CCI Conservation Seminar - Prof. Salvatore Di Falco (joint CCI/CEENRG), University of Geneva
Welfare implications of conservation agriculture: Experimental evidence from Ethiopia
Using a set of multi-year randomized control trials in Ethiopia, we investigate how tailored plot-specific information about soil conservation practices affects adoption and welfare implications in the short and medium run. Results show that tailored information increased the likelihood of adoption of sustainable practices and this, in turn, improved land productivity for maize producers.
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Bio:
Salvatore is a Professor of Environmental Economics at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. His research focuses on the intersection between agricultural, environmental and development economics. He has analyzed the contribution of natural resources such as biodiversity on agricultural productivity, food security, and weather risk in arid environments. His work also focuses on the role of institutional structures (common property forests) on natural resource conservation, rural development and poverty reduction. More recent work includes the impact of social capital and traditional sharing norms on consumption, saving accumulation, investment decisions and adaptation to climate change.
