Monthly Archive: November 2018

Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation Ethiopian highlands project technical report, 1 April–30 September 2018

In its second phase, Africa RISING targeted to reach 0.7 million direct beneficiary households and 3.4 million indirect potential beneficiary households. Parallelly, the project continues to conduct action research that will explore further generic issues and facilitate scaling of the innovations ...

By Simret Yasabu OnNovember 22, 2018

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Method for assessing the appropriate tradeoffs for sustainability: Case of smallholder farming systems in Ethiopian highlands

Global population growth will require substantial increases in agricultural production worldwide. Yet, despite growing concern about the environmental and social impacts of increased agricultural productivity, no consensus exists on the appropriate method for assessing the appropriate tradeoffs for sustainability.

By Simret Yasabu OnNovember 22, 2018

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Is Sustainable Intensification Possible? Evidence from Ethiopia

This paper explores the sustainable intensification possibilities facing smallholder farmers in Ethiopia. It examines the internal consistency of jointly achieving “sustainable” “intensification” by exploring the factors that lead to complementarity or tradeoffs in the outcomes.

By Simret Yasabu OnNovember 22, 2018

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