Factors that transformed cereals productivity

This chapter provides a critical assessment of productivity gains made so far and the opportunities for further improvement ahead for cereals in Ethiopia. Overall, the country achieved a very highly significant yield gain of 92 kg/ha/yr (P<0.01, R2=0.95) between 2000 and 2020 – the fifth highest aft...

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Autores principales: Abate, T., Menkir, A., Belay, G., Feyissa, R., Keno, T., Bossey, O.
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2024
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162940
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author Abate, T.
Menkir, A.
Belay, G.
Feyissa, R.
Keno, T.
Bossey, O.
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Belay, G.
Bossey, O.
Feyissa, R.
Keno, T.
Menkir, A.
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Belay, G.
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description This chapter provides a critical assessment of productivity gains made so far and the opportunities for further improvement ahead for cereals in Ethiopia. Overall, the country achieved a very highly significant yield gain of 92 kg/ha/yr (P<0.01, R2=0.95) between 2000 and 2020 – the fifth highest after Ukraine, Brazil, the USA and Argentina, among the world’s top ten cereal-producing countries. This means that Ethiopia doubled its major cereals productivity during this period. Increases in yield accounted for ~70% of the change in production, compared to ~28% in area expansion. In all of Africa, only South Africa has achieved this level of cereals productivity under rainfed agriculture. The presence of well-functioning institutions, sustained government investment and increased use of mineral fertilizers were some of the factors that contributed to the success.
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spelling CGSpace1629402025-01-24T14:20:42Z Factors that transformed cereals productivity Abate, T. Menkir, A. Belay, G. Feyissa, R. Keno, T. Bossey, O. cereals productivity food security farming systems This chapter provides a critical assessment of productivity gains made so far and the opportunities for further improvement ahead for cereals in Ethiopia. Overall, the country achieved a very highly significant yield gain of 92 kg/ha/yr (P<0.01, R2=0.95) between 2000 and 2020 – the fifth highest after Ukraine, Brazil, the USA and Argentina, among the world’s top ten cereal-producing countries. This means that Ethiopia doubled its major cereals productivity during this period. Increases in yield accounted for ~70% of the change in production, compared to ~28% in area expansion. In all of Africa, only South Africa has achieved this level of cereals productivity under rainfed agriculture. The presence of well-functioning institutions, sustained government investment and increased use of mineral fertilizers were some of the factors that contributed to the success. 2024 2024-12-02T16:39:33Z 2024-12-02T16:39:33Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162940 en Limited Access Abate, T., Menkir, A., Belay, G., Feyissa, R., Keno, T. & Bossey, O. (2024). Factors that transformed cereals productivity. In T. Abate, The untold stories of African agriculture: lessons from Ethiopia. Wallingford, UK: CABI, (p. 42-60).
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Feyissa, R.
Keno, T.
Bossey, O.
Factors that transformed cereals productivity
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productivity
food security
farming systems
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