Ethiopia’s agricultural sector has grown rapidly since 2000 due to a doubling in the use of modern inputs (chemical fertilizers and improved seeds), significant land expansion, increased labor use, and a 2.3 percent per year growth in total factor
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Ethiopia’s agrifood system in the context of a rapidly changing economy. Poverty reduction depends on growth in the agriculture sector & sustained investment in the agrifood system.
Finally, Chapter 14, “Toward a Medium-Term Agricultural and Rural Development Strategy,” highlights the book’s major themes and discusses implications for policy.
Climate change impacts on crop yields
Chapter 4, “Climate Change Impacts on Crop Yields,” presents results of model simulations of crop yields in Ethiopia through 2085.
Evolving food value chains
The second part of the book, “Evolving Markets and Household Consumption,” begins with Chapter 7 on “Evolving Food Value Chains.” Ethiopia’s food systems are changing rapidly as high population growth, rapid urbanization, major infrastructure inve
Crop productivity and potential
Chapter 3, “Crop Productivity and Potential,” documents and explains the causal factors for the rapid expansion in crop production in Ethiopia (official estimates show an increase in production of grain crops from 16.1 million metric tons to 30.6
Nonfarm income and rural labor markets
The third part of the book presents “Economywide Perspectives” on the future of Ethiopian agriculture.
Cropland expansion
Chapter 2, “Cropland Expansion,” uses spatially disaggregated satellite data to examine changes in land use over time at the national level. This is the first time that such dynamic analysis has been examined at this level.
Farm size, food security, and welfare
Chapter 6, “Farm Size, Food Security, and Welfare,” looks at the association of farm sizes with food security and welfare.