Crop production in Ethiopia: Regional patterns and trends
Ethiopia’s crop agriculture is complex, involving substantial variation in crops grown across the country’s different regions and ecologies. Five major cereals (teff, wheat, maize, sorghum, and barley) are the core of Ethiopia’s agriculture and food economy, accounting for about three-fourths of the...
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| author | Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum Dorosh, Paul A. Gemessa, Sinafikeh Asrat |
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| description | Ethiopia’s crop agriculture is complex, involving substantial variation in crops grown across the country’s different regions and ecologies. Five major cereals (teff, wheat, maize, sorghum, and barley) are the core of Ethiopia’s agriculture and food economy, accounting for about three-fourths of the total area cultivated, 29 percent of agricultural gross domestic product (GDP) in 2005/06 (14 percent of total GDP), and 64 percent of calories consumed (FAO various years). There has been substantial growth in cereals in terms of area cultivated, yields, and production since 2000, but yields are low by international standards, and overall production is highly susceptible to weather shocks, particularly droughts. Thus, raising production levels and reducing their variability are essential aspects of improving food security in Ethiopia, both to help ensure adequate food availability and to increase rural household incomes. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1541432025-11-06T03:57:35Z Crop production in Ethiopia: Regional patterns and trends Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum Dorosh, Paul A. Gemessa, Sinafikeh Asrat crop production agricultural extension agricultural development agricultural policies teff maize sorghum barley wheat smallholders environment Ethiopia’s crop agriculture is complex, involving substantial variation in crops grown across the country’s different regions and ecologies. Five major cereals (teff, wheat, maize, sorghum, and barley) are the core of Ethiopia’s agriculture and food economy, accounting for about three-fourths of the total area cultivated, 29 percent of agricultural gross domestic product (GDP) in 2005/06 (14 percent of total GDP), and 64 percent of calories consumed (FAO various years). There has been substantial growth in cereals in terms of area cultivated, yields, and production since 2000, but yields are low by international standards, and overall production is highly susceptible to weather shocks, particularly droughts. Thus, raising production levels and reducing their variability are essential aspects of improving food security in Ethiopia, both to help ensure adequate food availability and to increase rural household incomes. 2012 2024-10-01T13:59:47Z 2024-10-01T13:59:47Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154143 en Open Access application/pdf University of Pennsylvania Press Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum; Dorosh, Paul A. and Gemessa, Sinafikeh Asrat. 2012. Crop production in Ethiopia: Regional patterns and trends. In Food and Agriculture in Ethiopia: Progress and Policy Challenges, ed. Paul A. Dorosh and Shahidur Rashid. Chapter 3 pp. 53-83. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154143 |
| spellingShingle | crop production agricultural extension agricultural development agricultural policies teff maize sorghum barley wheat smallholders environment Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum Dorosh, Paul A. Gemessa, Sinafikeh Asrat Crop production in Ethiopia: Regional patterns and trends |
| title | Crop production in Ethiopia: Regional patterns and trends |
| title_full | Crop production in Ethiopia: Regional patterns and trends |
| title_fullStr | Crop production in Ethiopia: Regional patterns and trends |
| title_full_unstemmed | Crop production in Ethiopia: Regional patterns and trends |
| title_short | Crop production in Ethiopia: Regional patterns and trends |
| title_sort | crop production in ethiopia regional patterns and trends |
| topic | crop production agricultural extension agricultural development agricultural policies teff maize sorghum barley wheat smallholders environment |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154143 |
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