The economics of sustainable land management practices in the Ethiopian highlands
Kassie, M.
The economics of sustainable land management practices in the Ethiopian highlands - 2010
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This article uses data from household- and plot-level surveys conducted in the highlands of the Tigray and Amhara regions of Ethiopia. We examine the contribution of sustainable land management (SLM) practices to net value of agricultural production in areas with low vs. high agricultural potential. A combination of parametric and non-parametric estimation techniques is used to check result robustness. Both techniques consistently predict that minimum tillage (MT) is superior to commercial fertilisers (CFs), as are farmers? traditional practices (FTPs) without CFs, in enhancing crop productivity in the low agricultural potential areas. In the high agricultural potential areas, in contrast, use of CFs is superior to both MT and FTPs without CFs. The results are found to be insensitive to hidden bias. Our findings imply a need for careful agro-ecological targeting when developing, promoting and scaling up SLM practices
English
1477-9552 (Revista en electrónico) 0021-857X
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1477-9552.2010.00263.x
Agricultural productivity
commercial fertiliser
Ethiopia
low and high agricultural potential
Minimum tillage
Propensity Score Matching
switching regression
The economics of sustainable land management practices in the Ethiopian highlands - 2010
Peer-review: Yes - Open Access: Yes|http://science.thomsonreuters.com/cgi-bin/jrnlst/jlresults.cgi?PC=MASTER&ISSN=0021-857X Regerence only
This article uses data from household- and plot-level surveys conducted in the highlands of the Tigray and Amhara regions of Ethiopia. We examine the contribution of sustainable land management (SLM) practices to net value of agricultural production in areas with low vs. high agricultural potential. A combination of parametric and non-parametric estimation techniques is used to check result robustness. Both techniques consistently predict that minimum tillage (MT) is superior to commercial fertilisers (CFs), as are farmers? traditional practices (FTPs) without CFs, in enhancing crop productivity in the low agricultural potential areas. In the high agricultural potential areas, in contrast, use of CFs is superior to both MT and FTPs without CFs. The results are found to be insensitive to hidden bias. Our findings imply a need for careful agro-ecological targeting when developing, promoting and scaling up SLM practices
English
1477-9552 (Revista en electrónico) 0021-857X
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1477-9552.2010.00263.x
Agricultural productivity
commercial fertiliser
Ethiopia
low and high agricultural potential
Minimum tillage
Propensity Score Matching
switching regression