study uses a qualitative approach to examine the implementation of the ‘Five Million Hectare Reforestation Program’ (the 5MHRP) in Vietnam, and to explore the underlying reasons for local people’s participation in the program. The study also uses a transactional model to examine the...
Huong, T.T.T.
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Zeller, M.
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Hoanh, Chu Thai
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[The ‘Five Million Hectare Reforestation Program’ in Vietnam: an analysis of its implementation and transaction costs: a case study in Hoa Binh province]
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The ‘Five Million Hectare Reforestation Program’ in Vietnam: an analysis of its implementation and transaction costs: a case study in Hoa Binh province