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The Impact of Credit Constraints and Climatic Factors on Choice of Adaptation Strategies: Evidence from Rural Ethiopia
(2017-08)Climate adaptation actions, like any other investment, require financial resources, which are likely to be in short supply in the rural sector in developing countries. This paper assesses the role of credit constraints in ... -
The Impact of Micro Hydroelectricity on Household Welfare Indicators
(2017-12)The use of small-scale off-grid renewable energy for rural electrification is now seen as one sustainable energy solution. The expectations from such small-scale investment include meeting basic household energy needs and ... -
The Land Certification Program and Off-Farm Employment in Ethiopia
(2017-02)Strong property rights have long been touted as key to increased performance of the rural economy in developing countries. Indeed, in an overwhelmingly agrarian economy like Ethiopia, with state ownership of land, increased ... -
The Tilling of Land in a Changing Climate:Panel Data Evidence from the Nile Basin of Ethiopia
(2017-03)Empirical studies point to reduced tillage as a means to increase yields and reverse land degradation. A relatively neglected avenue of research concerns why farmers increase tillage frequencies. Using household plot–level ...