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Research paper thumbnail of Deforestation and Agricultural Productivity in the Cote d'Ivoire

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1989

Page 1. Deforestation and Agricultural Productivity in the Cote d'Ivoire Simeon ... more Page 1. Deforestation and Agricultural Productivity in the Cote d'Ivoire Simeon K. Ehui and Thomas W. Hertel An optimal control model is used to determine the optimal steady-state forest stock in the C6te d'Ivoire. This stock is ...

Research paper thumbnail of Technical Efficiency of Smallholder Dairy Farmers in the Central Ethiopian Highlands

Despite having the second largest livestock population in Africa and favorable climate, the contr... more Despite having the second largest livestock population in Africa and favorable climate, the contribution of the livestock, especially the dairy sector to the Ethiopian economy is minimal. The per capita consumption of dairy products of 16 liters is one of the lowest in the world. With increasing income and urbanization, the demand for dairy products is expected to increase. A

Research paper thumbnail of Productivity growth and "catching-up": Implications for China's trade in livestock products

Research paper thumbnail of Globalization, Trade Liberalization and Poverty Alleviation in Southeast Asia: the Case of the Livestock Sector in Vietnam

A number of developing countries consider their livestock production sectors to be particularly v... more A number of developing countries consider their livestock production sectors to be particularly vulnerable to global trade liberalization, especially because of the dominance of smallholder systems. The argument goes that agricultural trade liberalization will give undue advantage to large-scale commercial livestock systems at the expense of smallholder production systems, and that this in turn will add to the adjustment pressures

Research paper thumbnail of THE DETERMINANTS OF CEREAL CROP DIVERSITY ON FARMS IN THE ETHIOPIAN HIGHLANDS

On farm conservation of crop diversity entails policy challenges, especially when the diversity o... more On farm conservation of crop diversity entails policy challenges, especially when the diversity of crops maintained on farms has both inter-specific (among crops) and infra-specific (within a crop) components. Survey data is used to compare the determinants of inter- and infra-specific diversity on household farms in the highlands of northern Ethiopia. Physical features of the farm, and household characteristics such

Research paper thumbnail of Strategies for sustainable agricultural development in the East African highlands

Low agricultural productivity, land degradation and poverty are severe interrelated problems in t... more Low agricultural productivity, land degradation and poverty are severe interrelated problems in the East African highlands. While the proximate causes of such problems are relatively well known, the underlying causes are many and complex, and depend upon many site-specific factors that vary greatly across the diverse circumstances of the region. In this paper, we argue that the appropriate strategy for

Research paper thumbnail of Chapter 47 Livestock Productivity in Developing Countries: An Assessment

Handbook of Agricultural Economics, 2007

Research paper thumbnail of The Double Hurdle Model in the Presence of Fixed Costs

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2000

Research paper thumbnail of Policy and scale factors infl uencing effi ciency in dairy and poultry production in Bangladesh

Page 1. Policy and scale factors influencin efficiency in dairy and poultry production in Banglad... more Page 1. Policy and scale factors influencin efficiency in dairy and poultry production in Bangladesh International Livestock Research Institute Systemwide Livestock Programme Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University Page 2. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Adoption of Crossbred Cow Technologies and Increased Food Security Among Smallholder Dairy Farmers in the East African Highlands

Journal of Crop Production, 2002

... 319-337; and: Food Systems for Improved Human Nutrition: Linking Agriculture, Nutrition, and ... more ... 319-337; and: Food Systems for Improved Human Nutrition: Linking Agriculture, Nutrition, and Productivity (ed ... objective of this paper is to determine the linkages between adoption of market ... other constraint the farm household faces is related to production technology that depicts ...

Research paper thumbnail of Bayes estimates of distance-to-market: transactions costs, cooperatives and milk-market development in the Ethiopian highlands

Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2008

Research paper thumbnail of The livestock revolution, food safety, and small-scale farmers: why they matter to us all

Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, 2004

Research paper thumbnail of Policies Affecting Changes in Ownership of Livestock and Use of Feed Resources in the Highlands of Northern Ethiopia

Journal of African Economics, 2004

... John Pender Page 14. household density (11 per sq. km.);14 access to credit and extension, me... more ... John Pender Page 14. household density (11 per sq. km.);14 access to credit and extension, measured by changes in proportion of households obtaining credit and/or extension services from the Bureau of Agriculture (BOA; 20%), Amhara Credit and Saving Institution (ACSI; 9 ...

Research paper thumbnail of Development of Land Rental Markets and Agricultural Productivity Growth: The Case of Northern Ethiopia

Journal of African Economies, 2005

... Samuel Benin a , Mohamed Ahmed b , John Pender c and Simeon Ehui d1 a International Food Poli... more ... Samuel Benin a , Mohamed Ahmed b , John Pender c and Simeon Ehui d1 a International Food Policy Research Institute, Kampala, b Purdue University, c International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington DC and d World Bank ... 22 Samuel Benin et al. Page 3. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Some Policy Implications of the resurfacing of rural factor markets following agrarian de-collectivization in Ethiopia

Research paper thumbnail of Policies for livestock development in the Ethiopian highlands

Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2003

Research paper thumbnail of Resource Degradation in Africa and Latin America: Population Pressure, Policies, and Property Arrangements

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1990

... To appre-ciate the importance of demographic pressure, one only needs to travel through Haiti... more ... To appre-ciate the importance of demographic pressure, one only needs to travel through Haiti and parts of Central America, where burgeoning popula-tions are picking the countryside clean. Accepting a simple Malthusian analysis of re-source degradation, however, does ...

Research paper thumbnail of Demand, Supply and Willingness-to-Pay for Extension Services in an Emerging-Market Setting

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2001

Research paper thumbnail of The economic determinants of cereal crop diversity on farms in the Ethiopian highlands

Agricultural Economics, 2004

Research paper thumbnail of Economic analysis of the impact of adopting herd health control programs on smallholder dairy farms in Central Thailand

Agricultural Economics, 2004

Research paper thumbnail of Deforestation and Agricultural Productivity in the Cote d'Ivoire

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1989

Page 1. Deforestation and Agricultural Productivity in the Cote d'Ivoire Simeon ... more Page 1. Deforestation and Agricultural Productivity in the Cote d'Ivoire Simeon K. Ehui and Thomas W. Hertel An optimal control model is used to determine the optimal steady-state forest stock in the C6te d'Ivoire. This stock is ...

Research paper thumbnail of Technical Efficiency of Smallholder Dairy Farmers in the Central Ethiopian Highlands

Despite having the second largest livestock population in Africa and favorable climate, the contr... more Despite having the second largest livestock population in Africa and favorable climate, the contribution of the livestock, especially the dairy sector to the Ethiopian economy is minimal. The per capita consumption of dairy products of 16 liters is one of the lowest in the world. With increasing income and urbanization, the demand for dairy products is expected to increase. A

Research paper thumbnail of Productivity growth and "catching-up": Implications for China's trade in livestock products

Research paper thumbnail of Globalization, Trade Liberalization and Poverty Alleviation in Southeast Asia: the Case of the Livestock Sector in Vietnam

A number of developing countries consider their livestock production sectors to be particularly v... more A number of developing countries consider their livestock production sectors to be particularly vulnerable to global trade liberalization, especially because of the dominance of smallholder systems. The argument goes that agricultural trade liberalization will give undue advantage to large-scale commercial livestock systems at the expense of smallholder production systems, and that this in turn will add to the adjustment pressures

Research paper thumbnail of THE DETERMINANTS OF CEREAL CROP DIVERSITY ON FARMS IN THE ETHIOPIAN HIGHLANDS

On farm conservation of crop diversity entails policy challenges, especially when the diversity o... more On farm conservation of crop diversity entails policy challenges, especially when the diversity of crops maintained on farms has both inter-specific (among crops) and infra-specific (within a crop) components. Survey data is used to compare the determinants of inter- and infra-specific diversity on household farms in the highlands of northern Ethiopia. Physical features of the farm, and household characteristics such

Research paper thumbnail of Strategies for sustainable agricultural development in the East African highlands

Low agricultural productivity, land degradation and poverty are severe interrelated problems in t... more Low agricultural productivity, land degradation and poverty are severe interrelated problems in the East African highlands. While the proximate causes of such problems are relatively well known, the underlying causes are many and complex, and depend upon many site-specific factors that vary greatly across the diverse circumstances of the region. In this paper, we argue that the appropriate strategy for

Research paper thumbnail of Chapter 47 Livestock Productivity in Developing Countries: An Assessment

Handbook of Agricultural Economics, 2007

Research paper thumbnail of The Double Hurdle Model in the Presence of Fixed Costs

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2000

Research paper thumbnail of Policy and scale factors infl uencing effi ciency in dairy and poultry production in Bangladesh

Page 1. Policy and scale factors influencin efficiency in dairy and poultry production in Banglad... more Page 1. Policy and scale factors influencin efficiency in dairy and poultry production in Bangladesh International Livestock Research Institute Systemwide Livestock Programme Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University Page 2. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Adoption of Crossbred Cow Technologies and Increased Food Security Among Smallholder Dairy Farmers in the East African Highlands

Journal of Crop Production, 2002

... 319-337; and: Food Systems for Improved Human Nutrition: Linking Agriculture, Nutrition, and ... more ... 319-337; and: Food Systems for Improved Human Nutrition: Linking Agriculture, Nutrition, and Productivity (ed ... objective of this paper is to determine the linkages between adoption of market ... other constraint the farm household faces is related to production technology that depicts ...

Research paper thumbnail of Bayes estimates of distance-to-market: transactions costs, cooperatives and milk-market development in the Ethiopian highlands

Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2008

Research paper thumbnail of The livestock revolution, food safety, and small-scale farmers: why they matter to us all

Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, 2004

Research paper thumbnail of Policies Affecting Changes in Ownership of Livestock and Use of Feed Resources in the Highlands of Northern Ethiopia

Journal of African Economics, 2004

... John Pender Page 14. household density (11 per sq. km.);14 access to credit and extension, me... more ... John Pender Page 14. household density (11 per sq. km.);14 access to credit and extension, measured by changes in proportion of households obtaining credit and/or extension services from the Bureau of Agriculture (BOA; 20%), Amhara Credit and Saving Institution (ACSI; 9 ...

Research paper thumbnail of Development of Land Rental Markets and Agricultural Productivity Growth: The Case of Northern Ethiopia

Journal of African Economies, 2005

... Samuel Benin a , Mohamed Ahmed b , John Pender c and Simeon Ehui d1 a International Food Poli... more ... Samuel Benin a , Mohamed Ahmed b , John Pender c and Simeon Ehui d1 a International Food Policy Research Institute, Kampala, b Purdue University, c International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington DC and d World Bank ... 22 Samuel Benin et al. Page 3. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Some Policy Implications of the resurfacing of rural factor markets following agrarian de-collectivization in Ethiopia

Research paper thumbnail of Policies for livestock development in the Ethiopian highlands

Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2003

Research paper thumbnail of Resource Degradation in Africa and Latin America: Population Pressure, Policies, and Property Arrangements

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1990

... To appre-ciate the importance of demographic pressure, one only needs to travel through Haiti... more ... To appre-ciate the importance of demographic pressure, one only needs to travel through Haiti and parts of Central America, where burgeoning popula-tions are picking the countryside clean. Accepting a simple Malthusian analysis of re-source degradation, however, does ...

Research paper thumbnail of Demand, Supply and Willingness-to-Pay for Extension Services in an Emerging-Market Setting

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2001

Research paper thumbnail of The economic determinants of cereal crop diversity on farms in the Ethiopian highlands

Agricultural Economics, 2004

Research paper thumbnail of Economic analysis of the impact of adopting herd health control programs on smallholder dairy farms in Central Thailand

Agricultural Economics, 2004