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Climate-Smart Agriculture in Ethiopia

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2017
Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa
Land & Food Security
land use
food security
agriculture
The agriculture sector is the backbone of Ethiopia’s economy and livelihoods. Yet, heavy reliance on rain-fed systems has made the sector particularly vulnerable to variability in rainfall and temperature. Climate change may decrease national gross domestic product (GDP) by 8–10% by 2050, but adaptation action in agriculture could cut climate shock-related losses by half. • Climate risk management interventions and long-term adaptation actions need to match localized vulnerabilities and impacts.
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Cropland expansion in Ethiopia: Economic and climatic considerations for highland agriculture

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2018
Eastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa, Ethiopia
farmland
agriculture
land use
Agricultural GDP in Ethiopia grew at an average 7.3 percent per year between 2001/02 and 2012/13. Most of this dynamism occurred in the highlands, where high population density and land scarcity begs the question of how future agricultural output can be maintained to sustain the previous decade’s momentum. This paper uses a spatial regression approach to calculate the maximum crop area potential of each kebele in Ethiopia. We find that although the highlands have a greater potential for cropped area, there is little room to expand.
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The sustainable land management program in the Ethiopian highlands: An evaluation of its impact on crop production

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2017
Eastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa, Ethiopia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land management
land degradation
agriculture
rural development
water management
Agricultural productivity in the highlands of Ethiopia is threatened by severe land degradation, resulting in significant reductions in agricultural GDP. In order to mitigate ongoing erosion and soil nutrient loss in the productive agricultural highlands of the country, the government of Ethiopia initiated a Sustainable Land Management Program (SLMP) targeting 209 woredas (districts) in six regions of the country. This study evaluates the impact of SLMP on the value of agricultural production in select woredas by using a panel survey from 2010 to 2014.
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Synopsis: The Sustainable Land Management Program in the Ethiopian highlands: An evaluation of its impact on crop production

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2017
Eastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa, Ethiopia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land management
land degradation
agriculture
rural development
water management
Agricultural productivity in Ethiopia’s highlands, the country’s breadbasket, is threatened by severe land degradation. To mitigate ongoing soil erosion and soil nutrient loss, the government of Ethiopia initiated the Sustainable Land Management Program (SLMP). We evaluated the program’s impact on the value of agricultural production in select kebeles (administrative sub-districts) in which it was implemented using a two-round survey of farm households.
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Pastoralist Areas Resilience Improvement through Market Expansion (PRIME) in Ethiopia: Mitigation co-benefits of livestock productivity

Policy Papers & Briefs
November, 2016
Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
climate change
food security
agriculture
rangelands
Pastoralist Areas Resilience Improvement

through Market Expansion (PRIME) showed a

notable decrease in emission intensity (GHG

emissions per unit of meat or milk). PRIME

enabled farmers to increase production

significantly, between 24% and 96%, which led

to a decrease in emission intensity ranging from

-4% to -42%.

? Due to improvements in feed quantity, PRIME

projected an increase in average animal weight

for all livestock (8.3 million head), which resulted

in an increase in GHG emissions by an
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Climate adaptation and agriculture: Solutions to successful national adaptation plans

Policy Papers & Briefs
June, 2014
Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Senegal, Mali, Nepal, Niger, Tanzania, Uganda, Africa, Asia, Eastern Africa, Southern Asia, Western Africa
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
agriculture
rangelands
The purpose of this brief is to share insights on agriculture and NAPs with national-level decision makers in developing countries and Least Developed Countries (LDCs), multilateral agencies, UNFCCC negotiators and donors. This brief explores how countries are overcoming the biggest challenges in developing NAPs, outlines examples of successful cross-sector adaptation planning, explores influence and leverage necessary for successful NAP processes, and offers specific recommendations.
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Assessing the Functioning of Land Rental Markets in Ethiopia

Reports & Research
Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2007
Ethiopia, Africa
Land & Investments
agriculture
eminent domain
land administration
land distribution
land economics
land markets
land ownership
land reform
land rights
land tenure
land transfers
land use
tenants
Although a large theoretical literature discusses the possible inefficiency of sharecropping contracts, the empirical evidence on this phenomenon has been ambiguous at best. Household-level fixed-effect estimates from about 8,500 plots operated by households that own and sharecrop land in the Ethiopian highlands provide support for the hypothesis of Marshallian inefficiency. At the same time, a factor adjustment model suggests that the extent to which rental markets allow households to attain their desired operational holding size is extremely limited.
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Synopsis: Agricultural growth in Ethiopia (2004-2014): Evidence and drivers

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2016
Eastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa, Ethiopia
agriculture
farmers
farming systems
poverty
farmland
Ethiopia’s agricultural sector has recorded remarkable rapid growth in the last decade. This note documents aspects of this growth process. Over the last decade, there have been significant increases – more than a doubling – in the use of modern inputs, such as chemical fertilizers and improved seeds, explaining part of that growth. However, there was also significant land expansion, increased labor use, and Total Factor Productivity (TFP) growth estimated at 2.3 percent per year.
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Agricultural growth in Ethiopia (2004-2014): Evidence and drivers

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2015
Eastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa, Ethiopia
agriculture
farmers
farming systems
poverty
farmland
Ethiopia’s agricultural sector has recorded remarkable rapid growth in the last decade. This paper documents aspects of this growth process. Over the last decade, there have been significant increases - more than a doubling - in the use of modern inputs, such as chemical fertilizers and improved seeds, explaining part of that growth. However, there was also significant land expansion, increased labor use, and Total Factor Productivity (TFP) growth, estimated at 2.3 percent per year.
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Impacts of Land Certification on Tenure Security, Investment, and Land Markets : Evidence from Ethiopia

Working paper

Policy Papers & Briefs
June, 2012
Ethiopia
Land & Investments
agriculture
compensation
land administration
land degradation
land markets
land ownership
land registration
land rights
land tenure
land titling
land use
property rights
rural areas
rural development
slums
squatters
transaction costs
urban areas
Although early attempts at land titling
in Africa were often unsuccessful, the need to secure rights
in view of increased demand for land, options for
registration of a continuum of individual or communal rights
under new laws, and the scope for reducing costs by
combining information technology with participatory methods
have led to renewed interest. This paper uses a
difference-in-difference approach to assess economic impacts