Synopsis: Agricultural growth in Ethiopia (2004-2014): Evidence and drivers

Ethiopia’s agricultural sector has recorded remarkable rapid growth in the last decade. This note documents aspects of this growth process. Over the last decade, there have been significant increases – more than a doubling – in the use of modern inputs, such as chemical fertilizers and improved seed...

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Autores principales: Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane, Berhane, Guush, Minten, Bart, Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148331
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description Ethiopia’s agricultural sector has recorded remarkable rapid growth in the last decade. This note documents aspects of this growth process. Over the last decade, there have been significant increases – more than a doubling – in the use of modern inputs, such as chemical fertilizers and improved seeds, explaining part of that growth. However, there was also significant land expansion, increased labor use, and Total Factor Productivity (TFP) growth estimated at 2.3 percent per year. The expansion in modern input use appears to have been driven by high government expenditures on the agricultural sector, including agricultural extension, but also by an improved road network, higher rural education levels, and favorable international and local price incentives.
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spelling CGSpace1483312025-11-06T05:10:46Z Synopsis: Agricultural growth in Ethiopia (2004-2014): Evidence and drivers Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane Berhane, Guush Minten, Bart Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum economic growth agricultural sector poverty alleviation agricultural growth farmland farm inputs productivity poverty Ethiopia’s agricultural sector has recorded remarkable rapid growth in the last decade. This note documents aspects of this growth process. Over the last decade, there have been significant increases – more than a doubling – in the use of modern inputs, such as chemical fertilizers and improved seeds, explaining part of that growth. However, there was also significant land expansion, increased labor use, and Total Factor Productivity (TFP) growth estimated at 2.3 percent per year. The expansion in modern input use appears to have been driven by high government expenditures on the agricultural sector, including agricultural extension, but also by an improved road network, higher rural education levels, and favorable international and local price incentives. 2016-04-20 2024-06-21T09:24:23Z 2024-06-21T09:24:23Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148331 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150956 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ethiopian Development Research Institute Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane; Berhane, Guush; Minten, Bart; and Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum. 2015. Synopsis: Agricultural growth in Ethiopia (2004-2014): Evidence and drivers. ESSP II Research Note 53. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148331
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agricultural sector
poverty alleviation
agricultural growth
farmland
farm inputs
productivity
poverty
Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane
Berhane, Guush
Minten, Bart
Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum
Synopsis: Agricultural growth in Ethiopia (2004-2014): Evidence and drivers
title Synopsis: Agricultural growth in Ethiopia (2004-2014): Evidence and drivers
title_full Synopsis: Agricultural growth in Ethiopia (2004-2014): Evidence and drivers
title_fullStr Synopsis: Agricultural growth in Ethiopia (2004-2014): Evidence and drivers
title_full_unstemmed Synopsis: Agricultural growth in Ethiopia (2004-2014): Evidence and drivers
title_short Synopsis: Agricultural growth in Ethiopia (2004-2014): Evidence and drivers
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topic economic growth
agricultural sector
poverty alleviation
agricultural growth
farmland
farm inputs
productivity
poverty
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148331
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