Publications

ESSP Research Note 33."Summary of Perceptions, impacts and rewards of row planting of teff " by Vandercasteelen, Joachim, Dereje, Mekdim, Minten, Bart, Seyoum Taffesse, Alemayehu Summary of ESSP Working Paper 65. This study analyzes the perceptions, impacts, and rewards for teff farmers who were exposed to a row planting technology promotion campaign in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. There […]

ESSP Research Note 32."Summary of Efficiency and productivity differential effects of the land certification program in Ethiopia" by Hagos, Hosaena Ghebru, Holden, Stein Summary of ESSP Working Paper 64. Although theory predicts that better property rights to land can increase land productivity through tenure security effects (investment effects) and through more efficient input use due to enhanced […]

ESSP Research Note 31."Summary of Hydrological modeling of sustainable land management interventions in the Mizewa watershed of the Blue Nile Basin " by Schmidt, Emily, Zemadim, Birhanu Summary of ESSP Working Paper 61. This analysis utilizes recent hydrological and meteorological data collected from the Mizewa watershed in Fogera woreda in order to better understand the physical impact of sustainable […]

ESSP Research Note 30."Summary of Determinants and impact of sustainable land and watershed management investments " by Schmidt, Emily, Chinowsky, Paul, Robinson, Sherman, Strzepek, Kenneth M. Summary of ESSP Working Paper 62. Ongoing debate over water resource management and land degradation suggests a need for efficient sustainable land management mechanisms to improve agricultural output in the Blue Nile basin […]

ESSP Research Note 29."SUMMARY OF STRUCTURE AND PERFORMANCE OF ETHIOPIA’S COFFEE EXPORT SECTOR" by Minten, Bart, Tamru, Seneshaw, Kuma, Tadesse, Nyarko,Yaw Summary of ESSP Working Paper 66. We study the structure and performance of the coffee export sector in Ethiopia, Africa’s most important coffee producer, over the period 2003 to 2013. We find an evolving policy environment […]