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| Byerlee, Derek R.; Spielman, David J.; Alemu, Dawit; Gautam, Madhur. |
| Despite more than a decade of policies placing high priority on cereal intensification, backed by one of the highest rates of public expenditures on agricultural in Africa, Ethiopia has yet to see payoffs in terms of higher and more stable cereal yields, reduced dependency on food aid, improved food security, and lower consumer prices for staples. There is understandable concern about the performance, efficiency and sustainability of the agricultural sector, specifically in terms of the current systems for providing extension services, improved seed, fertilizer, and credit. This paper aims to illuminate possible solutions available to improving the prospects for cereal intensification in Ethiopia. The paper traces the largely state-led policies that have... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Agricultural development; Agricultural extension; Fertilizer; Seed markets; Ethiopia; Crop Production/Industries. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42406 |
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| Pender, John L.; Alemu, Dawit. |
| 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.... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Smallholder production; Commercial behavior; Market participation; Cereal crops; Ethiopia; Agribusiness. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42354 |
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| Belayneh, Hailemariam Teklewold; Feye, Getachew Legese; Alemu, Dawit; Negassa, Asfaw. |
| The major objective of this paper is to identify determinants of market prices for cattle, sheep and goat in the export market value chain starting from pastoral markets to export abattoirs and live animal exporters. The study is based on the information generated through a formal survey conducted in the major pastoral livestock markets of Ethiopia with 128 collectors, small and big traders, feedlot operators, live animal and meat exporters. Hedonic price formation model was used to analyze the survey data. This study identified certain occasions such as Christian fasting, Muslim fasting, holidays and other times; time of a situation whether that specific month falls during ban time or not and season described as wet or dry season as important determinants... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Livestock; Price formation; Hedonic model; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Livestock Production/Industries. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51624 |
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