The Japanese Journal of Rural Economics
Online ISSN : 2189-5880
Print ISSN : 2187-946X
ISSN-L : 2187-946X
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Communal Land Utilization in the Highlands of Northern Ethiopia: Evidence of Transaction Costs
Shunji OnikiGebremichael Negusse
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2015 Volume 17 Pages 40-45

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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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