Policies for agricultural productivity growth and poverty reduction in rural Ethiopia

Increasing the productivity of smallholder agriculture holds the key to poverty reduction. The empirical literature is limited to ascertain the linkages and the implications for policy uptake in Ethiopia. We examine the impact of growth in agricultural productivity on household poverty dynamics in r...

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Main Authors: Abro, Z.A., Alemu, B.A., Hanjra, Munir A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Elsevier 2014
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/58371
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author Abro, Z.A.
Alemu, B.A.
Hanjra, Munir A.
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description Increasing the productivity of smallholder agriculture holds the key to poverty reduction. The empirical literature is limited to ascertain the linkages and the implications for policy uptake in Ethiopia. We examine the impact of growth in agricultural productivity on household poverty dynamics in rural Ethiopia using a panel data set (1994–2009). Findings suggest that government policies aimed at reducing poverty should adopt a growth plus approach—designing policy interventions to support agricultural productivity growth, plus to protect assets and enhance market access for rural households in the country.
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spelling CGSpace583712025-10-10T16:24:35Z Policies for agricultural productivity growth and poverty reduction in rural Ethiopia Abro, Z.A. Alemu, B.A. Hanjra, Munir A. agricultural production productivity economic growth poverty rural areas households drought land productivity farmers labour policy making markets development Increasing the productivity of smallholder agriculture holds the key to poverty reduction. The empirical literature is limited to ascertain the linkages and the implications for policy uptake in Ethiopia. We examine the impact of growth in agricultural productivity on household poverty dynamics in rural Ethiopia using a panel data set (1994–2009). Findings suggest that government policies aimed at reducing poverty should adopt a growth plus approach—designing policy interventions to support agricultural productivity growth, plus to protect assets and enhance market access for rural households in the country. 2014-07 2015-03-17T14:39:52Z 2015-03-17T14:39:52Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/58371 en Limited Access Elsevier Abro, Z. A.; Alemu, B. A.; Hanjra, Munir A. 2014. Policies for agricultural productivity growth and poverty reduction in rural Ethiopia. World Development, 59:461-474. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.01.033
spellingShingle agricultural production
productivity
economic growth
poverty
rural areas
households
drought
land productivity
farmers
labour
policy making
markets
development
Abro, Z.A.
Alemu, B.A.
Hanjra, Munir A.
Policies for agricultural productivity growth and poverty reduction in rural Ethiopia
title Policies for agricultural productivity growth and poverty reduction in rural Ethiopia
title_full Policies for agricultural productivity growth and poverty reduction in rural Ethiopia
title_fullStr Policies for agricultural productivity growth and poverty reduction in rural Ethiopia
title_full_unstemmed Policies for agricultural productivity growth and poverty reduction in rural Ethiopia
title_short Policies for agricultural productivity growth and poverty reduction in rural Ethiopia
title_sort policies for agricultural productivity growth and poverty reduction in rural ethiopia
topic agricultural production
productivity
economic growth
poverty
rural areas
households
drought
land productivity
farmers
labour
policy making
markets
development
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