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Risk Implications of Farm Technology Adoption in the Ethiopian Highlands

Yesuf, Mahmud; Kassie, Menale; Köhlin, Gunnar - 2009

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

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

Medhin, Haileselassie A.; Köhlin, Gunnar - 2008

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

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

Kassie, Menale; Holden, Stein; Köhlin, Gunnar; … - 2008

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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Biomass Fuel Consumption and Dung Use as Manure: Evidence from Rural Households in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia

Mekonnen, Alemu; Köhlin, Gunnar - 2008

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

Kassie, Menale; Zikhali, Precious; Pender, John; … - 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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Determinants of Household Fuel Choice in Major Cities in Ethiopia

Mekonnen, Alemu; Köhlin, Gunnar - 2008

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 - 2008

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

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009320587

The Distributive Effect and Food Security Implications of Biofuels Investment in Ethiopia: A CGE Analysis

Gebreegziabher, Zenebe; Mekonnen, Alemu; Ferede, Tadele; … - 2013

In response to global opportunities and domestic challenges, Ethiopia is revising its energy policy to switch from high … investments. This paper assesses the distributive effect and food security implications of biofuels investment in Ethiopia, using … investments in the context of Ethiopia might have a ‘win-win’ outcome that can improve smallholder productivity (food security …

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Thanks but No Thanks: A New Policy to Avoid Land Conflict

Dufwenberg, Martin; Köhlin, Gunnar; Martinsson, Peter; … - 2013

Land conflicts can be detrimental. An important goal of development policy is to help define and instill respect for borders. This is often implemented through mandatory and expensive interventions that rely on the expansion of government land administration institutions. We bring to the table a...

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

Gebreegziabher, Zenebe; Mekonnen, Alemu; Kassie, Menale; … - 2010

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

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