Technical efficiency drivers of farmer-led restoration strategies, and how substantial is the unrealised potential for farm output?

Vianny Ahimbisibwe, Eliza Zhunusova, Habtemariam Kassa and Sven Günter

Agricultural Systems, 2024, vol. 213, issue C

Abstract: In Ethiopia, similar to other parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, the effects of farmland degradation on ecosystem services and well-being are especially prominent as 85% of the population lives in rural areas and depends on agriculture for their livelihoods. Existing farmer-led restoration activities involve integrating trees on farms (ToF) through traditional agroforestry or woodlots systems. Although ToF practices can potentially bring economic and ecological gains, their production systems and efficiency in terms of input use remain overlooked in the current literature.

Keywords: Trees on farms; Smallholder plantation; Farmer-led restoration activities; Woodlots; Agroforestry; Home gardens; Technical efficiency; Stochastic frontier model; Smallholder (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2023.103799

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