This 2013 Global Food Policy Report is the third in an annual series that provides an in-depth look at major food policy developments and events. Initiated in response to resurgent interest in food and nutrition security, the series offers a yearly overview of the food policy developments that have contributed to or hindered progress in […]
Determinants and Impact of Sustainable Land and Watershed Management Investments: A Systems Evaluation in the Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia
ESSP Working Paper 62 "Determinants and Impact of Sustainable Land and Watershed Management Investments: A Systems Evaluation in the Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia" by Emily Schmidt, Paul Chinowsky, Sherman Robinson and Ken Strzepek. Abstract: Ongoing debate over water resource management in the Nile basin and continuing land degradation in agricultural areas of Ethiopia suggest a need for efficient mechanisms […]
Cows, missing milk markets and nutrition in rural Ethiopia
ESSP Working Paper 63 "Cows, missing milk markets and nutrition in rural Ethiopia" by Hoddinott, John F., Headey, Derek and Dereje, Mekdim. Abstract: In rural economies encumbered by significant market imperfections, farming decisions may partly be motivated by nutritional considerations, in addition to income and risk factors. These imperfections create the potential for farm assets to have direct dietary […]
Hydrological modeling of sustainable land management interventions in the Mizewa watershed of the Blue Nile Basin
ESSP Working Paper 61. "Hydrological modeling of sustainable land management interventions in the Mizewa watershed of the Blue Nile Basin" by Emily Schmidt and Birhanu Zemadim. Abstract: According to the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), the Blue Nile basin is one of the least planned and managed sub-basins of the Nile (IWMI, 2008). Previous studies […]
East African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis
Agriculture is essential to the economies of East African countries. Climate change, with its effects on temperature and precipitation, threatens this important economic activity. How to foster agricultural development and food security in East Africa as the effects of climate change become more serious is the subject of the study East African Agriculture and Climate […]
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