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The Impact of Coffee Certification on Small-Scale Producers’ Livelihoods: Evidence from Ethiopia

Jena, Pradyot Ranjan; Stellmacher, Till; Grote, Ulrike - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2012

collected in the Jimma zone of Southwestern Ethiopia in 2009. Findings show that the certification of coffee cooperatives has in …

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Impacts of Cash Crop Production on Land Management and Land Degradation: The Case of Coffee and Cotton in Uganda

Pender, John L.; Nkonya, Ephraim M.; Kato, Edward; … - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009

We investigate the impacts of coffee and cotton production on land management and land degradation in Uganda, based on a survey of 851 households and soil measurements in six major agro-ecological zones, using matching and multivariate regression methods. The impacts of cash crop production vary...

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Adoption of Soil Erosion Control Practices in Southern Spain Olive Groves

Franco, Juan Agustin; Calatrava-Leyva, Javier - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006

This paper presents results from a survey carried out in 2005 among 147 olive tree farmers from the Alto Genil River Basin in Southern Spain regarding the adoption of soil conservation and management practices. Olive tree groves in South-eastern Spain's mountainous areas are subject to a high...

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Land Degradation in Ethiopia: What Do Stoves Have To Do With It?

Gebreegziabher, Zenebe; Kooten, G. Cornelis van; Soest, … - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006

In Ethiopia deforestation is a major problem and many peasants have switched from fuelwood to dung for cooking and … a dataset on cross-section of 200 farm households from the highlands of Tigrai, northern Ethiopia. We used a two …-step procedure reminiscent of hedonic pricing. Results in this paper indicate that farm households in Tigrai/ Ethiopia are willing to …

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CROP DIVERSITY AS THE DERIVED OUTCOME OF FARMERS' 'SURVIVAL FIRST' MOTIVES IN ETHIOPIA: WHAT ROLE FOR ON-FARM CONSERVATION OF SORGHUM GENETIC RESOURCES?

Wale, Edilegnaw; Virchow, Detlef - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2003

using rural household survey data collected from 198 sorghum growing farmers in East Ethiopia. The results have shown the …

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From Pasture Land to Farm Plots, Triggers and Motivations for Land Use Changes in Afar, Ethiopia

Kotu, Bekele Hundie - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009

through a household survey of 180 pastoral households inhabiting three districts of Afar region in Ethiopia. While drought is …

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Analysis of poverty and its covariates among smallholder farmers in the eastern Hararghe highlands of Ethiopia

Bogale, Ayalneh; Korf, Benedikt - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009

This paper analyses the extent and determinants of rural household poverty in the eastern highlands of Ethiopia. We …

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Price Transmission and Adjustment in the Ethiopian Coffee Market

Alemu, Zerihun Gudeta; Worako, Tadesse Kumma - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009

This study focused on the interrelationships among producer, auction and world prices. In so doing, it criticized previous studies and extended technique developed by Hansen (1999) to handle inferential biases occurring as a result of specification errors. The following results were found:...

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Measuring Agricultural Innovation System Properties and Performance: Illustrations from Ethiopia and Vietnam

Spielman, David J.; Kelemework, Dawit - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009

Agriculture; developing countries; innovation; Ethiopia; Vietnam …

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Returns to scope? Smallholders commercialization through multipurpose cooperatives in Ethiopia

Bernard, Tanguy; Seyoum Taffesse, Alemayehu - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009

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