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Integrated analysis of opportunities and trade-offs for mixed crop-livestock farm types in Amhara, Ethiopia

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  • Deolu-Ajayi, Ayodeji O.
  • Aranguiz, Adolfo Alvarez
  • Alho, Carlos Francisco Brazão Vieira
  • Siegmund-Schultze, Marianna
  • Ndambi, Asaah
  • Selassie, Yihenew G.
  • Abebe, Yenesew
  • Groot, Jeroen C.J.
  • Heesmans, Hanneke
  • Hengsdijk, Huib
  • van der Lee, Jan

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In Ethiopia, many agricultural interventions have been introduced for mixed farm types in different biophysical and socioeconomic conditions. The contribution of such interventions to multi-objectives at farm level and beyond remains unclear.

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  • Deolu-Ajayi, Ayodeji O. & Aranguiz, Adolfo Alvarez & Alho, Carlos Francisco Brazão Vieira & Siegmund-Schultze, Marianna & Ndambi, Asaah & Selassie, Yihenew G. & Abebe, Yenesew & Groot, Jeroen C.J. & H, 2023. "Integrated analysis of opportunities and trade-offs for mixed crop-livestock farm types in Amhara, Ethiopia," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 208(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agisys:v:208:y:2023:i:c:s0308521x23000707
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2023.103665
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