Fertilizer in Ethiopia: An assessment of policies, value chain, and profitability

The study involved interviewing a large number of stakeholders in fertilizer value chain, collection of data on costs and margins from the key actors in the value chain, as well as household survey data. In this paper, we present the key findings from that study. In particular, the paper presents es...

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Autores principales: Rashid, Shahidur, Tefera, Nigussie, Minot, Nicholas, Ayele, Gezahegn
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Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153700
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author Rashid, Shahidur
Tefera, Nigussie
Minot, Nicholas
Ayele, Gezahegn
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description The study involved interviewing a large number of stakeholders in fertilizer value chain, collection of data on costs and margins from the key actors in the value chain, as well as household survey data. In this paper, we present the key findings from that study. In particular, the paper presents estimates of detail costs and margins in the value chain, econometrically derived profitability and yield responses, and the costs of government’s fertilizer promotion policies. Based the estimates of the costs and margins in the fertilizer value chain, the study argues that the current value chain will not be sustainable unless the scale of operation, as well institutional capacity, of the primary cooperatives goes up.
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spelling CGSpace1537002025-11-06T06:13:11Z Fertilizer in Ethiopia: An assessment of policies, value chain, and profitability Rashid, Shahidur Tefera, Nigussie Minot, Nicholas Ayele, Gezahegn fertilizers yields yield response factors subsidies markets agricultural policies value chains The study involved interviewing a large number of stakeholders in fertilizer value chain, collection of data on costs and margins from the key actors in the value chain, as well as household survey data. In this paper, we present the key findings from that study. In particular, the paper presents estimates of detail costs and margins in the value chain, econometrically derived profitability and yield responses, and the costs of government’s fertilizer promotion policies. Based the estimates of the costs and margins in the fertilizer value chain, the study argues that the current value chain will not be sustainable unless the scale of operation, as well institutional capacity, of the primary cooperatives goes up. 2013 2024-10-01T13:57:13Z 2024-10-01T13:57:13Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153700 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Rashid, Shahidur; Tefera, Nigussie; Minot, Nicholas and Ayele, Gezahegn. 2013. Fertilizer in Ethiopia: An assessment of policies, value chain, and profitability. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1304. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153700
spellingShingle fertilizers
yields
yield response factors
subsidies
markets
agricultural policies
value chains
Rashid, Shahidur
Tefera, Nigussie
Minot, Nicholas
Ayele, Gezahegn
Fertilizer in Ethiopia: An assessment of policies, value chain, and profitability
title Fertilizer in Ethiopia: An assessment of policies, value chain, and profitability
title_full Fertilizer in Ethiopia: An assessment of policies, value chain, and profitability
title_fullStr Fertilizer in Ethiopia: An assessment of policies, value chain, and profitability
title_full_unstemmed Fertilizer in Ethiopia: An assessment of policies, value chain, and profitability
title_short Fertilizer in Ethiopia: An assessment of policies, value chain, and profitability
title_sort fertilizer in ethiopia an assessment of policies value chain and profitability
topic fertilizers
yields
yield response factors
subsidies
markets
agricultural policies
value chains
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153700
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