Exploring co-investments in sustainable land management in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 32-44

  Adimassu, Zenebe ^a,b   Kessler, Aad ^b   Stroosnijder, Leo ^b  

^a ETHIOPIAN INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH   (Ethiopia)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia; co investments; governance; public private collaboration; sustainable land management

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EXPLORATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INVESTMENT; LAND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; SURVEY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

KENYA; RIFT VALLEY;

EID: 84873408328     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504509.2012.740690     Document Type: Article

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