Structural transformation and the agricultural food system: An introduction

Ethiopia’s agricultural sector has grown rapidly since 2000 due to a doubling in the use of modern inputs (chemical fertilizers and improved seeds), significant land expansion, increased labor use, and a 2.3 percent per year growth in total factor productivity (TFP) (Bachewe et al. 2018). At the sam...

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Autores principales: Dorosh, Paul A., Minten, Bart
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143247
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description Ethiopia’s agricultural sector has grown rapidly since 2000 due to a doubling in the use of modern inputs (chemical fertilizers and improved seeds), significant land expansion, increased labor use, and a 2.3 percent per year growth in total factor productivity (TFP) (Bachewe et al. 2018). At the same time, there has been a substantial spatial and structural transformation of the economy. Ethiopia’s urban population has more than doubled in the past 20 years (from 7.3 million in 1994 to 17.5 million in 2015), and nonagricultural output has grown rapidly so that the share of nonagriculture in GDP has risen from less than half in 2000 to about two-thirds today. Moreover, household welfare indicators have improved dramatically as rural poverty fell from 45 percent in 1999–2000 to 23.5 percent in 2015–2016 (Figure 1.1). Measures of malnutrition of children also improved significantly. For example, from 2000 to 2016 the child stunting rate fell from 58 percent to 38 percent while the share of children that are underweight declined from 41 percent to 24 percent over the same period (Ethiopia, CSA and ICF 2016; NPC 2017) (Figure 1.2). However, wasting only declined by 2 percent.
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spelling CGSpace1432472025-11-06T04:12:17Z Structural transformation and the agricultural food system: An introduction Dorosh, Paul A. Minten, Bart value chains natural resources labour market crops households cereals welfare agriculture crop production agrifood systems agricultural development rural development yields livestock food security food consumption food prices poverty farm size climate change Ethiopia’s agricultural sector has grown rapidly since 2000 due to a doubling in the use of modern inputs (chemical fertilizers and improved seeds), significant land expansion, increased labor use, and a 2.3 percent per year growth in total factor productivity (TFP) (Bachewe et al. 2018). At the same time, there has been a substantial spatial and structural transformation of the economy. Ethiopia’s urban population has more than doubled in the past 20 years (from 7.3 million in 1994 to 17.5 million in 2015), and nonagricultural output has grown rapidly so that the share of nonagriculture in GDP has risen from less than half in 2000 to about two-thirds today. Moreover, household welfare indicators have improved dramatically as rural poverty fell from 45 percent in 1999–2000 to 23.5 percent in 2015–2016 (Figure 1.1). Measures of malnutrition of children also improved significantly. For example, from 2000 to 2016 the child stunting rate fell from 58 percent to 38 percent while the share of children that are underweight declined from 41 percent to 24 percent over the same period (Ethiopia, CSA and ICF 2016; NPC 2017) (Figure 1.2). However, wasting only declined by 2 percent. 2020-08-01 2024-05-22T12:12:43Z 2024-05-22T12:12:43Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143247 en https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896296916 https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896296930 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Dorosh, Paul A.; and Minten, Bart. 2020. Structural transformation and the agricultural food system: An introduction. In Ethiopia's agrifood system: Past trends, present challenges, and future scenarios, eds. Paul A. Dorosh and Bart Minten. Chapter 1, Pp. 1-20. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896296916_01.
spellingShingle value chains
natural resources
labour market
crops
households
cereals
welfare
agriculture
crop production
agrifood systems
agricultural development
rural development
yields
livestock
food security
food consumption
food prices
poverty
farm size
climate change
Dorosh, Paul A.
Minten, Bart
Structural transformation and the agricultural food system: An introduction
title Structural transformation and the agricultural food system: An introduction
title_full Structural transformation and the agricultural food system: An introduction
title_fullStr Structural transformation and the agricultural food system: An introduction
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title_short Structural transformation and the agricultural food system: An introduction
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topic value chains
natural resources
labour market
crops
households
cereals
welfare
agriculture
crop production
agrifood systems
agricultural development
rural development
yields
livestock
food security
food consumption
food prices
poverty
farm size
climate change
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