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Provedor de dados: 	Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)	
País: 	United States	
Título: 	Determinants of Smallholder Commercialization of Food Crops: Theory and Evidence from Ethiopia	
Autores: 	Pender,   John L.; Alemu,   Dawit.	
Data: 	2008-08-14	
Ano: 	2007	
Palavras-chave: 	Smallholder production; Commercial behavior; Market participation; Cereal crops; Ethiopia; Agribusiness.	
Resumo: 	In this paper, we develop a theoretical farm household model of food crop production and marketing decisions, derive testable hypotheses concerning the determinants of these decisions, and test these hypotheses, using data on cereal production and marketing collected from a nationally representative survey of 7,186 farm households in Ethiopia. Focusing on production and marketing decisions for teff and maize, the two most important crops in Ethiopia, we find that most producers of these crops are either autarkic or net buyers (especially for maize) and that net buyers and autarkic households are poorer in many respects than net sellers. This implies that interventions to increase cereal productivity will favorably affect distribution for most producers. The econometric analysis shows that increasing production of teff and maize is the most important factor contributing to increased sales, and that increased smallholder access to roads, land, livestock, farm equipment, and traders is key to enabling increased smallholder production and commercialization of these crops.	
Tipo: 	Working or Discussion Paper	
Idioma: 	Inglês	
Identificador: 	http://purl.umn.edu/42354	
Relação: 	International Food Policy Research Center&gt;IFPRI Discussion Papers

IFPRI Discussion Paper

00745	
Formato: 	88