Village Stratification for Policy Analysis: Multiple Development Domains in the Ethiopian Highlands of Tigray

Many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa suffer from problems related to poverty, natural resource degradation, and the complex interactions between these phenomena (Cleaver and Schreiber 1994). In the northern Ethiopian highlands of Tigray region, problems of poverty and degradation are extremely sever...

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Autores principales: Kruseman, Gideon, Ruben, Ruerd, Tesfay, Girmay
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160560
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Tesfay, Girmay
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description Many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa suffer from problems related to poverty, natural resource degradation, and the complex interactions between these phenomena (Cleaver and Schreiber 1994). In the northern Ethiopian highlands of Tigray region, problems of poverty and degradation are extremely severe: population density is very high, rainfall is scarce and erratic, and soil fertility is low. Under such conditions, farmers need to rely on external inputs and soil conservation practices in order to stabilize or increase yields. Within the current land use pattern, a wide range of different options are available for intensification of production systems. The selection of appropriate pathways for intensification may be different for specific locations. Therefore, village stratification can be used to select technologies and practices that are applied under particular agro-ecological, socioeconomic, and institutional conditions.
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spelling CGSpace1605602025-11-06T04:01:51Z Village Stratification for Policy Analysis: Multiple Development Domains in the Ethiopian Highlands of Tigray Kruseman, Gideon Ruben, Ruerd Tesfay, Girmay land use land policies agriculture land management highlands sustainability Many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa suffer from problems related to poverty, natural resource degradation, and the complex interactions between these phenomena (Cleaver and Schreiber 1994). In the northern Ethiopian highlands of Tigray region, problems of poverty and degradation are extremely severe: population density is very high, rainfall is scarce and erratic, and soil fertility is low. Under such conditions, farmers need to rely on external inputs and soil conservation practices in order to stabilize or increase yields. Within the current land use pattern, a wide range of different options are available for intensification of production systems. The selection of appropriate pathways for intensification may be different for specific locations. Therefore, village stratification can be used to select technologies and practices that are applied under particular agro-ecological, socioeconomic, and institutional conditions. 2006 2024-11-21T09:51:09Z 2024-11-21T09:51:09Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160560 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Kruseman, Gideon; Ruben, Ruerd; and Tesfay, Girmay. 2006. Village Stratification for Policy Analysis: Multiple Development Domains in the Ethiopian Highlands of Tigray. In Strategies for sustainable land management in the East African Highlands. Pender, John; Place, Frank; and Ehui, Simeon K. (Eds.) Chapter 4. Pp. 81-106. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160560
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land policies
agriculture
land management
highlands
sustainability
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Tesfay, Girmay
Village Stratification for Policy Analysis: Multiple Development Domains in the Ethiopian Highlands of Tigray
title Village Stratification for Policy Analysis: Multiple Development Domains in the Ethiopian Highlands of Tigray
title_full Village Stratification for Policy Analysis: Multiple Development Domains in the Ethiopian Highlands of Tigray
title_fullStr Village Stratification for Policy Analysis: Multiple Development Domains in the Ethiopian Highlands of Tigray
title_full_unstemmed Village Stratification for Policy Analysis: Multiple Development Domains in the Ethiopian Highlands of Tigray
title_short Village Stratification for Policy Analysis: Multiple Development Domains in the Ethiopian Highlands of Tigray
title_sort village stratification for policy analysis multiple development domains in the ethiopian highlands of tigray
topic land use
land policies
agriculture
land management
highlands
sustainability
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160560
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