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

Ethiopia’s agricultural sector has recorded remarkable rapid growth in the last decade. This paper 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 see...

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Main Authors: Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane, Berhane, Guush, Minten, Bart, Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2015
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150956
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author Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane
Berhane, Guush
Minten, Bart
Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum
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description Ethiopia’s agricultural sector has recorded remarkable rapid growth in the last decade. This paper 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 CGSpace1509562025-12-08T10:29:22Z 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 macroeconomics productivity poverty Ethiopia’s agricultural sector has recorded remarkable rapid growth in the last decade. This paper 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. 2015-11-10 2024-08-01T02:54:30Z 2024-08-01T02:54:30Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150956 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148331 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ethiopian Development Research Institute Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane; Berhane, Guush; Minten, Bart; Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum. 2015. Agricultural growth in Ethiopia (2004-2014): Evidence and drivers. ESSP II Working Paper 81. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150956
spellingShingle economic growth
agricultural sector
poverty alleviation
agricultural growth
farmland
farm inputs
macroeconomics
productivity
poverty
Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane
Berhane, Guush
Minten, Bart
Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum
Agricultural growth in Ethiopia (2004-2014): Evidence and drivers
title Agricultural growth in Ethiopia (2004-2014): Evidence and drivers
title_full Agricultural growth in Ethiopia (2004-2014): Evidence and drivers
title_fullStr Agricultural growth in Ethiopia (2004-2014): Evidence and drivers
title_full_unstemmed Agricultural growth in Ethiopia (2004-2014): Evidence and drivers
title_short Agricultural growth in Ethiopia (2004-2014): Evidence and drivers
title_sort agricultural growth in ethiopia 2004 2014 evidence and drivers
topic economic growth
agricultural sector
poverty alleviation
agricultural growth
farmland
farm inputs
macroeconomics
productivity
poverty
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150956
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