Development of agriculture in Ethiopia since the 1975 land reform
This paper mainly focusses 011 a macro review of the general course of Ethiopian agricultural development since the land reform of 1975. The food production has lagged behind the population growth - 3 percent population growth against 1.8 percent food production between 1970 and 1983. Recently the s...
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1991
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| author | Belete, A. Dillon, John L. Anderson, F.M. |
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| description | This paper mainly focusses 011 a macro review of the general course of Ethiopian agricultural development since the land reform of 1975. The food production has lagged behind the population growth - 3 percent population growth against 1.8 percent food production between 1970 and 1983. Recently the situation has, perhaps, further deteriorated. 71 percent of the total land mass is estimated to be suitable for agriculture, but only about 19 percent is cultivated. This suggests an underutilisation of land. Agricultural research and education which are essential to development have not been given due attention by the policy makers. As a result, the agricultural technologies used by farmers have changed little. Small-scale farmers have not been given the incentives necessary to expand production. Most of the credit, fertiliser and improved seeds go to state farms and producers' cooperatives. The favouring of large-scale and capital-intensive state-owned farming enterprises with credit, subsidies, and fiscal incentives, while neglecting smallholders, has contributed to the stagnation of agricultural production in Ethiopia. Overall, the analysis indicates that there has been no significant development of agriculture in Ethiopia following the 1975 land reform. |
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| spelling | CGSpace280722024-04-25T06:01:55Z Development of agriculture in Ethiopia since the 1975 land reform Belete, A. Dillon, John L. Anderson, F.M. agricultural development land reform exports economic development yields producer cooperatives state farms small farms This paper mainly focusses 011 a macro review of the general course of Ethiopian agricultural development since the land reform of 1975. The food production has lagged behind the population growth - 3 percent population growth against 1.8 percent food production between 1970 and 1983. Recently the situation has, perhaps, further deteriorated. 71 percent of the total land mass is estimated to be suitable for agriculture, but only about 19 percent is cultivated. This suggests an underutilisation of land. Agricultural research and education which are essential to development have not been given due attention by the policy makers. As a result, the agricultural technologies used by farmers have changed little. Small-scale farmers have not been given the incentives necessary to expand production. Most of the credit, fertiliser and improved seeds go to state farms and producers' cooperatives. The favouring of large-scale and capital-intensive state-owned farming enterprises with credit, subsidies, and fiscal incentives, while neglecting smallholders, has contributed to the stagnation of agricultural production in Ethiopia. Overall, the analysis indicates that there has been no significant development of agriculture in Ethiopia following the 1975 land reform. 1991-12 2013-05-06T06:59:51Z 2013-05-06T06:59:51Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/28072 en Limited Access Wiley Agricultural Economics;6(2): 159-175 |
| spellingShingle | agricultural development land reform exports economic development yields producer cooperatives state farms small farms Belete, A. Dillon, John L. Anderson, F.M. Development of agriculture in Ethiopia since the 1975 land reform |
| title | Development of agriculture in Ethiopia since the 1975 land reform |
| title_full | Development of agriculture in Ethiopia since the 1975 land reform |
| title_fullStr | Development of agriculture in Ethiopia since the 1975 land reform |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of agriculture in Ethiopia since the 1975 land reform |
| title_short | Development of agriculture in Ethiopia since the 1975 land reform |
| title_sort | development of agriculture in ethiopia since the 1975 land reform |
| topic | agricultural development land reform exports economic development yields producer cooperatives state farms small farms |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/28072 |
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