Summary of Determinants and impact of sustainable land and watershed management investments
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 in Ethiopia. Numerous econometric and hydrological models have been developed to assess the effects of sustain...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2014
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| author | Schmidt, Emily Chinowsky, Paul Robinson, Sherman Strzepek, Kenneth M. |
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| description | 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 in Ethiopia. Numerous econometric and hydrological models have been developed to assess the effects of sustainable land and watershed management (SLWM) investments. However, these models fail to address the trade-offs faced by rural farmers in maintaining such structures. This study combines household survey data that evaluates the economic determinants of program sustainability with a detailed hydrological model that explores location specific effects of SLWM structures. Simulations suggest that more comprehensive investments (such as SLWM with increased fertilizer application) may reap more economically significant increases in household income. Cost benefit analysis suggests that a packaged investment approach is needed in order to outweigh the opportunity costs (foregone labor, particularly) of investing in SLWM infrastructure at farm level. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1502372025-11-06T07:08:24Z Summary of Determinants and impact of sustainable land and watershed management investments Schmidt, Emily Chinowsky, Paul Robinson, Sherman Strzepek, Kenneth M. land management sustainability watershed management 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 in Ethiopia. Numerous econometric and hydrological models have been developed to assess the effects of sustainable land and watershed management (SLWM) investments. However, these models fail to address the trade-offs faced by rural farmers in maintaining such structures. This study combines household survey data that evaluates the economic determinants of program sustainability with a detailed hydrological model that explores location specific effects of SLWM structures. Simulations suggest that more comprehensive investments (such as SLWM with increased fertilizer application) may reap more economically significant increases in household income. Cost benefit analysis suggests that a packaged investment approach is needed in order to outweigh the opportunity costs (foregone labor, particularly) of investing in SLWM infrastructure at farm level. 2014 2024-08-01T02:51:06Z 2024-08-01T02:51:06Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150237 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151322 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ethiopian Development Research Institute Schmidt, Emily; Chinowsky, Paul; Robinson, Sherman and Strzepek, Kenneth M. 2014. Summary of Determinants and impact of sustainable land and watershed management investments. ESSP Research Note 30. Washington, DC and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150237 |
| spellingShingle | land management sustainability watershed management Schmidt, Emily Chinowsky, Paul Robinson, Sherman Strzepek, Kenneth M. Summary of Determinants and impact of sustainable land and watershed management investments |
| title | Summary of Determinants and impact of sustainable land and watershed management investments |
| title_full | Summary of Determinants and impact of sustainable land and watershed management investments |
| title_fullStr | Summary of Determinants and impact of sustainable land and watershed management investments |
| title_full_unstemmed | Summary of Determinants and impact of sustainable land and watershed management investments |
| title_short | Summary of Determinants and impact of sustainable land and watershed management investments |
| title_sort | summary of determinants and impact of sustainable land and watershed management investments |
| topic | land management sustainability watershed management |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150237 |
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