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  1. Library Resource
    Conference Papers & Reports
    December, 2002
    Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa

    This paper presents a method for stratifying villages into Development domains using multivariate analysis of a broad community-based survey. The results from the analysis are used to draw conclusions in terms of policy implications. Topics of discussion include Development domains and policy implications. The paper ends with comment by Samuel Benin.

  2. Library Resource
    Conference Papers & Reports
    December, 2002
    Eastern Africa, Africa

    This document presents the proceedings of the international conference held at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 24-26, 2002. The theme of the conference was Policies for Sustainable Land Management in the East African Highlands, which was convened to bring together researchers, policy makers, development practitioners, donors and others to review, discuss and synthesize the findings and policy implications of policy research related to sustainable land management in the East African highlands.

  3. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2002
    Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa

    Although the question of relative production efficiency of indigenous land rights is central to a discussion of land reform in sub-Saharan Africa, there is relatively little rigorous empirical research because of a lack of adequate disaggregated data with the exception of few studies, the subject has not benefited from rigorous empirical analysis. Further, most studies have covered only areas of rainfed agriculture.

  4. Library Resource
    Conference Papers & Reports
    December, 2002
    Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa

    This paper investigates the livelihood strategies and land management practices used in the highlands of Tigray region, the factor influencing them, and their implications for crop production and income, livestock income and investment, other sources of income, and farmers; perceptions of land degradation. The findings of the study shows that profitable opportunities exist to increase agricultural production, household incomes and achieve more sustainable land management in the highlands of Tigray. The paper ends with comment from Frank Place.

  5. Library Resource
    Conference Papers & Reports
    December, 2002
    Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa

    Using a household bioeconomic modelling approach, this paper analyses the impact of advancing in-kind credit in the form of fertilizer and seed on smallholder farmers with different levels of wealth in the Ethiopian highlands. Cropland allocation and household consumption patterns are examined in relation to credit availability. The paper then explores appropriate policy mechanisms for advancing credit to smallholder farmers in order to encourage intensification.

  6. Library Resource
    Conference Papers & Reports
    December, 2002
    Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa

    This paper evaluates the nature and determinants of community management (collective action) of woodlots and grazing lands in the northern Ethiopian highlands of Tigray. It identifies the nature of management of woodlots and grazing lands, the roles of different organisations (local and external) in managing them, and the benefits and problems encountered. Econometric analysis was used to investigate the determinants of collective action and its effectiveness in managing these resources. The paper ends with comment from Ephraim Nkonya.

  7. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    January, 2003
    Zambia, Eastern Africa

    Since 1996, a growing coalition of stakeholders from the private sector, government and donor communities has promoted a new package of agronomic practices for smallholders in Zambia. The conservation farming (CF) system they advocate involves: dry-season land preparation using minimum tillage methods (either ox-drawn rip lines or hand-hoe basins laid out in a precise grid of 15,850 basins per hectare); no burning but rather retention of crop residue from the prior harvest; planting and input application in fixed planting stations; and nitrogen-fixing crop rotations.

  8. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    January, 2003
    Uganda, Eastern Africa

    The government of Uganda is currently decentralizing many of its services including those directly related to agriculture and the environment. Non-government organizations (NGOs) and community-based organizations (CBOs) are being asked to take the lead in the provision of government services such as agricultural extension during the transition to demand driven fee-for-service. This paper explores the role of government programs, NGOs and CBOs in the adoption of land management technologies.

  9. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    January, 2003
    Ethiopia, Eastern Africa

    This paper explores the patterns and determinants of empowerment, income generation, and environmental sustainability under varying degrees of woodlot management in Tigray, Ethiopia. Our analysis is based upon a survey of 120 collectively managed woodlots, devolved to varying degrees, and 66 households that have recently received small plots of community land for tree planting.

  10. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    January, 2003
    Zimbabwe

    "The paper examines, taking into account the urban-rural divides, the changes and welfare implications of income diversification in Zimbabwe following macroeconomic policy changes and droughts of the early 1990s. Data from two comparable national income, consumption, and expenditure surveys in 1990/91 and 1995/96 show that the percentage of households earning income from private and informal sources grew considerably while that from government and formal sources declined.

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