Policies for Poverty Reduction, Sustainable Land Management, and Food Security: A Bioeconomic Model with Market Imperfections
Ethiopia is one of the poorest countries in the world, and its population of more than 70 million people lives mostly in the highlands. The food security of these people is threatened by land degradation and droughts that cause declining and highly variable land productivity. Changes in the global c...
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| author | Holden, Stein Shiferaw, Bekele A. Pender, John L. |
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| description | Ethiopia is one of the poorest countries in the world, and its population of more than 70 million people lives mostly in the highlands. The food security of these people is threatened by land degradation and droughts that cause declining and highly variable land productivity. Changes in the global climate may also have caused an increase in the incidence of drought that has occurred recently in areas that were not affected by the earlier droughts. Along with a history of social conflict and unrest in the country, poor governance and misplaced government policies have contributed to the vicious spiral of poverty, land degradation, and food insecurity. There is a strong need for peace, better governance, and improved policies that can help break the Malthusian development path and put communities onto more sustainable development pathways where poverty is reduced and food security is improved. Especially, there is an urgent need for pro-poor alternative development strategies that address land degradation and food insecurity in less-favored areas where drought risk is higher and/or market access is poorer. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1605682025-11-06T04:12:52Z Policies for Poverty Reduction, Sustainable Land Management, and Food Security: A Bioeconomic Model with Market Imperfections Holden, Stein Shiferaw, Bekele A. Pender, John L. land use land policies agriculture land management highlands sustainability food security Ethiopia is one of the poorest countries in the world, and its population of more than 70 million people lives mostly in the highlands. The food security of these people is threatened by land degradation and droughts that cause declining and highly variable land productivity. Changes in the global climate may also have caused an increase in the incidence of drought that has occurred recently in areas that were not affected by the earlier droughts. Along with a history of social conflict and unrest in the country, poor governance and misplaced government policies have contributed to the vicious spiral of poverty, land degradation, and food insecurity. There is a strong need for peace, better governance, and improved policies that can help break the Malthusian development path and put communities onto more sustainable development pathways where poverty is reduced and food security is improved. Especially, there is an urgent need for pro-poor alternative development strategies that address land degradation and food insecurity in less-favored areas where drought risk is higher and/or market access is poorer. 2006 2024-11-21T09:51:10Z 2024-11-21T09:51:10Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160568 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Holden, Stein; Shiferaw, Bekele; and Pender, John. 2006. Policies for Poverty Reduction, Sustainable Land Management, and Food Security: A Bioeconomic Model with Market Imperfections. In Strategies for sustainable land management in the East African Highlands. Pender, John; Place, Frank; and Ehui, Simeon K. (Eds.) Chapter 14. Pp. 333-356. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160568 |
| spellingShingle | land use land policies agriculture land management highlands sustainability food security Holden, Stein Shiferaw, Bekele A. Pender, John L. Policies for Poverty Reduction, Sustainable Land Management, and Food Security: A Bioeconomic Model with Market Imperfections |
| title | Policies for Poverty Reduction, Sustainable Land Management, and Food Security: A Bioeconomic Model with Market Imperfections |
| title_full | Policies for Poverty Reduction, Sustainable Land Management, and Food Security: A Bioeconomic Model with Market Imperfections |
| title_fullStr | Policies for Poverty Reduction, Sustainable Land Management, and Food Security: A Bioeconomic Model with Market Imperfections |
| title_full_unstemmed | Policies for Poverty Reduction, Sustainable Land Management, and Food Security: A Bioeconomic Model with Market Imperfections |
| title_short | Policies for Poverty Reduction, Sustainable Land Management, and Food Security: A Bioeconomic Model with Market Imperfections |
| title_sort | policies for poverty reduction sustainable land management and food security a bioeconomic model with market imperfections |
| topic | land use land policies agriculture land management highlands sustainability food security |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160568 |
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