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Working Papers

2021

1. Evaluating Knowledge, Beliefs, and Management of Arboviral Diseases in Kenya: A Multivariate Fractional Probit Approach
   2021 Conference, August 17-31, 2021, Virtual, International Association of Agricultural Economists
2. Health-Seeking Behavior of Rural Households, Malaria, and Productivity in Northwestern Ethiopia
   2021 Conference, August 17-31, 2021, Virtual, International Association of Agricultural Economists
3. Impact of the Fall Armyworm (FAW) on the Nutrition Security of Children and Mothers in Eastern Uganda
   2021 Conference, August 17-31, 2021, Virtual, International Association of Agricultural Economists
4. Micro-Economic Impact of Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Control Interventions on Farmers’ Livelihoods in Kwale County, Kenya
   2021 Conference, August 17-31, 2021, Virtual, International Association of Agricultural Economists
5. Push-Pull Technology As a Climate-Smart Integrated Pest Management Strategy in Southern Ethiopia
   2021 Conference, August 17-31, 2021, Virtual, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (1)
6. The Economic, Food Security, and Health Effects of Fall Armyworm in Ethiopia
   2021 Conference, August 17-31, 2021, Virtual, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (1)
7. The Economics of Trypanosomiasis: Empirical Evidence on Its Impacts on Livestock Production and Welfare
   2021 Conference, August 17-31, 2021, Virtual, International Association of Agricultural Economists
8. The Role of Pollination Services and Disrupting Cropping Patterns in Closing Nutrition Gap in Sub-Saharan Africa
   2021 Conference, August 17-31, 2021, Virtual, International Association of Agricultural Economists
9. The impact of beekeeping on household per capita income: evidence from Northwest Ethiopia
   2021 Conference, August 17-31, 2021, Virtual, International Association of Agricultural Economists

2019

10. Adoption of Integrated Pest Management Strategy for Suppression of Mango Fruit flies in East Africa: An ex ante and ex post analysis in Ethiopia and Kenya
    2019 Sixth International Conference, September 23-26, 2019, Abuja, Nigeria, African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE)
11. Impact of land certification on tree growing on private plots of rural households: Evidence from Ethiopia
    CLTS Working Papers, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Centre for Land Tenure Studies View citations (2)
    See also Chapter The Impact of Land Certification on Tree Growing on Private Plots of Rural Households: Evidence from Ethiopia, Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan (2013) View citations (5) (2013)
12. The joint impact of improved maize seeds on productivity and efficiency: implications for policy
    2019 Sixth International Conference, September 23-26, 2019, Abuja, Nigeria, African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE) View citations (2)

2018

13. Do farmers and the environment benefit from adopting IPM practices? Evidence from Kenya
    2018 Conference, July 28-August 2, 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (5)
14. Does gender matter in the adoption of sustainable agricultural technologies? A case of push-pull technology in Kenya
    Working Papers PMMA, PEP-PMMA View citations (2)
15. Does the adoption of maize-legume cropping diversification and modern seeds affect nutritional security in Ethiopia? Evidence from panel data analysis
    2018 Conference, July 28-August 2, 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia, International Association of Agricultural Economists
16. The economics of multiple interventions to achieve holistic outcomes: Pilot evidence from Ethiopia
    2018 Conference, July 28-August 2, 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia, International Association of Agricultural Economists
17. The nutrition impacts of women’s empowerment in Kenyan agriculture: Application of the multinomial endogenous switching treatment regression
    2018 Conference, July 28-August 2, 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia, International Association of Agricultural Economists

2017

18. Determinants of Adoption and Impacts of Sustainable Land Management and Climate Smart Agricultural Practices (SLM-CSA): Panel Data Evidence from the Ethiopian Highlands
    EfD Discussion Paper, Environment for Development, University of Gothenburg
19. Smallholder Agricultural Commercialization and Poverty: Empirical Evidence of Panel Data from Kenya
    91st Annual Conference, April 24-26, 2017, Royal Dublin Society, Dublin, Ireland, Agricultural Economics Society View citations (5)

2016

20. Farm input subsidies and the adoption of natural resource management technologies
    2016 Annual Meeting, July 31-August 2, Boston, Massachusetts, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association View citations (2)
21. Gendered analysis of the demand for poultry feed in Kenya
    2016 Fifth International Conference, September 23-26, 2016, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE)

2015

22. Adoption of Conservation Agriculture Under Alternative Agricultural Policy and Market Access Indicators: Evidence From Eastern and Southern Africa
    2015 Conference, August 9-14, 2015, Milan, Italy, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (2)
23. Determinants of Market Participation Regimes among Smallholder Maize Producers in Kenya
    2015 Conference, August 9-14, 2015, Milan, Italy, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (8)
24. Does gender of the household head explain smallholder farmers' maize market positions? Evidence from Ethiopia
    2015 Conference, August 9-14, 2015, Milan, Italy, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (4)
25. Impact of Improved Maize Variety Adoption on Household Food Security in Ethiopia: An Endogenous Switching Regression Approach
    2015 Conference, August 9-14, 2015, Milan, Italy, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (6)
26. Integrated land and water management practices for rainwater harvesting: Joint estimation on the combined use of the practices in Azgo watershed, Ethiopia
    2015 Conference, August 9-14, 2015, Milan, Italy, International Association of Agricultural Economists
27. Response to Climate Risks among Smallholder Farmers in Malawi: A Multivariate Probit Assessment of the Role of Information, Household Demographics and Farm Characteristics
    2015 Conference, August 9-14, 2015, Milan, Italy, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (9)
28. Technology diversification: Assessing impacts on crop income and agrochemical uses in Malawi
    2015 Conference, August 9-14, 2015, Milan, Italy, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (1)

2013

29. Big Constraints or Small Returns? Explaining Nonadoption of Hybrid Maize in Tanzania
    GlobalFood Discussion Papers, Georg-August-Universitaet Goettingen, GlobalFood, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Big Constraints or Small Returns? Explaining Nonadoption of Hybrid Maize in Tanzania, Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (2016) View citations (12) (2016)
30. Knowledge, Adoption and Use Intensity of Improved Maize Technologies in Ethiopia
    2013 Fourth International Conference, September 22-25, 2013, Hammamet, Tunisia, African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE) View citations (6)

2012

31. Determinants of Food Security in Kenya, a Gender Perspective
    86th Annual Conference, April 16-18, 2012, Warwick University, Coventry, UK, Agricultural Economics Society View citations (4)
32. Improved Maize Technologies and Welfare Outcomes In Smallholder Systems: Evidence From Application of Parametric and Non-Parametric Approaches
    2012 Conference, August 18-24, 2012, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (9)
33. Interdependence in Farmer Technology Adoption Decisions in Smallholder Systems: Joint Estimation of Investments in Sustainable Agricultural Practices in Rural Tanzania
    2012 Conference, August 18-24, 2012, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (5)
34. On the joint estimation of multiple adoption decisions: The case of sustainable agricultural technologies and practices in Ethiopia
    2012 Conference, August 18-24, 2012, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (1)
35. Plot and Household-Level Determinants of Sustainable Agricultural Practices in Rural Tanzania
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (7)
36. Seed market liberalization, hybrid maize adoption, and impacts on smallholder farmers in Tanzania
    GlobalFood Discussion Papers, Georg-August-Universitaet Goettingen, GlobalFood, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development View citations (11)
    Also in 2012 Conference, August 18-24, 2012, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, International Association of Agricultural Economists (2012) View citations (11)
37. Tradeoffs in Crop Residue Utilization in Mixed Crop-Livestock Systems and Implications for Conservation Agriculture and Sustainable Land Management
    2012 Conference, August 18-24, 2012, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (1)
38. Welfare Effects of Agricultural Technology adoption: the case of improved groundnut varieties in rural Malawi
    2012 Conference, August 18-24, 2012, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (16)

2011

39. Economic and Environmental Benefits of Forage Legume Intercropping in the Mixed System: A Case Study in West Gojam, Ethiopia
    Working Papers, Policy Studies Institute View citations (2)
40. Sustainable Agricultural Practices and Agricultural Productivity in Ethiopia: Does Agroecology Matter?
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (1)
    Also in RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future (2009) View citations (1)
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics (2009) View citations (2)

2010

41. Adoption and Impact of Improved Groundnut Varieties on Rural Poverty: Evidence from Rural Uganda
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (20)
42. Household Tree Planting in Tigrai, Northern Ethiopia: Tree Species, Purposes, and Determinants
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (11)
    Also in RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future (2010) View citations (11)
43. Urban Energy Transition and Technology Adoption: The Case of Tigrai, Northern Ethiopia
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Urban energy transition and technology adoption: The case of Tigrai, northern Ethiopia, Energy Economics, Elsevier (2012) View citations (51) (2012)

2009

44. Adoption of Organic Farming Techniques: Evidence from a Semi-Arid Region of Ethiopia
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (16)
45. Does Fertilizer Use Respond to Rainfall Variability? Panel Data Evidence from Ethiopia
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Does fertilizer use respond to rainfall variability? Panel data evidence from Ethiopia, Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists (2010) View citations (82) (2010)
46. Economics of Soil Conservation Adoption in High-Rainfall Areas of the Ethiopian Highlands
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (3)
    Also in RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future (2008) View citations (5)
47. Risk Implications of Farm Technology Adoption in the Ethiopian Highlands
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (7)
    Also in RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future (2009) View citations (7)
48. The Role of Production Risk in Sustainable Land-Management Technology Adoption in the Ethiopian Highlands
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (11)
    Also in RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future (2008) View citations (8)
49. The Role of Soil Conservation on Mean Crop Yield and Variance of Yield - Evidence from the Ethiopian Highlands
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future (2008) View citations (1)

2008

50. Adoption of Organic Farming Technologies: Evidence from Semi-Arid Regions of Ethiopia
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (9)
51. Organic Farming Technologies and Agricultural Productivity: The case of Semi-Arid Ethiopia
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (4)

2007

52. Impact of soil conservation on crop production in the Northern Ethiopian Highlands
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (4)

2006

53. Parametric and Non-Parametric Estimation of Soil Conservation Impact on Productivity in the Northwestern Ethiopian Highlands
    2006 Annual Meeting, August 12-18, 2006, Queensland, Australia, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (4)

2000

54. Policies for Sustainable land management in the highlands of Ethiopia: Land Degradation in the highlands of Amhara region and strategies for sustainable land management
    Research Reports, International Livestock Research Institute View citations (6)

1999

55. Benefits of Integration of Cereals and Forage Legumes With and Without Crossbred Cows in Mixed Farms: An ex ante Analysis for Highland Ethiopia
    Research Reports, International Livestock Research Institute View citations (6)

Journal Articles

2022

1. Performance of Push–Pull Technology in Low-Fertility Soils under Conventional and Conservation Agriculture Farming Systems in Malawi
   Sustainability, 2022, 14, (4), 1-21 View citations (1)

2021

2. How does adoption of labor saving agricultural technologies affect intrahousehold resource allocations? The case of push-pull technology in Western Kenya
   Food Policy, 2021, 102, (C) View citations (4)
3. The potential economic benefits of controlling trypanosomiasis using waterbuck repellent blend in sub-Saharan Africa
   PLOS ONE, 2021, 16, (7), 1-15 View citations (3)

2020

4. Are Individuals Willing to Pay for Community-Based Eco-Friendly Malaria Vector Control Strategies? A Case of Mosquito Larviciding Using Plant-Based Biopesticides in Kenya
   Sustainability, 2020, 12, (20), 1-15 View citations (1)
5. Economic impacts of fall armyworm and its management strategies: evidence from southern Ethiopia
   European Review of Agricultural Economics, 2020, 47, (4), 1473-1501 View citations (10)
6. Household Tree Planting in Tigrai, Northern Ethiopia: Tree Species, Purposes, and Tenure Security
   Land Use Policy, 2020, 96, (C) View citations (3)
7. Integrated Health Interventions for Improved Livelihoods: A Case Study in Ethiopia
   Sustainability, 2020, 12, (6), 1-21 View citations (3)
8. Women’s empowerment boosts the gains in dietary diversity from agricultural technology adoption in rural Kenya
   Food Policy, 2020, 95, (C) View citations (7)

2019

9. Do Farmers and the Environment Benefit from Adopting Integrated Pest Management Practices? Evidence from Kenya
   Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2019, 70, (2), 452-470 View citations (43)

2018

10. Does gender matter in the adoption of push-pull pest management and other sustainable agricultural practices? Evidence from Western Kenya
    Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, 2018, 10, (2), 253-272 View citations (12)
11. Impact of improved maize adoption on household food security of maize producing smallholder farmers in Ethiopia
    Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, 2018, 10, (1), 81-93 View citations (23)
12. Measuring Farm and Market Level Economic Impacts of Improved Maize Production Technologies in Ethiopia: Evidence from Panel Data
    Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2018, 69, (1), 76-95 View citations (41)
13. Push–pull farming system in Kenya: Implications for economic and social welfare
    Land Use Policy, 2018, 77, (C), 186-198 View citations (11)

2017

14. Predicting minimum tillage adoption among smallholder farmers using micro-level and policy variables
    Agricultural and Food Economics, 2017, 5, (1), 1-22 View citations (6)
15. The influence of farm input subsidies on the adoption of natural resource management technologies
    Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2017, 61, (4) View citations (6)
    Also in Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2017, 61, (4), 539-556 (2017) View citations (20)

2016

16. Adoption and Impacts of Sustainable Agricultural Practices on Maize Yields and Incomes: Evidence from Rural Zambia
    Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2016, 67, (1), 130-153 View citations (100)
17. Agricultural innovations and food security in Malawi: Gender dynamics, institutions and market implications
    Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2016, 103, (C), 240-248 View citations (21)
18. Big Constraints or Small Returns? Explaining Nonadoption of Hybrid Maize in Tanzania
    Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 2016, 38, (1), 113-131 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Big Constraints or Small Returns? Explaining Nonadoption of Hybrid Maize in Tanzania, GlobalFood Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (7) (2013)
19. Determinants of child nutritional status in the eastern province of Zambia: the role of improved maize varieties
    Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, 2016, 8, (1), 239-253 View citations (12)
    Also in Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, 2016, 8, (1), 239-253 (2016) View citations (12)
20. Do neighbours matter in technology adoption? The case of conservation tillage in northwest Ethiopia
    African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2016, 11, (3) View citations (14)
21. Resource saving and productivity enhancing impacts of crop management innovation packages in Ethiopia
    Agricultural Economics, 2016, 47, (5), 513-522 View citations (17)

2015

22. Analysis of Adoption and Impacts of Improved Maize Varieties in Eastern Zambia
    World Development, 2015, 66, (C), 695-706 View citations (117)
23. Determinants of maize stover utilization as feed, fuel and soil amendment in mixed crop-livestock systems, Ethiopia
    Agricultural Systems, 2015, 134, (C), 17-23 View citations (12)
24. Factors that transformed maize productivity in Ethiopia
    Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, 2015, 7, (5), 965-981 View citations (56)
25. Fertilizer use on individually and jointly managed crop plots in Mozambique
    Journal of Gender, Agriculture and Food Security (Agri-Gender), 2015, 01, (2) View citations (10)
26. Gendered food security in rural Malawi: why is women’s food security status lower?
    Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, 2015, 7, (6), 1299-1320 View citations (24)
27. Market imperfections, access to information and technology adoption in Uganda: challenges of overcoming multiple constraints
    Agricultural Economics, 2015, 46, (4), 475-488 View citations (59)
28. Production Risks and Food Security under Alternative Technology Choices in Malawi: Application of a Multinomial Endogenous Switching Regression
    Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2015, 66, (3), 640-659 View citations (86)

2014

29. Adoption of improved wheat varieties and impacts on household food security in Ethiopia
    Food Policy, 2014, 44, (C), 272-284 View citations (175)
30. Are there systematic gender differences in the adoption of sustainable agricultural intensification practices? Evidence from Kenya
    Food Policy, 2014, 49, (P1), 117-127 View citations (84)
31. What Determines Gender Inequality in Household Food Security in Kenya? Application of Exogenous Switching Treatment Regression
    World Development, 2014, 56, (C), 153-171 View citations (71)

2013

32. Adoption of Multiple Sustainable Agricultural Practices in Rural Ethiopia
    Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2013, 64, (3), 597-623 View citations (187)
33. Adoption of interrelated sustainable agricultural practices in smallholder systems: Evidence from rural Tanzania
    Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2013, 80, (3), 525-540 View citations (171)
34. Cropping system diversification, conservation tillage and modern seed adoption in Ethiopia: Impacts on household income, agrochemical use and demand for labor
    Ecological Economics, 2013, 93, (C), 85-93 View citations (122)
35. Impact of metal silos on households’ maize storage, storage losses and food security: An application of a propensity score matching
    Food Policy, 2013, 43, (C), 44-55 View citations (42)
36. Tradeoffs in crop residue utilization in mixed crop–livestock systems and implications for conservation agriculture
    Agricultural Systems, 2013, 121, (C), 96-105 View citations (11)

2012

37. Poverty Reduction Effects of Agricultural Technology Adoption: A Micro-evidence from Rural Tanzania
    Journal of Development Studies, 2012, 48, (9), 1288-1305 View citations (68)
38. Urban energy transition and technology adoption: The case of Tigrai, northern Ethiopia
    Energy Economics, 2012, 34, (2), 410-418 View citations (51)
    See also Working Paper Urban Energy Transition and Technology Adoption: The Case of Tigrai, Northern Ethiopia, RFF Working Paper Series (2010) View citations (1) (2010)

2011

39. Agricultural Technology, Crop Income, and Poverty Alleviation in Uganda
    World Development, 2011, 39, (10), 1784-1795 View citations (210)
40. Are soil conservation technologies “win‐win?” A case study of Anjeni in the north‐western Ethiopian highlands
    Natural Resources Forum, 2011, 35, (2), 89-99
41. Determinants of Agricultural Technology Adoption: The Case of Improved Pigeonpea Varieties in Tanzania
    Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture, 2011, 50, (4), 21 View citations (22)

2010

42. Does fertilizer use respond to rainfall variability? Panel data evidence from Ethiopia
    Agricultural Economics, 2010, 41, (2), 165-175 View citations (82)
    See also Working Paper Does Fertilizer Use Respond to Rainfall Variability? Panel Data Evidence from Ethiopia, Working Papers in Economics (2009) (2009)
43. The Economics of Sustainable Land Management Practices in the Ethiopian Highlands
    Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2010, 61, (3), 605-627 View citations (60)

2009

44. Adoption of sustainable agriculture practices: Evidence from a semi‐arid region of Ethiopia
    Natural Resources Forum, 2009, 33, (3), 189-198 View citations (18)

2007

45. Sharecropping efficiency in Ethiopia: threats of eviction and kinship
    Agricultural Economics, 2007, 37, (2‐3), 179-188 View citations (41)

Chapters

2013

1. The Impact of Land Certification on Tree Growing on Private Plots of Rural Households: Evidence from Ethiopia
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Impact of land certification on tree growing on private plots of rural households: Evidence from Ethiopia, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Centre for Land Tenure Studies (2019) View citations (2) (2019)