A ISTRA ("|" Metal hyperaccumulation is a characteristic present in over 500 plant species
and approximately in 0.2% of all angiosperms. Hyperaccumulators are model plants for …

Soil erosion by water is one of the main causes of land degradation and reduced agricultural
productivity in Africa leading to an estimated annual loss in crop yield of 280 million tons. To …

Climate change is likely to worsen poverty, and agriculture-dependent groups and poorest
countries are at the greatest risk. Farmers' have begun developing and implementing …

This study analyzed determinants of farm-level climate adaptation measures in Africa using
a multinomial choice model fitted to data from a cross-sectional survey of over 8000 farms …

We analyze the impact of different adaptation strategies on crop net revenues in the Nile
Basin of Ethiopia. We estimate a multinomial endogenous switching regression model of …

In Ethiopia, climate change and associated risks are expected to have serious
consequences for agriculture and food security. This in turn will seriously impact on the …

The existing literature on the relationship between property rights in land and agricultural
investment in Africa has given results that are often confusing and contradictory. I make two …

Soil erosion by water is the most pressing environmental problem in Ethiopia, particularly in
the Highlands where the topography is highly rugged, population pressure is high …

Adoption rates of soil and water conservation measures remain below the expected levels in
Ethiopia despite the considerable investments in reducing land degradation and improving …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to analyze smallholder farmers' perceptions of climate
change and its adverse effects, identify major adaptation strategies used by farmers and …