Ethiopia’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation

Ethiopia stands out as one of the fastest growing African countries between 2009 and 2019, with an average annual GDP growth rate close to 10 percent (ESS 2020). The global COVID-19 pandemic coupled with an armed civil conflict that started in November 2020 and continued for two years caused a signi...

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Autores principales: Diao, Xinshen, Pauw, Karl, Thurlow, James, Ellis, Mia
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131445
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author Diao, Xinshen
Pauw, Karl
Thurlow, James
Ellis, Mia
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Ellis, Mia
Pauw, Karl
Thurlow, James
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Thurlow, James
Ellis, Mia
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description Ethiopia stands out as one of the fastest growing African countries between 2009 and 2019, with an average annual GDP growth rate close to 10 percent (ESS 2020). The global COVID-19 pandemic coupled with an armed civil conflict that started in November 2020 and continued for two years caused a significant slowdown in economic growth during the 2020–2022 period. Ethiopia’s GDP growth is now projected to recover to 5.3 percent in 2023 and 6.1 percent in 2024 (World Bank 2023), remaining well below the growth rates achieved in the pre-pandemic era. Agriculture remains an important sector in Ethiopia, accounting for one-third of GDP and two-thirds of jobs. The agriculture sector, like the broader economy, performed well prior to the pandemic and civil conflict, averaging 5.5 percent growth from 2009 to 2019 (ESS 2020), and played an important role in weathering the global commodity market shocks during 2022–2023 (Diao and Thurlow 2023). In this brief, we look beyond primary agriculture to understand how Ethiopia’s broader agrifood system (AFS) is contributing to growth and transformation in the country.
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spelling CGSpace1314452025-11-06T04:31:30Z Ethiopia’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation Diao, Xinshen Pauw, Karl Thurlow, James Ellis, Mia agrifood systems value chains markets agriculture labour productivity off-farm employment poverty diet quality jobs development wheat barley horticulture cattle maize Ethiopia stands out as one of the fastest growing African countries between 2009 and 2019, with an average annual GDP growth rate close to 10 percent (ESS 2020). The global COVID-19 pandemic coupled with an armed civil conflict that started in November 2020 and continued for two years caused a significant slowdown in economic growth during the 2020–2022 period. Ethiopia’s GDP growth is now projected to recover to 5.3 percent in 2023 and 6.1 percent in 2024 (World Bank 2023), remaining well below the growth rates achieved in the pre-pandemic era. Agriculture remains an important sector in Ethiopia, accounting for one-third of GDP and two-thirds of jobs. The agriculture sector, like the broader economy, performed well prior to the pandemic and civil conflict, averaging 5.5 percent growth from 2009 to 2019 (ESS 2020), and played an important role in weathering the global commodity market shocks during 2022–2023 (Diao and Thurlow 2023). In this brief, we look beyond primary agriculture to understand how Ethiopia’s broader agrifood system (AFS) is contributing to growth and transformation in the country. 2023-07-07 2023-08-08T09:33:02Z 2023-08-08T09:33:02Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131445 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Diao, Xinshen; Thurlow, James; Ellis, Mia and Pauw, Karl. 2023. Ethiopia’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation. Agrifood System Diagnostics Country Series 4. https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136808.
spellingShingle agrifood systems
value chains
markets
agriculture
labour productivity
off-farm employment
poverty
diet quality
jobs
development
wheat
barley
horticulture
cattle
maize
Diao, Xinshen
Pauw, Karl
Thurlow, James
Ellis, Mia
Ethiopia’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation
title Ethiopia’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation
title_full Ethiopia’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation
title_fullStr Ethiopia’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation
title_full_unstemmed Ethiopia’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation
title_short Ethiopia’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation
title_sort ethiopia s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation
topic agrifood systems
value chains
markets
agriculture
labour productivity
off-farm employment
poverty
diet quality
jobs
development
wheat
barley
horticulture
cattle
maize
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131445
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