The Sustainable Land Management Program In The Ethiopian Highlands An Evaluation Of Its Impact On Crop Production
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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.
Sustainable Land Management And Its Effects On Water Security And Poverty Evidence From A Watershed Intervention Program In Ethiopia
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Author : Kato, Edward
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2019-03-05
Sustainable Land Management And Its Effects On Water Security And Poverty Evidence From A Watershed Intervention Program In 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 2019-03-05 with Political Science categories.
This paper investigates the impacts of sustainable land management (SLM) on water security and poverty based on an evaluation of a watershed level SLM program promoted in Amhara regional state of Ethiopia. A household survey was conducted in two WLRC watersheds with SLM programming as well as complementary support and two adjacent watersheds without such programming. Our findings show that the SLM program significantly increased plot-level adoption of SLM practices, particularly of soil bunds and stone terraces. We also find that SLM contributes to water security for both crop and livestock production. Households in SLM-supported learning watersheds have more access to groundwater for irrigation and have higher crop yields for maize, mango and millet; have experienced improving water availability for livestock production in the past five years; and have higher income from livestock products than households in control watersheds. The positive impacts of SLM and complementary interventions on livestock income is attributed to the improved water security conditions in the learning watersheds, access to better animal forage planted along the SLM constructed structures, and animal vaccination and artificial insemination services that were part of the broader set of interventions. These findings further show that although SLM impacts were limited, the potential to improve welfare of smallholders across several livelihoods is enhanced when SLM is combined with other multifaceted complimentary interventions.
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
Policies For Sustainable Land Management In The Highlands Of Ethiopia
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Author : Mohammad Abdul Jabbar
language : en
Publisher: ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD)
Release Date : 2000-01-01
Policies For Sustainable Land Management In The Highlands Of Ethiopia written by Mohammad Abdul Jabbar 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 2000-01-01 with Land use categories.
Determinants And Impact Of Sustainable Land And Watershed Management Investments
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Author : Schmidt, Emily
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
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Determinants And Impact Of Sustainable Land And Watershed Management Investments 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 with Social Science categories.
Ongoing debate over water resource management in the Nile basin and continuing land degradation in agricultural areas of Ethiopia suggest a need for efficient mechanisms to improve agricultural output in the Blue Nile basin in Ethiopia. Numerous econometric and hydrological models have been developed to assess the effects of sustainable land and watershed management (SLWM) investments, however these models fail to address the trade-offs faced by rural farmers in maintaining such structures. This study combines household survey data that evaluates the economic determinants of program sustainability with a detailed hydrological model that explores location specific effects of SLWMstructures.Household survey analysis suggests that households that invested in SLWMinfrastructure on their agricultural plots between 1992 and 2002 and subsequently maintained those structures had a 24 percent higher value of production in 2010 than farming households that did not make such SLWM investments. The location specific hydrological model analysis suggests that terraces on middle and steep slope areas have the largest benefit in terms of decreased runoff and sediment and increased agricultural yields. Utilizing the results from the econometric and hydrological model, a systems model is constructed to analyze investment packages. Results suggest that the benefit of implementing only terracing on steep and mid-slope terrain does not outweigh the cost of foregone off-farm labor opportunities nor compensate for a fall in the price of agricultural output (due to increased supply). However, more comprehensive investments (such as increased fertilizer use with SLWM) show economically significant increases in household income, suggesting that a packaged investment approach is needed to reap welfare benefits from investments in SLWM infrastructure at farm level.
Land Degradation And Strategies For Sustainable Land Management In The Ethiopian Highlands
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Author : Fitsum Hagos
language : en
Publisher: ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD)
Release Date : 2002-01-01
Land Degradation And Strategies For Sustainable Land Management In The Ethiopian Highlands written by Fitsum Hagos 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 2002-01-01 with Environmental degradation categories.
Land Degradation And Strategies For Sustainable Development In The Ethiopian Highlands
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD)
Release Date : 2000-01-01
Land Degradation And Strategies For Sustainable Development In The Ethiopian Highlands written by 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 2000-01-01 with Agricultural productivity categories.
Impact Of Soil Conservation On Crop Production In The Northern Ethiopian Highlands
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Author : Menale Kassie, John Pender, Mahmud Yesuf, Gunnar Kohlin, Randy Bluffstone, and Elias Mulugeta
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
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Impact Of Soil Conservation On Crop Production In The Northern Ethiopian Highlands written by Menale Kassie, John Pender, Mahmud Yesuf, Gunnar Kohlin, Randy Bluffstone, and Elias Mulugeta 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 with Social Science categories.
Policy Analysis For Sustainable Land Management And Food Security In Ethiopia
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Author : Stein Terje Holden
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2005-01-01
Policy Analysis For Sustainable Land Management And Food Security In Ethiopia written by Stein Terje Holden 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 2005-01-01 with Social Science categories.
Policymakers and technology development institutions have mostly focused on high-potential farming areas, which have better resource endowments and greater access to markets and infrastructure than less-favored areas. However, in developing nations more than one billion people live in less-favored areas, where, despite disadvantages, appropriate policies and programs can generate high returns and contribute significantly to poverty reduction. IFPRI and its partners' research in the highlands of Ethiopia shows how poverty and land degradation can be reduced in a less-favored area. Using a bioeconomic model to analyze the effects that land degradation, population growth, stagnant technology, market imperfections, and increased risk of drought have on household production, welfare, and food security, the report gauges how alternative policy choices affect poverty and land degradation. According to the study, land quality and household welfare are both in peril in the Ethiopian highlands.The population in the region could suffer devastating effects if proper policies are not put in place. The bioeconomic modeling approach used in this study can be usefully adapted and applied in many other settings and at larger spatial and socioeconomic scales.
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.