The rapid expansion of herbicide use in smallholder agriculture in Ethiopia: Patterns, drivers, and implications
We use qualitative and quantitative information from a number of datasets to study the adoption patterns and labor productivity impacts of herbicide use in Ethiopia. We find a four-fold increase in the value of herbicides imported into Ethiopia over the last decade, primarily by the private-sector....
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| author | Tamru, Seneshaw Minten, Bart Alemu, Dawit Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane |
| author_browse | Alemu, Dawit Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane Minten, Bart Tamru, Seneshaw |
| author_facet | Tamru, Seneshaw Minten, Bart Alemu, Dawit Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane |
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| description | We use qualitative and quantitative information from a number of datasets to study the adoption patterns and labor productivity impacts of herbicide use in Ethiopia. We find a four-fold increase in the value of herbicides imported into Ethiopia over the last decade, primarily by the private-sector. Adoption of herbicides by smallholders has grown rapidly over this period, with the application of herbicides on cereals doubling to more than a quarter of the area under cereals between 2004 and 2014. Relying on unique data from a large-scale survey of producers of teff, the most widely grown cereal in Ethiopia, we find significant positive labor productivity effects of herbicide use of between 9 and 18 percent. We show that the adoption of herbicides is strongly related to proximity to urban centers, levels of local rural wages, and access to markets. All these factors have changed significantly over the last decade in Ethiopia, explaining the rapid take-off in herbicide adoption. The significant increase in herbicide use in Ethiopia has important implications for rural labor markets, potential environmental and health considerations, and capacity development for the design and effective implementation of regulatory policies on herbicides. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1484732025-11-06T06:43:11Z The rapid expansion of herbicide use in smallholder agriculture in Ethiopia: Patterns, drivers, and implications Tamru, Seneshaw Minten, Bart Alemu, Dawit Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane labour market farm inputs smallholders market access productivity herbicides We use qualitative and quantitative information from a number of datasets to study the adoption patterns and labor productivity impacts of herbicide use in Ethiopia. We find a four-fold increase in the value of herbicides imported into Ethiopia over the last decade, primarily by the private-sector. Adoption of herbicides by smallholders has grown rapidly over this period, with the application of herbicides on cereals doubling to more than a quarter of the area under cereals between 2004 and 2014. Relying on unique data from a large-scale survey of producers of teff, the most widely grown cereal in Ethiopia, we find significant positive labor productivity effects of herbicide use of between 9 and 18 percent. We show that the adoption of herbicides is strongly related to proximity to urban centers, levels of local rural wages, and access to markets. All these factors have changed significantly over the last decade in Ethiopia, explaining the rapid take-off in herbicide adoption. The significant increase in herbicide use in Ethiopia has important implications for rural labor markets, potential environmental and health considerations, and capacity development for the design and effective implementation of regulatory policies on herbicides. 2016-09-27 2024-06-21T09:24:47Z 2024-06-21T09:24:47Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148473 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ethiopian Development Research Institute Tamru, Seneshaw; Minten, Bart; Alemu, Dawit; and Bachewe, Fantu. 2016. The rapid expansion of herbicide use in smallholder agriculture in Ethiopia: Patterns, drivers, and implications. ESSP II Working Paper 94. Washington, DC and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148473 |
| spellingShingle | labour market farm inputs smallholders market access productivity herbicides Tamru, Seneshaw Minten, Bart Alemu, Dawit Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane The rapid expansion of herbicide use in smallholder agriculture in Ethiopia: Patterns, drivers, and implications |
| title | The rapid expansion of herbicide use in smallholder agriculture in Ethiopia: Patterns, drivers, and implications |
| title_full | The rapid expansion of herbicide use in smallholder agriculture in Ethiopia: Patterns, drivers, and implications |
| title_fullStr | The rapid expansion of herbicide use in smallholder agriculture in Ethiopia: Patterns, drivers, and implications |
| title_full_unstemmed | The rapid expansion of herbicide use in smallholder agriculture in Ethiopia: Patterns, drivers, and implications |
| title_short | The rapid expansion of herbicide use in smallholder agriculture in Ethiopia: Patterns, drivers, and implications |
| title_sort | rapid expansion of herbicide use in smallholder agriculture in ethiopia patterns drivers and implications |
| topic | labour market farm inputs smallholders market access productivity herbicides |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148473 |
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