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Technological and policy changes for improving farmers’ welfare in the Amhara region (Ethiopia)

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  • Date of Publication: 2005
  • Author(s): A.Y. Yigezu
  • Type of Document: Thesis or Dissertation

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Activity choice, labor allocation, and forest use in Malawi

We examine the determinants of activity choice affecting forest use among low-income households in Malawi. Data from three villages are used to estimate a system of […]

  • Date of Publication: 2005
  • Author(s): M.M. Fisher; G. E. Shively; S. Buccola
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

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Can income programs reduce tropical forest pressure? Income shocks and forest use in Malawi

Abstract: Seasonal household data from Malawi are used to study links between income shocks and forest use. A Tobit model is estimated to examine whether household […]

  • Date of Publication: 2005
  • Author(s): M.M. Fisher; G.E. Shively
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

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Using payments for environmental services (PES) to assist in Watershed Management

In this Chapter the authors briefly review the logic behind Payment of Environmental Services (PES) and examine the potential for using a PES programme to address […]

  • Date of Publication: 2005
  • Author(s): S. Pagiola; M.D. Angeles; G. Shively
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

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Farm size and nonparametric efficiency measurements for coffee farms in Vietnam

We study the efficiency of smallholder coffee farms in Vietnam. Data from a 2004 survey of farms in two districts in Dak Lak Province are used […]

  • Date of Publication: 2005
  • Author(s): A.R. Rios; G. Shively
  • Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document

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Linking economic policies and environmental outcomes at a watershed scale

In this chapter, the authors reported the results from an optimization-simulation model used to illustrate potential impacts of local and national policies to enourage sustainable land […]

  • Date of Publication: 2005
  • Author(s): G. Shively; C. Zelek
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

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Impacts of irrigation development on agricultural productivity, resource allocation and income distribution: A longitudinal analysis from Palawan, the Philippines

Abstract: This study evaluates the impacts of irrigation development on farming communities in Palawan. This study focus on three major issues: (1) production efficiency in the […]

  • Date of Publication: 2005
  • Author(s): R. Yao
  • Type of Document: Thesis or Dissertation

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How successful are government interventions in food markets? Insights from the Philippine rice market

The study investigates the Philippine government s price stabilization policy for rice. Seemingly Unrelated Regressions are used to examine the effectiveness of the program at regional […]

  • Date of Publication: 2005
  • Author(s): R.T. Yao; G.E. Shively; W.A. Masters
  • Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document

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Simulation Noise and the Estimation of Land Use Decisions in Kenya

Abstract: This study investigates issues surrounding the nature and importance of simulation noise when using maximum simulated likelihood methods in bivariate tobit estimation of panel data. […]

  • Date of Publication: 2005
  • Author(s): John McPeak
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

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Managing the River Njoro Watershed, Kenya: Conflicting laws, policies, and community priorities

Abstract: This paper reports on an experimental process underway in the River Njoro Watershed in Kenya to engage riparian communities, other local stakeholders, and government policy-makers […]

  • Date of Publication: 2005
  • Author(s): Francis K. Lelo; Wanjiku Chiuri; Marion W. Jenkins
  • Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document

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