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Estimating returns to soil conservation adoption in the northern Ethiopian highlands (Record no. 61536)

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fixed length control field nab a22 7a 4500
001 - CONTROL NUMBER
control field 61536
003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER
control field MX-TxCIM
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
control field 20200327181151.0
008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
fixed length control field 200325s2008 ne |||p|op||| 00| 0 eng d
022 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SERIAL NUMBER
International Standard Serial Number 1574-0862
024 8# - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER
Standard number or code https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-0862.2008.00295.x
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency MX-TxCIM
041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE
Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
9 (RLIN) 890
Personal name Kassie, M.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Estimating returns to soil conservation adoption in the northern Ethiopian highlands
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Amsterdam (Netherlands) :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. IAAE :
-- Wiley,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2008.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Peer review
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Land degradation in the form of soil erosion and nutrient depletion presents a threat to food security and sustainability of agricultural production in many developing countries. Governments and development agencies have invested substantial resources to promote soil conservation practices as part of an effort to improve environmental conditions and reduce poverty. However, limited rigorous empirical work has been done on the economics of soil conservation technology adoption. This article investigates the impact of stone bunds on value of crop production per hectare in low and high rainfall areas of the Ethiopian highlands using cross‐sectional data from more than 900 households, with multiple plots per household. We have used modified random effects models, stochastic dominance analysis (SDA), and matching methods to ensure robustness. The parametric regression and SDA estimates are based on matched observations obtained from the nearest neighbor matching using propensity score estimates. This is important, because conventional regression and SDA estimates are obtained without ensuring that there actually exist comparable conserved and nonconserved plots on the distribution of covariates. We use matching methods, random effects, and Mundlak's approach to control selection and endogeneity bias that may arise due to correlation of unobserved heterogeneity and observed explanatory variables. We find that the three methods tell a consistent story. Plots with stone bunds are more productive than those without such technologies in semi‐arid areas but not in higher rainfall areas, apparently because the moisture conserving benefits of this technology are more beneficial in drier areas. This implies that the performance of stone bunds varies by agro‐ecology type, suggesting the need for designing and implementing appropriate site‐specific technologies.
546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE
Language note Text in English
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 1234
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Rain
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 2273
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Soil conservation
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 1063
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Crop production
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 6445
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Stochastic models
651 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 2025
Geographic name Ethiopia
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
9 (RLIN) 11750
Personal name Pender, J.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
9 (RLIN) 11751
Personal name Yesuf, M.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
9 (RLIN) 10869
Personal name Köhlin, G.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
9 (RLIN) 11752
Personal name Bluffstone, R.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
9 (RLIN) 11753
Personal name Mulugeta, E.
773 0# - HOST ITEM ENTRY
Place, publisher, and date of publication Amsterdam (Netherlands) : IAAE : Wiley, 2008.
Related parts v. 38, no. 2, p. 213-232
Title Agricultural Economics
Record control number u444456
International Standard Serial Number 1574-0862
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03/25/2020   03/25/2020 Article Not Lost Dewey Decimal Classification     Reprints Collection   CIMMYT Knowledge Center: John Woolston Library CIMMYT Knowledge Center: John Woolston Library 03/25/2020

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