Gender Gaps In Sustainable Land Management And Implications For Agricultural Productivity Evidence From Ethiopia
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Gender Gaps In Sustainable Land Management And Implications For Agricultural Productivity Evidence From Ethiopia
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Author : Kato, Edward
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2022-09-08
Gender Gaps In Sustainable Land Management And Implications For Agricultural Productivity Evidence From Ethiopia written by Kato, Edward and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-08 with Political Science categories.
We investigate whether a large-scale watershed program promoting sustainable land management (SLM) in Ethiopia increases adoption of SLM and its benefits on plots owned by women in male-headed households compared to plots owned by their spouses, jointly owned plots as well as plots of female headed households (FHH). The analysis is based on a survey of 500 households and 2900 plots conducted in the Abbay basin of Ethiopia where the SLM program was implemented between 2012 and 2017. Our findings show that the SLM program significantly increased adoption of SLM practices (soil bunds, stone terraces, mulching) in male-headed households but that adoption was centered on jointly owned plots and male-owned plots, with no significant adoption on women-owned plots. The results also show that women in male-headed households are more constrained to participate in SLM programs compared to their counterparts in FHH. Results further show that although FHH were less likely than male-headed households to adopt SLM in watersheds with no SLM interventions, the SLM program significantly increased adoption of soil bunds on plots in FHH. SLM adoption and impacts can likely be further strengthened if a focus on removing women’s constraints is added.
Gender Gaps In Sustainable Land Management And Implications For Agricultural Productivity
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Author : Edward Kato
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022
Gender Gaps In Sustainable Land Management And Implications For Agricultural Productivity written by Edward Kato and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with categories.
Sustainable Land Management Gender And Agricultural Productivity Evidence From Ethiopia S Fragile Watershed Observatory
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Author : Kato, Edward
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2021-12-16
Sustainable Land Management Gender And Agricultural Productivity Evidence From Ethiopia S Fragile Watershed Observatory written by Kato, Edward and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-16 with Political Science categories.
Land degradation is a pressing global challenge, with three billion people residing in degraded landscapes. The global cost of land degradation is estimated to be about $300 billion per year, with Africa south of the Sahara accounting for 26 percent of the total global costs due to land-use and land-cover changes. In Ethiopia, it is estimated that more than 85 percent of land is moderately to severely degraded due to changes in land use and cover, costing the country an estimated US$4.3 billion annually. In order to halt further degradation and support essential restoration through sustainable land management (SLM) and related investments, the Water and Land Resource Center (WLRC) and its consortium of development partners established six learning watersheds in Central and North-Western Ethiopia with the ultimate goal of improving water security and crop and livestock productivity.
The Sustainable Land Management Program In The Ethiopian Highlands An Evaluation Of Its Impact On Crop Production
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Author : Schmidt, Emily
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2017-03-24
The Sustainable Land Management Program In The Ethiopian Highlands An Evaluation Of Its Impact On Crop Production written by Schmidt, Emily and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-24 with Political Science categories.
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. Whereas previous studies have used cross-sectional data and short timeframe field trials to measure sustainable land management (SLM) effects on agricultural productivity, this analysis exploits data collected over four years to assess impact. The results of this analysis show that participation by farmers in SLMP, regardless of the number of years of participation in the program, is not associated with significant increases in value of production. This may be due to several reasons. First, similar to previous studies, it is possible that longer term maintenance is necessary in order to experience significant benefits. For example, Schmidt and Tadesse (2014) report that farmers must maintain SLM for a minimum of seven years to reap benefits in value of production. Second, this analysis finds that value of production, as well as SLM investments, increased significantly in both treatment and non-treatment areas over the study period. Previous research has found that non-treatment neighbors learn from nearby program areas, and adopt technologies similar to programmed areas, which would dilute the impact measurement of program effects (Bernard et al. 2007; Angelucci and DiMaro 2010). Finally, it is important to note that kebeles that were not selected in the SLMP, but are downstream relative to a targeted kebele may receive indirect benefits through reduced flooding, increased water tables, etc. Thus, the impact of the SLMP may be underestimated in this analysis if non-program kebeles are benefiting indirectly from the program.
Strategies For Sustainable Land Management In The East African Highlands
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Author : J. Pender
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2006
Strategies For Sustainable Land Management In The East African Highlands written by J. Pender and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Political Science categories.
Deforestation, overgrazing, and unsustainable methods of cultivation are threatening agriculture and food security in the highlands of East Africa. In response, economists and other development professionals have turned their attention to combating the pr
Gender In Agriculture
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Author : Agnes R. Quisumbing
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business
Release Date : 2014-04-29
Gender In Agriculture written by Agnes R. Quisumbing and has been published by Springer Science & Business this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-29 with Business & Economics categories.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) produced a 2011 report on women in agriculture with a clear and urgent message: agriculture underperforms because half of all farmers—women—lack equal access to the resources and opportunities they need to be more productive. This book builds on the report’s conclusions by providing, for a non-specialist audience, a compendium of what we know now about gender gaps in agriculture.
Gendered Opportunities For Improving Soil Health A Conceptual Framework To Help Set The Research Agenda
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Author : Zhang, Wei
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2019-04-10
Gendered Opportunities For Improving Soil Health A Conceptual Framework To Help Set The Research Agenda written by Zhang, Wei and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-10 with Political Science categories.
Healthy soils play a critical role in supporting agricultural productivity, climate change mitigation and resilience, and a range of ecosystem services. Degraded and poorly responsive soils cover large areas of Africa and represent the majority of poor farmers’ fields in certain regions. While there are hundreds of technical options for improving the sustainability of land management and preventing or reversing degradation, there are many sociocultural, institutional, economic, and policy barriers hindering their adoption at large scale. At the same time, there is an emerging consensus within the international development community that gender equality and women’s empowerment are both an end in themselves and an important means for achieving a range of economic and social development objectives such as improved food security, child nutrition and education, and women’s health. Yet, gender inequality remains a wicked problem, whose deep-seated socio-economic and ideological causes are difficult to recognize and address, and which require context- and culture-specific understandings and approaches, involving multiple stakeholders with different and sometimes conflicting interests and different positions within power hierarchies. There is an urgent need to make more rapid progress on restoring and sustaining soil productivity and ecosystem functions and also to leverage soil health management for progress on gender equality. While there are important interconnections between soil health and gender equality and empowerment, these are seldom recognized, and have not been addressed in a coherent or concerted manner. In this study, we have reviewed relevant gender literature and proposed a conceptual framework to help illuminate important gender considerations for soil health and land management. These considerations are essential for identifying gender-based constraints, opportunities, and unintended consequences in promoting soil management technologies. Moreover, the application of the framework can help guide in priority setting with respect to where gender-responsive interventions are essential. We make several recommendations for setting priorities for gender-soil health research.
Policies For Sustainable Land Management In The East African Highlands
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Author : Samuel Benin
language : en
Publisher: ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD)
Release Date : 2003-01-01
Policies For Sustainable Land Management In The East African Highlands written by Samuel Benin and has been published by ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-01-01 with Business & Economics categories.
Gender Gaps In Agricultural Growth And Development Opportunities For Improving Gender Responsive Programming
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Author : Blackmore, Ivy
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2022-05-11
Gender Gaps In Agricultural Growth And Development Opportunities For Improving Gender Responsive Programming written by Blackmore, Ivy and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-11 with Political Science categories.
In addition to identifying gender gaps and other challenges and opportunities for entrepreneurship in agricultural growth and development, this brief focuses on potential for improvement in the key areas of (1) seed systems, (2) finance and market access, and (3) production and value chains. While gender norms and challenges are inherently context-specific, the underlying intention of this evidence brief is to provide an overview of research findings from low- and middle-income countries, to address key questions and challenges that can be generalized across contexts, and to offer suggestions of promising approaches and best practices.
Economic And Welfare Effects Of The Abolition Of Health User Fees
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Author : Klaus Deininger
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Economic And Welfare Effects Of The Abolition Of Health User Fees written by Klaus Deininger and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with categories.
Deininger and Mpuga use household level data for Uganda for 1999-2000 and 2002-03, before and after the abolition of user fees for public health services, to explore the effect of this policy on different groups' ability to access health services and morbidity outcomes. They find that the policy change improved access and reduced the probability of sickness in a way that was particularly beneficial to the poor. Although the challenge of maintaining service quality remains, aggregate benefits are estimated to be significantly larger than the estimated shortfalls from the abolition of user fees.This paper - a product of Rural Development, Development Research Group - is part of a larger effort in the group to assess the impact of public services provision on household welfare.