American Journal of Environmental and Resource Economics

Volume 2, Issue 4, November 2017

  • Return from Major Land Use Practices at Farm Level Both in Terms of Physical Yield and Economic Return in Bale Eco-Region, Ethiopia

    Desalegn Alemayehu, Teshale Woldeamanuel

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 4, November 2017
    Pages: 151-157
    Received: 2 May 2017
    Accepted: 16 May 2017
    Published: 7 August 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajere.20170204.11
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    Abstract: In the Bale Eco-Region, production and productivity mainly suffer from fertility deterioration, skyrocketing prices of fertilizer, and unsustainable interactions among different land uses systems. This study was initiated to return from major land use practices at farm level both in terms of physical yield and economic return Bale Eco-Region. Data ... Show More
  • Analysis of Coffee Farm Productivity in Darolabu District, West Hararghe Zone, Ethiopia

    Anteneh Temesgen, Aman Tufa

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 4, November 2017
    Pages: 158-161
    Received: 24 February 2017
    Accepted: 16 August 2017
    Published: 11 September 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajere.20170204.12
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    Abstract: This study was designed to identify factors affecting coffee productivity in Daro Labu district of West Hararghe Zone of Ethiopia. The study was based on data generated from 120 coffee producers selected based on simple randomly sampling technique. Descriptive statistics was employed in the process of examining and describing farm household charact... Show More
  • The Efficiency and Institutional Performance of the Palestinian Water Service Providers

    Abdullah Murrar, Ahmad Sadaqa, Khalid Rabayah, Subhi Samhan, Abdelrahman Tamimi, Walid Sabbah, Ihab Barghothi

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 4, November 2017
    Pages: 162-174
    Received: 20 August 2017
    Accepted: 1 September 2017
    Published: 23 September 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajere.20170204.13
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    Abstract: The Palestinian Water Law 2014 calls for the amalgamation of the current water service providers into large regional utilities that are financially independent and have separate legal entities. This research, evaluates whether there are significant differences in the performance of the Palestinian water service providers based on their institutiona... Show More