How to reduce agrifood systems' future hidden costs? A multicountry case study

Despite the significant role of agriculture in Ethiopia's economy, the economic damage caused by negative externalities within the agri-food system has been largely unknown due to the intangible nature of these impacts. This research aimed to evaluate the evolution of hidden costs in Ethiopia's agri...

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Main Authors: Getaneh, Yonas, Nigussie, Yirgalem, Abera, Wuletawu, Mulatu, Kalkidan, Balcha, Yodit, Tibebe, Degefie, Eshete, Meron, Mekonen, Bekele, Tamene, Lulseged
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Language:Inglés
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/163543
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author Getaneh, Yonas
Nigussie, Yirgalem
Abera, Wuletawu
Mulatu, Kalkidan
Balcha, Yodit
Tibebe, Degefie
Eshete, Meron
Mekonen, Bekele
Tamene, Lulseged
author_browse Abera, Wuletawu
Balcha, Yodit
Eshete, Meron
Getaneh, Yonas
Mekonen, Bekele
Mulatu, Kalkidan
Nigussie, Yirgalem
Tamene, Lulseged
Tibebe, Degefie
author_facet Getaneh, Yonas
Nigussie, Yirgalem
Abera, Wuletawu
Mulatu, Kalkidan
Balcha, Yodit
Tibebe, Degefie
Eshete, Meron
Mekonen, Bekele
Tamene, Lulseged
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description Despite the significant role of agriculture in Ethiopia's economy, the economic damage caused by negative externalities within the agri-food system has been largely unknown due to the intangible nature of these impacts. This research aimed to evaluate the evolution of hidden costs in Ethiopia's agri-food system by leveraging the 2023 FAO-SOFA flagship report through literature review, stakeholder consultation, and FABLE-based modeling. The total hidden costs of Ethiopia's agri-food system were estimated to be 51 billion 2020 PPP dollars per year. The most significant contributor to these hidden costs was the social sector, particularly poverty among agri-food workers, accounting for 24.3 billion 2020 PPP dollars annually. Environmental externalities related to climate change and land-use change were the second-largest contributors, reaching 19 billion 2020 PPP dollars per year. Specific recommendations to reduce hidden costs include a lower population growth path, decreasing livestock numbers, and increasing crop and livestock productivity.
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spelling CGSpace1635432025-11-05T11:41:30Z How to reduce agrifood systems' future hidden costs? A multicountry case study Getaneh, Yonas Nigussie, Yirgalem Abera, Wuletawu Mulatu, Kalkidan Balcha, Yodit Tibebe, Degefie Eshete, Meron Mekonen, Bekele Tamene, Lulseged food security nexus approaches Despite the significant role of agriculture in Ethiopia's economy, the economic damage caused by negative externalities within the agri-food system has been largely unknown due to the intangible nature of these impacts. This research aimed to evaluate the evolution of hidden costs in Ethiopia's agri-food system by leveraging the 2023 FAO-SOFA flagship report through literature review, stakeholder consultation, and FABLE-based modeling. The total hidden costs of Ethiopia's agri-food system were estimated to be 51 billion 2020 PPP dollars per year. The most significant contributor to these hidden costs was the social sector, particularly poverty among agri-food workers, accounting for 24.3 billion 2020 PPP dollars annually. Environmental externalities related to climate change and land-use change were the second-largest contributors, reaching 19 billion 2020 PPP dollars per year. Specific recommendations to reduce hidden costs include a lower population growth path, decreasing livestock numbers, and increasing crop and livestock productivity. 2024-11-02 2024-12-16T11:38:00Z 2024-12-16T11:38:00Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/163543 en Open Access application/pdf Getaneh, Y.; Nigussie, Y.; Abera, W.; Mulatu, K.; Balcha, Y.; Tibebe, D.; Eshete, M.; Mekonen, B.; Tamene, L. (2024) How to reduce agrifood systems' future hidden costs? A multicountry case study. [Chapter 5: Ethiopia]. In Fable Consortium. State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) 2024 Background report. 20 p.
spellingShingle food security
nexus approaches
Getaneh, Yonas
Nigussie, Yirgalem
Abera, Wuletawu
Mulatu, Kalkidan
Balcha, Yodit
Tibebe, Degefie
Eshete, Meron
Mekonen, Bekele
Tamene, Lulseged
How to reduce agrifood systems' future hidden costs? A multicountry case study
title How to reduce agrifood systems' future hidden costs? A multicountry case study
title_full How to reduce agrifood systems' future hidden costs? A multicountry case study
title_fullStr How to reduce agrifood systems' future hidden costs? A multicountry case study
title_full_unstemmed How to reduce agrifood systems' future hidden costs? A multicountry case study
title_short How to reduce agrifood systems' future hidden costs? A multicountry case study
title_sort how to reduce agrifood systems future hidden costs a multicountry case study
topic food security
nexus approaches
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/163543
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