Evolving food value chains

The second part of the book, “Evolving Markets and Household Consumption,” begins with Chapter 7 on “Evolving Food Value Chains.” Ethiopia’s food systems are changing rapidly as high population growth, rapid urbanization, major infrastructure investments, and substantial income growth are leading to...

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Autores principales: Minten, Bart, Dereje, Mekdim, Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane, Tamru, Seneshaw
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Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143255
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author Minten, Bart
Dereje, Mekdim
Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane
Tamru, Seneshaw
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description The second part of the book, “Evolving Markets and Household Consumption,” begins with Chapter 7 on “Evolving Food Value Chains.” Ethiopia’s food systems are changing rapidly as high population growth, rapid urbanization, major infrastructure investments, and substantial income growth are leading to dietary, agricultural, and supply chain transformations. Over the past two decades, calorie consumption has risen, the share of starchy staples in the diet has fallen, and the shares of high-value products (such as animal-sourced foods, fruits and vegetables, processed convenience foods, and out-of-home food consumption) have risen. At the same time, use of fertilizer, improved seeds, and mechanization is increasing. Nonetheless, smallholders, who have an average agricultural area of 1.0 hectare per holder and who cultivate 93 percent of the agricultural land in Ethiopia, are facing increasing land constraints: farm sizes are declining over time and, in comparison to older farmers, younger farmers are more reliant on land rental markets to access the land that they farm. The transformation of agricultural supply chains is especially rapid, providing for increases in employment. Agricultural commercial surpluses are rapidly growing, and modern food marketing methods and technologies have emerged, including mobile phones, a commodity exchange, and an incipient modern retail sector and food service sector. Domestic markets are better integrated as spatial and seasonal price margins have narrowed. External trade has also expanded since 2000 despite high transport costs and foreign exchange restrictions.
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spelling CGSpace1432552025-11-06T03:58:27Z Evolving food value chains Minten, Bart Dereje, Mekdim Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane Tamru, Seneshaw value chains innovation structural adjustment supply chains agricultural production agricultural value chains cereals urbanization agricultural transformation markets trade agrifood systems supply chain management food prices diet seasonality international trade The second part of the book, “Evolving Markets and Household Consumption,” begins with Chapter 7 on “Evolving Food Value Chains.” Ethiopia’s food systems are changing rapidly as high population growth, rapid urbanization, major infrastructure investments, and substantial income growth are leading to dietary, agricultural, and supply chain transformations. Over the past two decades, calorie consumption has risen, the share of starchy staples in the diet has fallen, and the shares of high-value products (such as animal-sourced foods, fruits and vegetables, processed convenience foods, and out-of-home food consumption) have risen. At the same time, use of fertilizer, improved seeds, and mechanization is increasing. Nonetheless, smallholders, who have an average agricultural area of 1.0 hectare per holder and who cultivate 93 percent of the agricultural land in Ethiopia, are facing increasing land constraints: farm sizes are declining over time and, in comparison to older farmers, younger farmers are more reliant on land rental markets to access the land that they farm. The transformation of agricultural supply chains is especially rapid, providing for increases in employment. Agricultural commercial surpluses are rapidly growing, and modern food marketing methods and technologies have emerged, including mobile phones, a commodity exchange, and an incipient modern retail sector and food service sector. Domestic markets are better integrated as spatial and seasonal price margins have narrowed. External trade has also expanded since 2000 despite high transport costs and foreign exchange restrictions. 2020-09-01 2024-05-22T12:12:46Z 2024-05-22T12:12:46Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143255 en https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896296916 https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896296930 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Minten, Bart; Dereje, Mekdim; Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane; and Tamru, Seneshaw. 2020. Evolving food value chains. In Ethiopia's agrifood system: Past trends, present challenges, and future scenarios, eds. Paul A. Dorosh and Bart Minten. Part Two: Evolving Markets and Household Consumption, Chapter 7, Pp. 177-218. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896296916_07.
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innovation
structural adjustment
supply chains
agricultural production
agricultural value chains
cereals
urbanization
agricultural transformation
markets
trade
agrifood systems
supply chain management
food prices
diet
seasonality
international trade
Minten, Bart
Dereje, Mekdim
Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane
Tamru, Seneshaw
Evolving food value chains
title Evolving food value chains
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title_short Evolving food value chains
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innovation
structural adjustment
supply chains
agricultural production
agricultural value chains
cereals
urbanization
agricultural transformation
markets
trade
agrifood systems
supply chain management
food prices
diet
seasonality
international trade
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