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1. Exploring Drivers of Livelihood Diversification and Its Effect on Adoption of Sustainable Land Management Practices in the Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia

Author:
Teshager Abeje, Misganaw; Tsunekawa, Atsushi; Adgo, Enyew; Haregeweyn, Nigussie; Nigussie, Zerihun; Ayalew, Zemen; Elias, Asres; Molla, Dessalegn; Berihun, Daregot
Source:
Sustainability 2019 v.11 no.10
ISSN:
2071-1050
Subject:
food security,   etc   ; Acacia decurrens; Catha edulis; agroecology; basins; cash crops; charcoal; credit; crop production; extension education; farmers; funding; households; income; intensive farming; issues and policy; land degradation; livelihood; livestock; livestock production; markets; mixed cropping; models; ownership; probability; sustainable land management; watersheds; Ethiopia;     Show all 28 Subjects
Abstract:
... Land degradation poses a major threat to agricultural production and food security in Ethiopia, and sustainable land management (SLM) is key in dealing with its adverse impacts. This paper examines the covariates that shape rural livelihood diversification and examines their effects on the intensity of adoption of SLM practices. Household-level data were collected in 2017 from 270 households in th ...
DOI:
10.3390/su11102991