Non-farm income, household welfare, and sustainable land management in a less-favoured area in the Ethiopian highlands

Food Policy

Volumn 29, Issue 4 SPEC.ISS., 2004, Pages 369-392

  Holden, Stein ^a   Shiferaw, Bekele ^b   Pender, John ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b International Crops Research Institute   (India)

^c INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioeconomic model; Ethiopia; Market imperfections; Nonfarm income

Indexed keywords

HOUSEHOLD INCOME; LAND DEGRADATION; LAND MANAGEMENT; RURAL ECONOMY; SOIL EROSION;

EID: 5444221848     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2004.07.007     Document Type: Article

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