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Impact of institutional environment on foreign direct investment inflow to the manufacturing sector in Ethiopia

RUDN Journal of Economics
The purpose of the research presented in the article is to study the impact of the institutional environment on the inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Ethiopian manufacturing sector.
Mengistu W. Worku, Binganidzo Muchara
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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor, Bright Owusu Asante, David Boansi, Victor Owusu   +3 more
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Causal analysis of trade loss from pathogens: A global study of foot and mouth disease impacts on meat exports

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Our general interest is in global trade loss from livestock pathogens, specifically exports. We adopt a causal inference approach that considers animal disease outbreaks over time as non‐staggered binary treatments with the potential for switching in (infection) and out of treatment (recovery) within the sample period. The outcome evolution of
Mohammad Maksudur Rahman, Thomas L. Marsh   +1 more
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Seeds of change: The impact of Ethiopia's direct seed marketing approach on smallholders' seed purchases and productivity

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract While multiple factors explain low adoption rates of improved varieties by small‐scale farmers in sub‐Saharan Africa, a key supply‐side constraint is the limited availability of seed embodying new traits in the volume, quality, price, and timeliness required by farmers. This constraint is partly attributable to classical failures in the market
Dawit Mekonnen, Gashaw T. Abate, Seid Yimam, Rui Benfica, David J. Spielman, Frank Place   +5 more
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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Diabetic Retinopathy among Adult Diabetes Patients in Southeast Ethiopia: A Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Clinical Ophthalmology, 2022
Biniyam Sahiledengle,1 Tesfaye Assefa,2 Wogene Negash,2 Anwar Tahir,2 Tadele Regasa,3 Yohannes Tekalegn,1 Ayele Mamo,4 Zinash Teferu,1 Damtew Solomon,3 Habtamu Gezahegn,3 Kebebe Bekele,5 Demisu Zenbaba,1 Alelign Tasew,1 Fikreab Desta,1 Zegeye Regassa,2 ...
Sahiledengle B, Assefa T, Negash W, Tahir A, Regasa T, Tekalegn Y, Mamo A, Teferu Z, Solomon D, Gezahegn H, Bekele K, Zenbaba D, Tasew A, Desta F, Regassa Z, Feleke Z, Kene C, Tolcha F, Gomora D, Dibaba D, Atlaw D   +20 more
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Slow tourism motivations: a factor/cluster segmentation approach

Research in Hospitality Management, 2023
Market segmentation has become a valuable instrument in planning appropriate marketing strategies. Therefore, the overall purpose of this study is to explore slow tourists’ characteristics, revealing the differences in their motivations using a factor ...
Wagnew Eshetie Tsegaw
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Evaluating the African arid corridor hypothesis: A meta‐analysis including the phylogenetic and biogeographical history of Sesamothamnus

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise We examined the African arid corridor (AAC) disjunction pattern of vascular plants between northeastern and southwestern Africa in the context of geological and climatic events since the late Miocene. We developed a phylogenetic and biogeographical framework for the arid‐adapted genus Sesamothamnus (Pedaliaceae), a classic example of ...
John G. Zaborsky, Jeffrey P. Rose, Ricardo Kriebel, Bryan T. Drew, Emily Moriarty Lemmon, Alan R. Lemmon, Kenneth J. Sytsma   +6 more
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Lived Experience and Perceptions of Adolescents on Prevention, Causes and Consequences of Double Burden of Malnutrition in Debre Berhan City, Ethiopia: A Qualitative Study

International Journal of General Medicine, 2023
Lemma Getacher,1,2 Beyene Wondafrash Ademe,2 Tefera Belachew2 1School of Public Health, Asrat Woldeyes Health Science Campus, Debre Berhan University, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia; 2Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Public Health, Institute of ...
Getacher L, Wondafrash Ademe B, Belachew T   +2 more
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Commercialization of Moringa: Evidence from Southern Ethiopia

Cogent Economics & Finance, 2020
The policies in Ethiopia to advance the commercial orientation of farmers need identification of challenges at farmer level and exhaustive actions to shift the farm sector.
Alula Tafesse, Degiye Goshu, Fekadu Gelaw, Alelign Ademe   +3 more
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The Finnish Development Cooperation in the Water Sector [PDF]

, 2010
This report evaluates Finland's participation in the water and sanitation sector from 1995 through 2009. Drawing from previous assessments as well as original research, the authors evaluate the country's performance in the water sector of its partner ...
Bob Blankwaardt, Manfred Matz, Soumaya Ibrahim-Huber   +2 more
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