[HTML][HTML] Challenges of smallholder farming in Ethiopia and opportunities by adopting climate-smart agriculture

G Zerssa, D Feyssa, DG Kim, B Eichler-Löbermann - Agriculture, 2021 - mdpi.com
Agriculture is the backbone of the Ethiopian economy, and the agricultural sector is
dominated by smallholder farming systems. The farming systems are facing constraints such …

[HTML][HTML] Determinants of rural livelihood diversification strategies among Chewaka resettlers' communities of southwestern Ethiopia

A Abera, T Yirgu, A Uncha - Agriculture & Food Security, 2021 - Springer
Background Livelihood diversification plays a decisive role for the reduction of poverty, food
insecurity and to improve the welfare of rural communities. However, inadequate research …

[HTML][HTML] Adoption of climate-smart agriculture technologies in Tanzania

BK Kurgat, C Lamanna, A Kimaro, N Namoi… - … in sustainable food …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is agriculture that increases productivity, improves
resilience, and mitigates climate change. Smallholder adoption of farming technology is …

[HTML][HTML] Do agricultural extension services promote adoption of soil and water conservation practices? Evidence from Northern Ghana

G Danso-Abbeam - Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Agricultural environment in many developing economies has become increasingly
unpredictable in recent decades as a result of climate change, increasing the risk of crop …

Farmer's perceptions of agroforestry practices, contributions to rural household farm income, and their determinants in Sodo Zuria District, Southern Ethiopia

M Tega, E Bojago - International Journal of Forestry Research, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Agroforestry has been widely used in developing countries as a solution to mitigate the
effects of climate variability. However, its significance to the well‐being of farmers in rural …

[HTML][HTML] Crop diversification analysis on red pepper dominated smallholder farming system: Evidence from northwest Ethiopia

AB Dessie, TM Abate, TM Mekie, YM Liyew - Ecological processes, 2019 - Springer
Background Ethiopia is the homeland of various crops due to its diverse and suitable agro-
ecological zones. As a result, smallholder farmers grow multiple crops on a small piece of …

[HTML][HTML] The EAT-Lancet Commission's dietary composition may not prevent noncommunicable disease mortality

FJ Zagmutt, JG Pouzou, S Costard - The Journal of nutrition, 2020 - Elsevier
The recently published EAT-Lancet Commission report on dietary impacts on the
environment suggested that their proposed diet could prevent more than 10 million annual …

[HTML][HTML] The joint effects of terrorism and land access on livestock production decisions: Evidence from northern Nigeria

O Fadare, G Zanello, C Srinivasan - World Development Perspectives, 2022 - Elsevier
Livestock production is an integral part of the livelihoods of many households around the
developing world and plays a significant role in farming households' food and nutrition …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of productive safety net program on food security of beneficiary households in western Ethiopia: A matching estimator approach

AG Hailu, ZY Amare - PLoS One, 2022 - journals.plos.org
From various Ethiopian government food security strategies, the Productive Safety Net
Program (PSNP) is one of the strategies to improve households' consumption. As a result …

[HTML][HTML] Drivers of ecosystem service specialization in a smallholder agricultural landscape of the Global South: a case study in Ethiopia

M Brück, J Fischer, EA Law, J Schultner… - Ecology and …, 2023 - ecologyandsociety.org
The global shift toward agricultural specialization in the 20th century led to unprecedented
ecological and socioeconomic changes, both positive and negative, in rural landscapes …