Synopsis, Agricultural mechanization in Ethiopia: Evidence from the 2015 Feed the Future survey
In this research note, we provide a preview of results from a study of agricultural mechanization in Ethiopia. Our research shows that 9 percent of farmers in the Feed the Future regions of Ethiopia used mechanization at some point during the agricultural year 2014/15. We find that mechanized plough...
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| author | Berhane, Guush Hirvonen, Kalle Minten, Bart |
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| description | In this research note, we provide a preview of results from a study of agricultural mechanization in Ethiopia. Our research shows that 9 percent of farmers in the Feed the Future regions of Ethiopia used mechanization at some point during the agricultural year 2014/15. We find that mechanized ploughing was most widespread (5 percent), while mechanized threshing and harvesting was reported by 3 and 2 percent of households, respectively. We further examine the uptake of different forms of mechanization through a number of associations. The results show that farm size and rural wages are positively associated with the adoption of mechanization, while remoteness is negatively linked. These findings suggest that as Ethiopia’s economy transforms and leads to higher rural wages, as well as with further development of its infrastructure, more demand for mechanized agricultural services will likely arise. Having policies that actively assure widespread availability of appropriate mechanized services at low cost, seem likely to benefit Ethiopia’s agricultural transformation. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1483292025-11-06T07:03:57Z Synopsis, Agricultural mechanization in Ethiopia: Evidence from the 2015 Feed the Future survey Berhane, Guush Hirvonen, Kalle Minten, Bart farm inputs productivity agricultural development mechanization In this research note, we provide a preview of results from a study of agricultural mechanization in Ethiopia. Our research shows that 9 percent of farmers in the Feed the Future regions of Ethiopia used mechanization at some point during the agricultural year 2014/15. We find that mechanized ploughing was most widespread (5 percent), while mechanized threshing and harvesting was reported by 3 and 2 percent of households, respectively. We further examine the uptake of different forms of mechanization through a number of associations. The results show that farm size and rural wages are positively associated with the adoption of mechanization, while remoteness is negatively linked. These findings suggest that as Ethiopia’s economy transforms and leads to higher rural wages, as well as with further development of its infrastructure, more demand for mechanized agricultural services will likely arise. Having policies that actively assure widespread availability of appropriate mechanized services at low cost, seem likely to benefit Ethiopia’s agricultural transformation. 2016-02-05 2024-06-21T09:24:22Z 2024-06-21T09:24:22Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148329 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ethiopian Development Research Institute Berhane, Guush; Hirvonen, Kalle; and Minten, Bart. Synopsis, Agricultural mechanization in Ethiopia: Evidence from the 2015 Feed the Future survey. 2016. ESSP II Research Note 48. Washington, DC and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148329 |
| spellingShingle | farm inputs productivity agricultural development mechanization Berhane, Guush Hirvonen, Kalle Minten, Bart Synopsis, Agricultural mechanization in Ethiopia: Evidence from the 2015 Feed the Future survey |
| title | Synopsis, Agricultural mechanization in Ethiopia: Evidence from the 2015 Feed the Future survey |
| title_full | Synopsis, Agricultural mechanization in Ethiopia: Evidence from the 2015 Feed the Future survey |
| title_fullStr | Synopsis, Agricultural mechanization in Ethiopia: Evidence from the 2015 Feed the Future survey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Synopsis, Agricultural mechanization in Ethiopia: Evidence from the 2015 Feed the Future survey |
| title_short | Synopsis, Agricultural mechanization in Ethiopia: Evidence from the 2015 Feed the Future survey |
| title_sort | synopsis agricultural mechanization in ethiopia evidence from the 2015 feed the future survey |
| topic | farm inputs productivity agricultural development mechanization |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148329 |
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