Ethiopia: livelihoods, growth, and markets

Recent trends in agricultural growth and food security in Eastern and Central Africa (ECA) have been discouraging. With very low labor productivity, yields, and growth rates, agriculture is unable to keep up with population growth or achieve the type of pro-poor growth needed to reduce poverty drama...

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Autores principales: Dercon, Stefan, Hoddinott, John F.
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160495
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description Recent trends in agricultural growth and food security in Eastern and Central Africa (ECA) have been discouraging. With very low labor productivity, yields, and growth rates, agriculture is unable to keep up with population growth or achieve the type of pro-poor growth needed to reduce poverty dramatically.Yet agriculture accounts for about half of the region’s gross domestic product (GDP) and is the main source of livelihood for the majority of the population. Behind this gloomy picture, however, lies agriculture’s potential to be the engine for growth in ECA. What do the ECA countries need to do to effectively exploit the potential of agriculture and meet the needs of their burgeoning populations?
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spelling CGSpace1604952025-11-06T04:34:32Z Ethiopia: livelihoods, growth, and markets Dercon, Stefan Hoddinott, John F. livelihoods market access household surveys rural areas urban areas roads poverty alleviation Recent trends in agricultural growth and food security in Eastern and Central Africa (ECA) have been discouraging. With very low labor productivity, yields, and growth rates, agriculture is unable to keep up with population growth or achieve the type of pro-poor growth needed to reduce poverty dramatically.Yet agriculture accounts for about half of the region’s gross domestic product (GDP) and is the main source of livelihood for the majority of the population. Behind this gloomy picture, however, lies agriculture’s potential to be the engine for growth in ECA. What do the ECA countries need to do to effectively exploit the potential of agriculture and meet the needs of their burgeoning populations? 2006 2024-11-21T09:50:55Z 2024-11-21T09:50:55Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160495 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Eastern and Central Africa Programme for Agricultural Policy Analysis Dercon, Stefan; Hoddinott, John F. Ethiopia: livelihoods, growth, and markets. Issue brief addendum. 45. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); Eastern and Central Africa Programme for Agricultural Policy Analysis (ECAPAPA). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160495
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market access
household surveys
rural areas
urban areas
roads
poverty alleviation
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Hoddinott, John F.
Ethiopia: livelihoods, growth, and markets
title Ethiopia: livelihoods, growth, and markets
title_full Ethiopia: livelihoods, growth, and markets
title_fullStr Ethiopia: livelihoods, growth, and markets
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title_short Ethiopia: livelihoods, growth, and markets
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market access
household surveys
rural areas
urban areas
roads
poverty alleviation
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