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Technical efficiency of small-scale honey producers in Ethiopia
Using a stochastic frontier production model, this working paper quantifies the extent of technical efficiency and identifies exogenous determinants of inefficiency among small-scale honey producers in...
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Smallholder dairy farming systems in the highlands of Ethiopia:...
Blanket recommendations of technologies and improved practices could be one of the reasons for low adoption of interventions by agricultural systems which are highly diverse in agro-ecological and...
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Genetic-phenotypic and production-system diversity in goat populations in...
This working paper synthesizes and analyses the genetic, morphological and production system characteristics of five indigenous goat populations of Ethiopia, namely Ambo, Gondar, Woyto-Guji, Arsi-Bale...
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Factors determining household allocation of credit to livestock production in...
Access to credit is often viewed as a key to transforming semi-subsistence smallholder farmers into market-oriented producers. However, only a few studies have examined the factors that affect farmers’...
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Analysis of water delivery performance of smallholder irrigation schemes in...
Irrigation systems consist of three interdependent components involving: the irrigation scheme, the on-farm management and the organizations. The irrigation scheme refers to the infrastructure for...
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Institutions for irrigation water management in Ethiopia: Assessing diversity...
Irrigation systems cannot ensure the equitable distribution of water among users and sustainable operation and maintenance of the schemes without capable irrigation institutions. In Ethiopia,...
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Reflections on LIVES project knowledge management and promotion approaches
By Mamusha Lemma and Beamlak Tesfaye The Livestock and Irrigation Value Chains for Ethiopian Smallholders (LIVES) project aims to support the efforts of the Ethiopian government to transform...
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Breaking stereotypes in beekeeping: Zeritu Ahmed’s story
By Ephrem Tesema and Mesfin Tefera Women making traditional hives from bamboo and mud (photo credit: ILRI/Mesfin Tefera). Apiculture is one of the new ventures introduced by the Livestock and...
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LIVES irrigation management and value chain development training held in Tigray
By Desalegne Tadesse The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and the Livestock and Irrigation Value chains for Ethiopian Smallholders (LIVES) Project recently conducted a training on...
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Making agriculture an attractive business: experiences from LIVES project
By Dereje Legesse (LIVES Agribusiness Expert) Working with national and regional partners, the Livestock and Irrigation Value chains for the Ethiopian Smallholders (LIVES) project has designed...
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