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Household Tree Planting in Tigrai, Northern Ethiopia: Tree Species, Purposes, and Determinants

Gebreegziabher, Zenebe; Mekonnen, Alemu; Kassie, Menale; … - Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Handelshögskolan - 2010

Trees have multiple purposes in rural Ethiopia, providing significant economic and ecological benefits. Planting trees …

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Sustainable Agricultural Practices and Agricultural Productivity in Ethiopia: Does Agroecology Matter?

Kassie, Menale; Zikhali, Precious; Pender, John; … - Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Handelshögskolan - 2009

used two sets of plot-level data—from a low-rainfall area and from a high-rainfall area of Ethiopia—to investigate the …

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Risk Implications of Farm Technology Adoption in the Ethiopian Highlands

Yesuf, Mahmud; Kassie, Menale; Köhlin, Gunnar - Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Handelshögskolan - 2009

currently piloted in some parts of Ethiopia are actions in the right direction.<p> …

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Economics of Soil Conservation Adoption in High-Rainfall Areas of the Ethiopian Highlands

Kassie, Menale; Holden, Stein; Köhlin, Gunnar; … - Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Handelshögskolan - 2009

This study measures the impact of fanya juu bunds (an important soil and water conservation technology and the most popular type of contour bund in east Africa) on the value of crop production in a high-rainfall area in the Ethiopian highlands using cross-sectional multiple plot observations. We...

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Determinants of Household Fuel Choice in Major Cities in Ethiopia

Mekonnen, Alemu; Köhlin, Gunnar - Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Handelshögskolan - 2009

This paper looks at the fuel choice of urban households in major Ethiopian cities, using panel data collected in 2000 and 2004. It examines use of multiple fuels by households in some detail, a topic not much explored in the household fuel-choice literature in general, and in sub-Saharan Africa...

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The Role of Production Risk in Sustainable Land-Management Technology Adoption in the Ethiopian Highlands

Kassie, Menale; Yesuf, Mahmud; Köhlin, Gunnar - Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Handelshögskolan - 2009

productivity, are important to promote adoption of improved technology and reduce poverty in Ethiopia.<p> …

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Soil Conservation and Small-Scale Food Production in Highland Ethiopia A Stochastic Metafrontier Approach

Medhin, Haileselassie A.; Köhlin, Gunnar - Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Handelshögskolan - 2009

-scale highland agriculture in Ethiopia. Plot-level stochastic frontiers and metafrontier technology-gap ratios were estimated for …

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The Role of Soil Conservation on Mean Crop Yield and Variance of Yield - Evidence from the Ethiopian Highlands

Kassie, Menale; Pender, John; Yesuf, Mahmud; Köhlin, Gunnar - Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Handelshögskolan - 2009

Land degradation has been one of the major areas of concern in Ethiopia. Governments and development agencies have …

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Biomass Fuel Consumption and Dung Use as Manure - Evidence from Rul Households in the Amrahara Region of Ethiopia

Mekonnen, Alemu; Köhlin, Gunnar - Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Handelshögskolan - 2009

food supply in sub-Saharan Africa. Fertilizer use in Ethiopia is one of the lowest in sub-Saharan Africa. Particularly in …

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Inflation Dynamics and Food Prices in an Agricultural Economy: The Case of Ethiopia

Loening, Josef L.; Durevall, Dick; Ayalew Birru, Yohannes - Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Handelshögskolan - 2009

Ethiopia has experienced a historically unprecedented increase in inflation, mainly driven by cereal price inflation … inflation in the long run. Our results suggest a challenging time ahead for Ethiopia, with the need for a multipronged approach …

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