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Communal Land Utilization in the Highlands of Northern Ethiopia: Evidence of Transaction Costs

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  • Oniki, Shunji
  • Negusse, Gebremichael

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In rural areas of the Ethiopian highlands, tree planting on communal land has been increasing because of active implementation of various sustainable land management projects. Tree planting requires negotiation or coordination among the users of communal land because it may exclude other activities, namely grazing of livestock. This study empirically shows that the transaction costs to reach agreement among land users deter the expansion of tree planting.In other words, tree-planting projects tend to be placed in communities with lower transaction costs. The result implies that tree planting will expand if public policy is directed toward coordinating diversified opinions among community members.

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  • Oniki, Shunji & Negusse, Gebremichael, 2015. "Communal Land Utilization in the Highlands of Northern Ethiopia: Evidence of Transaction Costs," Japanese Journal of Agricultural Economics (formerly Japanese Journal of Rural Economics), Agricultural Economics Society of Japan (AESJ), vol. 17, pages 1-6.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:jpjjre:242112
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.242112
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    1. Shunji Oniki & Melaku Berhe & Teklay Negash, 2020. "Role of Social Norms in Natural Resource Management: The Case of the Communal Land Distribution Program in Northern Ethiopia," Land, MDPI, vol. 9(2), pages 1-17, January.
    2. Rahwa Kidane & Thomas Wanner & Melissa Nursey-Bray & Md. Masud-All-Kamal & Gerald Atampugre, 2022. "The Role of Climatic and Non-Climatic Factors in Smallholder Farmers’ Adaptation Responses: Insights from Rural Ethiopia," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(9), pages 1-20, May.
    3. Oniki, S. & Berhe, M. & Negash, T., 2018. "Roles of the social norms on participation in the communal land distribution program in Ethiopia," 2018 Conference, July 28-August 2, 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia 277070, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
    4. Shunji Oniki & Melaku Berhe & Koichi Takenaka, 2020. "Efficiency Impact of the Communal Land Distribution Program in Northern Ethiopia," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(11), pages 1-14, May.

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