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Promoting Input Use and Conservation Investments among Farm Households in Rwanda

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Daniel C. Clay () (Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University)
T. Reardon
V. Kelly
E. Mpyisi

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Abstract

The research presented in this paper focuses on the question of what determines a farm family's investments in agricultural intensification and their land use patterns. Particular attention is given to conservation investments, use of organic matter, purchases of chemical inputs, and the link between land use practices and soil erosion.

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Paper provided by Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University in its series International Development Collaborative Working Papers with number RW-FSRP-RR-06.

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Keywords: food security; food policy; Rwanda; conservation; land use; soil erosion;

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Q18 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Policy; Food Policy

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  1. David Yanggen & Valerie Kelly & Thomas Reardon & Anwar Naseem, 1998. "Incentives for Fertilizer Use in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review of Empirical Evidence on Fertilizer Response and Profitability," International Development Working Papers 70, Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University. [Downloadable!]
  2. David Weight & Valerie Kelly, 1999. "Fertilizer Impacts on Soils and Crops of Sub-Saharan Africa," International Development Papers 21, Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University. [Downloadable!]
  3. Daniel C. Clay & Fidele Byiringiro & Jaakko Kangasniemi & Thomas Reardon & Bosco Sibomana & Laurence Uwamariya & David Tardif-Douglin, 1995. "Promoting Food Security in Rwanda Through Sustainable Agricultural Productivity: Meeting the Challenges of Population Pressure, Land Degradation, and Poverty," International Development Papers 17, Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University. [Downloadable!]
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  4. Feder, Gershon, et al, 1992. "The Determinants of Farm Investment and Residential Construction in Post-Reform China," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 41(1), pages 1-26, October.
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  5. Feder, Gershon & Just, Richard E & Zilberman, David, 1985. "Adoption of Agricultural Innovations in Developing Countries: A Survey," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 33(2), pages 255-98, January.
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