Investment in soil conservation in northern Ethiopia: The role of land tenure security and public programs

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 69-84

  Gebremedhin, Berhanu ^a   Swinton, Scott M ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Double hurdle model; Ethiopia; Land tenure; Soil conservation; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

FARMERS ATTITUDE; INVESTMENT; LAND TENURE; SOIL CONSERVATION; TENURE RELATIONS;

ETHIOPIA; TIGRAY;

EID: 0042769302     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5150(03)00022-7     Document Type: Article

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