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An econometric analysis of major Chinese food crops : an empirical study

Rehman, Abdul; Jingdong, Luan - In: Cogent economics & finance 5 (2017) 1, pp. 1-23

The basic objective of this study was to investigate and explore the relationship between major food crops of China and their relationship with agricultural gross domestic product (GDP) using an econometric analysis. Agriculture is considered an important sector of the Chinese economy as it...

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Irrigated onion production efficiency in Humbo District, Southern Ethiopia

Tafesse, Alula; Dema, Samuel; Belay, Abrham - In: Cogent economics & finance 11 (2023) 1, pp. 1-16

The study sought to establish the level of technical, allocative, and economic efficiencies in irrigated onion production in southern Ethiopia, as well as to identify the sources of inefficiencies. The cross-sectional data were obtained from a total of 165 random onion farmers selected from the...

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Economic valuation and its determinates of improved irrigation water use : evidence based on South Gondar Zone, Ethiopia

Getnet, Aklok; Tesfaye, Ermias; Ahmed, Yasin; Ahmed, … - In: Cogent economics & finance 10 (2022) 1, pp. 1-22

efficient irrigation water use improvement. Use for this purpose total of 300 HHs was selected using the Multi-stage sampling … probit model was applied to estimate households’ mean willingness to pay and its determinant’s for efficient irrigation water … the household head, irrigation farm size, extension service significantly affected households’ WTP in both initial and …

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Farmers' willingness to pay for rehabilitation of degraded natural resources under watershed development : the case of Belesa districts, Amhara region of Ethiopia

Ahmed, Yasin; Tesfye, Erimase; Yasin, Mohammed Ahmed - In: Cogent economics & finance 10 (2022) 1, pp. 1-17

This study aims to analyze farmers’ willingness to contribute labor for the ongoing natural resource rehabilitation interventions in watershed development in East and West Belesa Districts, Amhara region. The aim of the study to assesses farmers’ intervention in natural resource...

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Impact of small-scale irrigation schemes on farmers livelihood, the case of Mekdela Woreda, North-East Ethiopia

Assefa, Eliyas; Ayalew, Zemen; Mohammed, Hawlet - In: Cogent economics & finance 10 (2022) 1, pp. 1-20

Small scale irrigation has multi-dimensional effects on the livelihood development of the rural people in Ethiopia …. Thus, the main objective of this study was to examine the impact of small-scale irrigation on farmers’ livelihood. A … employed to identify the determinant of small-scale irrigation participation and its impact on farmers’ livelihood respectively …

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Impact of Awash irrigation on the welfare of smallholder farmers in Eastern Ethiopia

Asrat, Dagninet; Anteneh, Adugnaw; Adem, Mohammed; … - In: Cogent economics & finance 10 (2022) 1, pp. 1-18

have resulted in serious poverty. Irrigation farming is increasing been used as a strategy in Ethiopia. However, lack of … consensus on the role of the irrigation sector on the welfare of smallholder farmers and pitfalls in impact study methodologies … resulted in mixed findings. This study evaluated the impact of Awash irrigation on the welfare of rural smallholder farmers …

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Irrigation in farmers' land-use choices : panel-data evidence from Viet Nam

Thanh Quang Ngo; Khai Duc Luu; Phuc Ngoc Doan; Hoa Thi … - In: Cogent economics & finance 10 (2022) 1, pp. 1-34

Irrigation and land use are crucial issues in rural sustainable development. The current study modifies the sustainable … framework of livelihoods to clarify the role of irrigation management in farmers’ land-use choices. A five-wave panel dataset of … influence of irrigation management on land-use selections, employing a fixed-effects model. Irrigation management is …

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Impact of small scale irrigation technology on women empowerment in Amhara national regional state of Ethiopia

Belete, Belainew; Melak, Surafel - In: Cogent economics & finance 8 (2020) 1, pp. 1-17

scant to evaluate the role of small-scale irrigation technology on women empowerment. This study evaluates the impact of the … adoption of small-scale irrigation technologies on women empowerment, where empowerment is measured by Women Empowerment in the …-adopting sample households. Results of the average treatment effect on treated suggest adoption of small-scale irrigation technologies …

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The impacts of community-based water development projects on rural poverty among small-holder farmers : evidence from the Ewaso Ng'iro North Catchment Area, Kenya

Mwaura, Simon Nganga; Kariuki, Isaac Maina; Kiprop, Simon; … - In: Cogent economics & finance 9 (2021) 1, pp. 1-22

The main challenge with respect to water in the rural setting, lies in access, control and management. Collective action has been taken up following the International Water Management (IWM) principles and institutionalized in the Kenyan legal framework through water resource users' associations...

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Farmers' participation in small-scale irrigation in Amhara region, Ethiopia

Daru, Getasew; Melak, Degsew; Awoke, Wondim; Alemu, Sinkie - In: Cogent economics & finance 11 (2023) 1, pp. 1-19

Irrigation has a critical role in improving food security and alleviating poverty. Long-term studies on small …-scale irrigation have identified several factors that influence the participation of farmers in irrigation. However, farmers in the … study area are still hesitant to participate in small-scale irrigation as a source of income. As a result, the focus of this …

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