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Informing sustainable and resilient development of pastoral and agro-pastoral production systems in Ethiopia

March, 2019
Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
agriculture
sustainable development
pastoral lands
pastoralists
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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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Costing Adaptation through Local Institutions

Village Survey Results - Ethiopia

Reports & Research
Training Resources & Tools
February, 2011
Ethiopia, Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
Land & Food Security
agriculture
capacity development
climate change
deforestation
food security
land degradation
In Ethiopia, village surveys were conducted in six villages and two expert workshops were organized to discuss the organization of the study and to evaluate the draft results. Based on household surveys, focus group discussions, and institutional stakeholder interviews, we assessed household vulnerability, analyzed the strategies households adopt to reduce the hazards faced, and evaluated the assistance households receive from institutions. Vulnerability profiles were formulated, which show that household vulnerability differs substantially among and within villages.
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Improved Agricultural Water Management for Africa’s Drylands

Reports & Research
Journal Articles & Books
August, 2016
Algeria, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Mauritania, Mali, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Cameroon, South Sudan, Central African Republic, Senegal, Chad, Niger, Sudan, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa
agriculture
Dryland regions in Sub-Saharan Africa are home to one-half of the region’s population and three-quarters of its poor. Poor both in natural resources and in assets and income, the inhabitants of drylands are highly vulnerable to droughts and other shocks. Despite a long history of interventions by governments, development agencies, and civil society organizations, there have been no sustained large-scale successes toward improving the resilience of drylands dwellers.
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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
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Stakeholder Assessment of Opportunities and Constraints to Sustainable Land Management in Ethiopia

Reports & Research
June, 2012
Ethiopia
agriculture
climate change
decentralization
deforestation
desertification
farmers
farming systems
forestry
land administration
land degradation
land management
land reform
land tenure
land use
land-use planning
rangelands
rural development
sustainable development
Stakeholders' perceptions of
opportunities and constraints to sustainable land management
in Ethiopia was assessed through interviews and a review of
secondary data. Stakeholders included farmers as well as
representatives of development agencies, agricultural
organizations, donors, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs),
and agricultural research systems. Stakeholders generally
perceive that the numerous, well-intentioned but piecemeal