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| Holden, Stein T.; Shiferaw, Bekele A.; Pender, John L.. |
| This study analyzes how market imperfections affect land productivity in a degraded low-potential cereal- livestock economy in the Ethiopian highlands. A wide array of variables is used to control for land quality in the analysis. Results of three different selection models were compared with least squares models using the HC3 heteroskedasticity-consistent covariance matrix estimator. Market imperfections in labor and land markets were found to affect land productivity. Land productivity was positively correlated with household male and female labor force per unit of land. Female-headed households achieved much lower land productivity than male- headed households. Old age of household heads was also correlated with lower land productivity. Imperfections in... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Market imperfections; Land productivity; Ethiopian highlands; Land Economics/Use. |
| Ano: 2001 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16066 |
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| Pender, John L.; Gebremedhin, Berhanu; Benin, Samuel; Ehui, Simeon K.. |
| This paper investigates the impacts of population growth, market access, agricultural credit and technical assistance programs, land policies, livelihood strategies and other factors on changes in land management, natural resource conditions and human welfare indicators since 1991 in the northern Ethiopian highlands, based on a survey of 198 villages. We find that population growth has contributed significantly to land degradation, poverty and food insecurity in this region. In contrast, better market access and some credit and technical assistance programs were associated with improvement (or less decline) in land quality, wealth and food security; suggesting the possibility of "win-win-win" development outcomes with appropriate interventions. Land... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Land degradation; Sustainable agriculture; Population pressure; Ethiopian highlands; Environmental Economics and Policy; International Development. |
| Ano: 2001 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16121 |
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