Adoption rates of soil and water conservation measures remain below the expected levels in Ethiopia despite considerable investments reducing land degradation improving fertility. This constitutes one key research agendas country. paper underscores need for investigating factors hindering or facilitating adoption measures. The study results presented this are based on cross-section data collected from 408 households eastern Ethiopia, including field observations 790 plots selected using a...

Abstract Previous studies on food insecurity in many developing countries, including Ethiopia, have mainly focused current insecurity, lacking the ex - ante analysis. An understanding of household vulnerability to is critically important inform formulation policies and strategies enhance security reduce among smallholder farmers. This paper analyses farming households using as expected poverty (VEP) approach. The based cross-section data collected from a sample 408 East Hararghe, selected...

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the Solow-Swan's proposition that poorer countries grow faster than richer causing declining income disparities across countries. role coffee trade in convergence also analyzed enrich our understanding whether traditional cash export crops, like coffee, contribute significantly convergence. We found that, GDP per capita was growing among producers re-exporters, supporting model. However, values and shares decreased with for green while increasing...

Following a collaborative effort and with the support of The UK Research Innovation Global Challenges Fund (UKRI GCRF), Trade, Development Environment Hub -- or simply Trade Hub, https://tradehub.earth/ has recently launched report “Global Soybean – Geopolitics Bean”. Originally cultivated as traditional staple food in China, soybean today is most important global commodities international trade. examines economics ‘soybean miracle’, exploring its complex often controversial implications for...

Assessing local people's understanding of the consequences unsustainable bushmeat-related activities on conservation is an important step toward developing effective solutions to decrease unlawful hunting activities. The current study investigated knowledge regarding ecological and socioeconomic impacts illegal bushmeat among villagers adjacent western Nyerere National Park Tanzania. two terminologies i.e., "hunting" "trade" were collectively used herein as "bushmeat trade". We collected...

Achieving the sustainable development goals in developing countries will require realization of benefits from global supply and value chains, such as coffee, for inclusive economic poverty reduction. This study uses data 400 men women randomly sampled coffee farmers a country, Tanzania, to evaluate income distribution, how general production trade contribute gender equity livelihood improvement. Oaxaca–Blinder decomposition Gini coefficient models are used analysis. We find imbalance...

Establishing knowledge of local communities regarding the potential health risks illegal bushmeat hunting and its related practices is among essential means to developing effective conservation public programs. To reveal understanding people consumption handling wildlife products, we used a semi-structured questionnaire survey 261 households in eight villages located adjacent western part Nyerere National Park. Also, interviewed key informants, including personnel veterinary officers, study...

Chameleons (family Chamaeleonidae) are a distinctive group of reptiles, mainly found in Africa, which have high local endemism and face significant threats from the international wildlife trade. We review scale structure chameleon trade, with focus on collection exports Tanzania; hotspot diversity. Analysis used data CITES Trade Database 2000–2019, combined assessment online on-the-ground surveys Tanzania 2019. Between 2000 2019, 1,128,776 live chameleons 108 species were reported as...

The XI/22 decisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) at its eleventh Conference Parties invite parties to integrate three objectives CBD into sustainable development and poverty eradication programs, plans, policies, priority actions, taking account outcomes Rio+20 Conference. Based this ground a Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) proposed new (establishment soda ash facility) in Lake Natron area Tanzania was carried out inform decision regarding proposal. costs benefits project were...

The growth of an investment with perfect cash flow is the aim every investor. Avocado emerging as one important “new export crops” in developing countries and smallholder farmers are expected to benefit enormously from production selling crop. Based on this proposition a study was conducted investigate profitability avocado among Hai Rungwe districts Tanzania. employed multistage random sampling method select sample households primary data were collected 120 producing for exportation. Cost...

Agriculture production has long been regarded as an important sector for social and economic progress in most developing countries. However, it is also increasingly viewed posing threats to biodiversity the environment at large, hence need striking a balance between two goals (economic conservation) through adoption of environmentally friendly healthy farming practices. In this paper, we use case avocado Hai Rungwe districts Tanzania investigate opinions smallholder farmers about effects on...

Certification is increasingly becoming necessary for accessing coffee export markets and practicing environmental conservation, especially at this time when many of the farmers in developing countries strive to achieve agricultural transformation. Using data from 400 randomly selected Tanzania, study determined status, constraints, key drivers, impact certifications. Descriptive statistics endogenous switching regression (ESR) model were used analysis. Results indicated that level...

Abstract While evaluation of research-to-policy projects is a fundamental aspect measuring the impact new knowledge, limited studies have examined methods in such projects, as well how can generate learning to facilitate progress towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This study conducted systematic literature review and found that most commonly used for SDG contribution were Analytical Hierarchy Process (40.4%), Fuzzy TOPSIS (13.2%) ELECTRE SPADE Methodology (3.5% each). Ranking...

This paper evaluates stakeholders' perceptions about authorisation of the game meat trade as a solution to poaching in Tanzania. It respectively uses variant "Likert's method summated ratings" and "cumulative ordinal regression model" analyse compare opinions government officials non-state stakeholders performance recent regulatory framework governing country. The results support assertion that can be one boldest conservation tools mitigate if well-planned regulated. cumulative model suggest...

According to the standard economic theory that treats a person as maximising agent of short run profit, it would be expected farmers select round potato varieties with highest profit potential. However, previous studies treated one variety and other adoption often assumed profitability was not important in improved varieties. Therefore, this study analysed implications for selections by using sample 510 drawn from three districts Southern Highlands Tanzania. The main question whether...