Farm size and agricultural productivity of nutritious foods: Evidence from Ethiopia
Agri-food systems are transforming quickly in Africa. An important issue in the transformation process of agricultural production is the role of small farms. While many authors have looked at this question, one aspect that has received little attention is the role of small farms in the production of...
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| author | Ameye, Hannah Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane Minten, Bart Tamru, Seneshaw |
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| description | Agri-food systems are transforming quickly in Africa. An important issue in the transformation process of agricultural production is the role of small farms. While many authors have looked at this question, one aspect that has received little attention is the role of small farms in the production of nutritious foods, an important topic given the low availability and relatively high prices of nutritious foods and the consequent low level of nutrition security in the continent. Using a unique large-scale dataset from Ethiopia—one of the largest countries in Africa that has been transforming rapidly—we look at the production of vegetables and dairy products. We find a strong association between farm size and partial productivity measured in terms of output, value of outputs and profit per hectare/cow, with productivity twice to four times as high for larger farms. These farms have substantially higher input expenditures as well as differences in farm technologies compared to small ones. Our findings have important implications for the debate on the role of small farms and nutritional improvements in the continent.
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| spelling | CGSpace1700982025-07-08T13:51:05Z Farm size and agricultural productivity of nutritious foods: Evidence from Ethiopia Ameye, Hannah Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane Minten, Bart Tamru, Seneshaw agricultural productivity farm size nutrition small farms Agri-food systems are transforming quickly in Africa. An important issue in the transformation process of agricultural production is the role of small farms. While many authors have looked at this question, one aspect that has received little attention is the role of small farms in the production of nutritious foods, an important topic given the low availability and relatively high prices of nutritious foods and the consequent low level of nutrition security in the continent. Using a unique large-scale dataset from Ethiopia—one of the largest countries in Africa that has been transforming rapidly—we look at the production of vegetables and dairy products. We find a strong association between farm size and partial productivity measured in terms of output, value of outputs and profit per hectare/cow, with productivity twice to four times as high for larger farms. These farms have substantially higher input expenditures as well as differences in farm technologies compared to small ones. Our findings have important implications for the debate on the role of small farms and nutritional improvements in the continent. JEL Classification: O13, Q12, Q18 2025-06 2025-01-27T15:37:44Z 2025-01-27T15:37:44Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/170098 en Open Access Wiley Ameye, Hannah; Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane; Minten, Bart; and Tamru, Seneshaw. 2025. Farm size and agricultural productivity of nutritious foods: Evidence from Ethiopia. Journal of Agricultural Economics 76(2): 296-337. https://doi.org/10.1111/1477-9552.12621 |
| spellingShingle | agricultural productivity farm size nutrition small farms Ameye, Hannah Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane Minten, Bart Tamru, Seneshaw Farm size and agricultural productivity of nutritious foods: Evidence from Ethiopia |
| title | Farm size and agricultural productivity of nutritious foods: Evidence from Ethiopia |
| title_full | Farm size and agricultural productivity of nutritious foods: Evidence from Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Farm size and agricultural productivity of nutritious foods: Evidence from Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Farm size and agricultural productivity of nutritious foods: Evidence from Ethiopia |
| title_short | Farm size and agricultural productivity of nutritious foods: Evidence from Ethiopia |
| title_sort | farm size and agricultural productivity of nutritious foods evidence from ethiopia |
| topic | agricultural productivity farm size nutrition small farms |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/170098 |
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