Search Results - "Kassie, Girma T"

Impact of Improved Maize Adoption on Welfare of Farm Households in Malawi: A Panel Data Analysis by Bezu, Sosina, Kassie, Girma T., Shiferaw, Bekele, Ricker-Gilbert, Jacob

“…This paper assesses rural households’ decision to use improved maize varieties in Malawi and examines its impact on household welfare using a three-year…”
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Would a simple attention-reminder in discrete choice experiments affect heuristics, preferences, and willingness to pay for livestock market facilities? by Kassie, Girma T, Zeleke, Fresenbet, Birhanu, Mulugeta Yitayih, Scarpa, Riccardo

“…This study addresses the question whether an ‘attention reminder’ in discrete choice experiments (DCE) affects preferences, willingness to pay (WTP), and…”
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Consumers' preference and willingness to pay for enriched snack product traits in Shashamane and Hawassa cities, Ethiopia by Ahmed, Jemal, Tefera, Tewodros, Kassie, Girma T

“…This study investigated the consumers' preference and willingness to pay for enriched snack product traits. Using a choice experiment framework,we generated…”
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Preference and willingness to pay for small ruminant market facilities – Discrete choice experiment data by Abshiro, Fresenbet Zeleke, Kassie, Girma T., Haji, Jema, Legesse, Belaineh

“…The data described in this brief were collected in 2018 as part of a national study to elicit preferences and estimate willingness to pay (WTP) for small…”
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Willingness to pay for sheep traits and their heterogeneous effects on prices: Evidence from primary livestock markets in Ethiopia by Yitayew, Asresu, Kassie, Girma T, Abduali, Awudu, Nigussie, Zerihun

“…We test the hypothesis whether levels of key traits of sheep heterogeneously affect market prices of sheep in a rural setting. Feasible generalized least…”
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The adoption non-adoption dichotomy: Why do smallholder producers dis-adopt improved chicken breeds? by Birhanu, Mulugeta Y, Kassie, Girma T, Dessie, Tadelle

“…Adopting agricultural technologies is crucial to improve productivity and livelihoods in developing countries. While much research has focused on adoption…”
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Impact of agricultural extension services on the adoption of improved wheat variety in Ethiopia: A cluster randomized controlled trial by Yitayew, Asresu, Abdulai, Awudu, Yigezu, Yigezu A., Deneke, Tilaye T., Kassie, Girma T.

“…•We conducted a cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) to examine impact of extension services and Development Agents on adoption of new variety.•Improved…”
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Understanding pastoralists’ preferences for goat traits: Application of all-levels and end-point choice experiments by Kassie, Girma T., Abdulai, Awudu, Haile, Aynalem, Yitayih, Mulugeta, Asnake, Woinishet, Rischkowsky, Barbara

“…•Elicited goat trait preferences of pastoralists with all-levels and end-point choice experiments.•All-levels design explained pastoralists’ choice behavior…”
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Conservation agriculture in Southern Africa: Advances in knowledge by Thierfelder, Christian, Rusinamhodzi, Leonard, Ngwira, Amos R., Mupangwa, Walter, Nyagumbo, Isaiah, Kassie, Girma T., Cairns, Jill E.

“…The increasing demand for food from limited available land, in light of declining soil fertility and future threats of climate variability and change have…”
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Would Market Sheds Improve Market Participation and Earnings of Small Ruminant Keepers? Evidence from Ethiopia by Zeleke, Fresenbet, Kassie, Girma T., Haji, Jema, Legesse, Belaineh

“…Livestock markets and marketing are crucial components of the agricultural transformation agenda in Ethiopia. There is, however, little or no scientific…”
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Characteristics of maize cultivars in Africa: How modern are they and how many do smallholder farmers grow? by Abate, Tsedeke, Fisher, Monica, Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Kassie, Girma T, Lunduka, Rodney, Marenya, Paswel, Asnake, Woinishet

“…Maize is the most important cereal and most widely cultivated staple that plays a key role in the food security of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Although some…”
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Adoption and farm-level impact of conservation agriculture in Central Ethiopia by Tsegaye, Wondwossen, LaRovere, Roberto, Mwabu, Germano, Kassie, Girma T.

“…Soil erosion and degradation is an important agro-ecological challenge in the highlands of Ethiopia. Conservation agriculture (CA) has a long time been…”
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Preference and Willingness to Pay for Small Ruminant Market Facilities in the Central Highlands of Ethiopia by Zeleke, Fresenbet, Kassie, Girma T., Haji, Jema, Legesse, Belayneh

“…This study elicits farmers' preferences and estimates their willingness to pay (WTP) for selected small ruminant market facilities in Ethiopia. Data were…”
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Analysis of crop residue use in small holder mixed farms in Ethiopia by Alkhtib, Ashraf, Wamatu, Jane, Kassie, Girma T, Rischkowsky, Barbara

“…Determinants of the use of cereal and pulse residue for livestock feeding and soil mulching among smallholder farmers in the mixed farming system were…”
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Understanding farmers’ preference for traits of chickens in rural Ethiopia by Terfa, Zelalem G., Garikipati, S., Kassie, Girma T., Dessie, Tadelle, Christley, R.M.

“…Traditional poultry production plays an irreplaceable role in the sustenance of livelihoods in rural Ethiopia. Ironically, however, much has been done to…”
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Modeling Preference and Willingness to Pay for Drought Tolerance (DT) in Maize in Rural Zimbabwe by Kassie, Girma T., Abdulai, Awudu, Greene, William H., Shiferaw, Bekele, Abate, Tsedeke, Tarekegne, Amsal, Sutcliffe, Chloe

“…•Farmers’ willingness to pay for traits determines adoption of improved varieties.•Maize breeding efforts need to consider trait preferences of…”
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Identification of strategies to improve goat marketing in the lowlands of Ethiopia: a hedonic price analysis by Yitayew, Asresu, Yigezu, Yigezu A., Kassie, Girma T., Deneke, Tilaye T., Haile, Aynalem, Hassen, Halima, Rischkowsky, Barbara

“…This article aims at identifying factors that determine market prices of goats and analyse potential mechanisms by which smallholder goat producers could…”
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Simultaneous adoption of integrated soil fertility management technologies in the Chinyanja Triangle, Southern Africa by Mponela, Powell, Kassie, Girma T., Tamene, Lulseged D.

“…Empirical scientific evidence indicates that there is still room for increasing food production by improving land productivity. This study aimed at identifying…”
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Dry forest based livelihoods in resettlement areas of Northwestern Ethiopia by Abebaw, Degnet, Kassa, Habtemariam, Kassie, Girma T., Lemenih, Mulugeta, Campbell, Bruce, Teka, Worku

“…While the importance of forests for livelihoods has long been well-recognized, empirical knowledge of the factors influencing the extent and diversity of…”
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Policy-induced price distortions along the small ruminant value chains in Ethiopia by Kassie, Girma T, Rahel Solomon Wubie, Tokgoz, Simla, Majeed, Fahd, Yitayih, Mulugeta, Rischkowsky, Barbara

“…PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to identify sources and quantifying distortions to agricultural incentives to produce along the small ruminant value chains…”
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