Agriculture and Ethiopia's Economic Transformation

his paper examines the importance of achieving high agricultural growth as a means of accelerating Ethiopia's economic transformation. The conclusions are that a high rate of agricultural growth has farreaching positive implications for increasing employment and accelerating poverty reduction. An ag...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Mellor, John W., Dorosh, Paul A.
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154948
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Sumario:his paper examines the importance of achieving high agricultural growth as a means of accelerating Ethiopia's economic transformation. The conclusions are that a high rate of agricultural growth has farreaching positive implications for increasing employment and accelerating poverty reduction. An agricultural GDP of six percent is feasible through a high growth rate in agricultural productivity; however, reforms are needed to accelerate growth in seed production and distribution, and in fertilizer distribution and application.