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1 Zeller, M.; Schrieder, G.; von Braun, J.; Heidhues, F. 1997. Rural finance for food security for the poor: implications for research and policy. Washington, DC, USA: IFPRI. 139p. (Food policy review 4)
Food security ; Economic policy ; Marketing policy ; Rural economy ; Financial institutions ; Households ; Poverty ; Agricultural credit ; Developing countries / Nigeria / Gambia / Pakistan / Madagascar / Cameroon / Bangladesh
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 338.19 G000 ZEL Record No: H020882)
2 Zeller, M.; Sharma, M.; Henry, C.; Lapenu, C. 2006. An operational method for assessing the poverty outreach performance of development policies and projects: Results of case studies in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. World Development, 34(3):446-464.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H038447)
3 Maertens, M.; Zeller, M.; Birner, R. 2006. Sustainable agricultural intensification in forest frontier areas. Agricultural Economics, 34(2):197-206.
Agricultural development ; Deforestation ; Land use ; Models ; Rice ; Households / Indonesia / Lore Lindu Region
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: P 7854 Record No: H039960)
4 Tran, T. T. H.; Zeller, M.; Suhardiman, Diana; Milan, Florence; Hoanh, Chu Thai. 2013. Institutional arrangement and transaction cost in implementing of the National Five Million Hectares Reforestation Program in Vietnam [Abstract only]. In German Aerospace Center (DLR); Germany. Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). Mekong Environmental Symposium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 5-7 March 2013. Abstract volume, Topic 03 - Mekong Basin forest dynamics and REDD+. Wessling, Germany: German Aerospace Center (DLR); Bonn, Germany: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). 1p.
Natural resources management ; Reforestation ; Costs ; Stakeholders ; Households / Vietnam / National Five Million Hectares Reforestation Program
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H045823)
http://www.mekong-environmental-symposium-2013.org/frontend/file.php?id=3020&dl=1
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H045823.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H045823.pdf
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5 Huong, T. T. T.; Zeller, M.; Hoanh, Chu Thai. 2014. The ‘Five Million Hectare Reforestation Program’ in Vietnam: an analysis of its implementation and transaction costs: a case study in Hoa Binh province. Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture, 53(4):341-375.
Forest management ; Afforestation ; Cost benefit analysis ; Farmers ; Households ; Natural resources management ; Case studies / Vietnam / Hoa Binh Province
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H046701)
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This research study uses a qualitative approach to examine the implementation of the ‘Five Million Hectare Reforestation Program’ (the 5MHRP) in Vietnam, and to explore the underlying reasons for local people’s participation in the program. The study also uses a transactional model to examine the private transaction costs borne by farmers when carrying out forest management activities under the program. The study reveals that: (i) the implementation of the program was generally characterized by a top-down process, (ii) the principal contribution to household benefits derived from forest management activities was the collection and sale of non-timber forest products, not the subsidy provided by the government, (iii) the main challenges faced during implementation of the program were the low and fixed subsidies provided, the improper types of trees being planted, poor access to the forest, and a lack of awareness among local people towards the benefits to be derived from participation in the forest management program, and that (iv) under the program’s community contracts, attending meetings (52%) and self-monitoring activities (35%) constituted the largest proportion of total time spent on forest management, while under the individual contracts, self-monitoring activities (98%) were the main component. Participating in the planting and protection of forests under the program brought greater benefits to households than when involved in forest protection activities alone. The main implications of this study are that an increase of payments under both types of contract, and especially the community contract, as well as the provision of higher quality seedlings and fertilizers, need to be taken into consideration in future initiatives. In addition, local communities and authorities should be further empowered, and their contribution should be taken into consideration in future programs.
6 Manasboonphempool, A.; Milan, Florence M.; Zeller, M.. 2015. Transaction costs of farmers’ participation in forest management: policy implications of payments for environmental services schemes in Vietnam. Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics, 116(2):199-211.
Forest management ; Forest plantations ; Farmer participation ; Environmental services ; Remuneration ; Households ; Transaction costs ; Highlands ; Gender ; Labour costs ; Developed countries ; Land tenure ; Community forestry / Vietnam
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047505)
http://www.jarts.info/index.php/jarts/article/download/2015092949079/856
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047505.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047505.pdf
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Recent research on payments for environmental services (PES) has observed that high transaction costs (TCs) are incurred through the implementation of PES schemes and farmer participation. TCs incurred by households are considered to be an obstacle to the participation in and efficiency of PES policies. This study aims to understand transactions related to previous forest plantation programmes and to estimate the actual TCs incurred by farmers who participated in these programmes in a mountainous area of northwestern Vietnam. In addition, this study examines determinants of households’ TCs to test the hypothesis of whether the amount of TCs varies according to household characteristics. Results show that average TCs are not likely to be a constraint for participation since they are about 200,000 VND (USD 10) per household per contract, which is equivalent to one person’s average earnings for about two days of labour. However, TCs amount to more than one-third of the programmes’ benefits, which is relatively high compared to PES programmes in developed countries. This implies that rather than aiming to reduce TCs, an appropriate agenda for policy improvement is to balance the level of TCs with PES programme benefits to enhance the overall attractiveness of afforestation programmes for smallholder farmers. Regression analysis reveals that education, gender and perception towards PES programmes have significant effects on the magnitude of TCs. The analyses also points out the importance of local conditions on the level of TCs, with some unexpected results.
7 Tran, T. T. H.; Zeller, M.; Suhardiman, Diana. 2016. Payments for ecosystem services in Hoa Binh province, Vietnam: an institutional analysis. Ecosystem Services, 22:83-93.
Payment for Ecosystem Services ; Ecosystem services ; Institutions ; Corporate culture ; Performance evaluation ; Environmental services ; Central government ; Stakeholders ; Forest conservation ; Forest protection ; Households ; Farmers ; Economic aspects / Vietnam / Hoa Binh Province
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047763)
This study examines the institutional design and actual performance, of payments for ecosystem services (PES) in Vietnam. Taking Payments for Forest Environmental Services Program (PFES Program) implementation in Da Bac district, Hoa Binh province as a case study, it brings to light how PES program design and implementation contributed to the central government's objectives to: (1) involve stakeholders in forest management; (2) reduce the government's budget burden for forest protection; and (3) maintain political control over forest resources. In Vietnam, the PFES Program is implemented in a top-down manner. Participating households act as government-induced forest guards rather than forest owners. Incomplete design at the central-level results in poorer performance at lower levels and, the lack of strategic management makes it difficult to know whether the program has actually improved ecosystem services and forest management. While the PFES Program complements other institutions at the national- and local-levels, some institutional incompatibilities exist in terms of customary practices. It is unlikely, however, that these will develop into an institutional conflict.
8 Milan, Florence; Huong, T. T. T.; Huong, Chu Thai; Suhardiman, Diana; Phuong, N. D.; Zeller, M.. 2017. The role of state forest enterprises in the payments for forest environmental services programme in Vietnam. Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics, 118(2):269-281.
Environmental services ; Payment for Ecosystem Services ; Transaction costs ; Forest protection ; Forest management ; Enterprises ; Farmers ; Household consumption ; Financing / Vietnam / Da Bac District / Hoa Binh Province
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048477)
https://www.jarts.info/index.php/jarts/article/download/2017110153667/925
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048477.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048477.pdf
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To promote pro-poor payments for environmental services, it is necessary to identify institutional options that reduce transaction costs and organisational problems associated with establishing and maintaining contracts with small-scale environmental service providers. This study examined the dual functionality of state forest enterprises (SFEs) in the implementation of the Payments for Forest Environmental Services (PFES) Program in Vietnam. We considered whether SFEs’ involvement in the programme could reduce transaction costs and organisational problems. Data were collected from Tu Ly SFE in Hoa Binh province, northern Vietnam and from implementing agencies at various institutional levels. A survey of households participating in the SFE loan programme, and two stakeholder workshops were executed in 2014. The results revealed that Tu Ly SFE plays an important role in the livelihood of many farmers. A SWOT analysis exhibited SFEs’ advantage over other state agencies in implementing national forest management programmes as there are fewer parties involved with greater autonomy and outreach in the district. This study proposes the acknowledgment of SFEs as environmental service providers in their own forestlands and to use SFEs as intermediaries in the Payments for Forest Environmental Services Programme activities.
9 Schuenemann, F.; Msangi, S.; Zeller, M.. 2018. Policies for a sustainable biomass energy sector in Malawi: enhancing energy and food security simultaneously. World Development, 103:14-26. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2017.10.011]
Energy sources ; Biomass ; Energy policies ; Sustainable development ; Food security ; Cooking ; Stoves ; Agroforestry ; Fuelwood ; Population growth ; Households ; Income ; Urbanization ; Energy demand ; Forecasting ; Models / Africa South of Sahara / Malawi
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048591)
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Biomass energy still dominates the energy sector in Sub-Saharan Africa, in particular as the main cooking energy source in rural and urban areas. The strong linkages to food security and the environment place biomass energy at the heart of sustainable development, a fact that is largely ignored by policy makers in favor of modern energy. At the same time, population and GDP growth are exacerbating already existing supply–demand imbalances in highly populated countries such as Malawi. These trends make it imperative to identify policy interventions that promote sustainable biomass energy while simultaneously considering linkages with other sectors. We use new data on demand and supply for biomass energy in Malawi and develop a model that estimates fuelwood demand based on actual diets and project demand in future years. We simulate how demand side interventions in the form of improved cookstoves affect biomass demand and built a behavioral model to analyze the potential of agroforestry for promoting a sustainable biomass energy sector in Malawi. Our findings show that policy measures aimed at increasing cooking efficiency are not enough to decrease demand for cooking energy due to high population growth. Supply side interventions like agroforestry on the other hand will not only increase sustainable supply, but can also enhance food security and protect the environment. We find that biomass energy can be inherently sustainable and should be an integral part of every energy sector strategy in developing countries as well as of the Sustainable Development Goals.
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