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| Holden, Stein T.; Barrett, Christopher B.; Hagos, Fitsum. |
| Food-for-work (FFW) programs are commonly used both for short-term relief and long-term development purposes. In the latter capacity, they are increasingly used for natural resources management projects. Barrett, Holden and Clay (forthcoming) assess the suitability of FFW programs as insurance to cushion the poor against short-term, adverse shocks that could, in the absence of a safety net, have permanent repercussions. In this paper we explore the complementary question of FFW programs' potential to reduce poverty and promote sustainable land use in the longer run through induced changes in investment patterns. FFW programs commonly aim to produce or maintain potentially valuable public goods necessary to stimulate productivity and thus income growth.... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Food Security and Poverty; Q18; O1; Q2; I1. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14759 |
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| Holden, Stein T.; Yohannes, Hailu. |
| This study analyzes the determinants of land tenure insecurity and its impact on intensity of use of purchased farm inputs among households in Southern Ethiopia. Seventeen percent of the households stated that they were tenure insecure. The feeling of tenure insecurity could be caused by the land redistribution policy in Ethiopia where household size has been the main criterion used for land allocation after the land reform in 1975. This would imply that land rich households should be more tenure insecure. Alternatively, the local power structure may be strong enough to counter this and cause the land rich, who are also likely to be influential, to be able to protect their land rights. The analysis revealed that, in the overall sample, relative farm size... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Land redistribution; Tenure insecurity; Farm input intensity; Resource poverty; Southern Ethiopia.; Land Economics/Use. |
| Ano: 2001 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50056 |
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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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| Holden, Stein T.; Shiferaw, Bekele A.; Pender, John L.. |
| Soil fertility and the lack of fertilizer use in Africa are frequently discussed topics. The problems of land degradation and low agricultural productivity, which result in food insecurity and poverty, are particularly severe in the rural highlands of Ethiopia. In many areas, a downward spiral of land degradation and poverty appears to be occurring. Finding solutions to these problems requires identifying effective entry points for farmers, governments, and civil society organizations, and understanding the potential impacts and tradeoffs that are likely to arise from alternative interventions. This report seeks to improve that understanding, using a bioeconomic model of land management and agricultural production developed for a community that is fairly... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Economic aspects; Ethiopia; Food supply; Sustainable agriculture; Sustainable development; Government policy; Food Security and Poverty; Land Economics/Use. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37890 |
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