Ethiopia’s value chains on the move: The case of teff

We study the value chain of teff, Ethiopia’s most important staple food crop by area and value. Based on large-scale primary surveys, we find significant changes in the last decade. First, there is increasing adoption of modern inputs (chemical fertilizer, improved varieties, and herbicides) by farm...

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Autores principales: Minten, Bart, Tamru, Seneshaw, Engida, Ermias, Kuma, Tadesse
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153504
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Tamru, Seneshaw
Engida, Ermias
Kuma, Tadesse
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description We study the value chain of teff, Ethiopia’s most important staple food crop by area and value. Based on large-scale primary surveys, we find significant changes in the last decade. First, there is increasing adoption of modern inputs (chemical fertilizer, improved varieties, and herbicides) by farmers, especially by those living close to urban centers. Second, quality demands are rising and there are important shifts from the cheap red varieties to the more expensive white ones. Third, we see an increasing willingness-to-pay for convenience in urban areas, as illustrated by the emergence of one-stop retail shops as well as by a sizable food service industry. Fourth, the share of rural–urban marketing, urban distribution, and milling margins in final retail prices is declining, indicating improved marketing efficiency over time.
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spelling CGSpace1535042025-11-06T06:42:33Z Ethiopia’s value chains on the move: The case of teff Minten, Bart Tamru, Seneshaw Engida, Ermias Kuma, Tadesse value chains staple foods food crops grain cereal crops teff farm inputs We study the value chain of teff, Ethiopia’s most important staple food crop by area and value. Based on large-scale primary surveys, we find significant changes in the last decade. First, there is increasing adoption of modern inputs (chemical fertilizer, improved varieties, and herbicides) by farmers, especially by those living close to urban centers. Second, quality demands are rising and there are important shifts from the cheap red varieties to the more expensive white ones. Third, we see an increasing willingness-to-pay for convenience in urban areas, as illustrated by the emergence of one-stop retail shops as well as by a sizable food service industry. Fourth, the share of rural–urban marketing, urban distribution, and milling margins in final retail prices is declining, indicating improved marketing efficiency over time. 2013 2024-10-01T13:56:27Z 2024-10-01T13:56:27Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153504 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Minten, Bart; Tamiru, Seneshaw; Engida, Ermias; and Kuma, Tadesse. 2013.Ethiopia’s value chains on the move: The case of teff. ESSP II Working Paper 52 Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153504
spellingShingle value chains
staple foods
food crops
grain
cereal crops
teff
farm inputs
Minten, Bart
Tamru, Seneshaw
Engida, Ermias
Kuma, Tadesse
Ethiopia’s value chains on the move: The case of teff
title Ethiopia’s value chains on the move: The case of teff
title_full Ethiopia’s value chains on the move: The case of teff
title_fullStr Ethiopia’s value chains on the move: The case of teff
title_full_unstemmed Ethiopia’s value chains on the move: The case of teff
title_short Ethiopia’s value chains on the move: The case of teff
title_sort ethiopia s value chains on the move the case of teff
topic value chains
staple foods
food crops
grain
cereal crops
teff
farm inputs
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153504
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