In the first three years of the pasdep implementation period of 200506200910, good performance was recorded in agricultural and industrial production as well as export. Measuring smallholder commercialization decisions and interactions in ethiopia. Determinants of red bean commercialization by smallholder. Commercial orientation of subsistence farmers in ethiopia. Jan 26, 2020 commercialization of smallholder teff producers in ethiopia. Determinants of agricultural commercialization in offa. Agriculture is the main source of livelihood for the majority of ethiopian rural people and back bone of the countrys economy. Sep 03, 2020 the agricultural production sector is a backbone of the ethiopian economy. The agricultural policies in ethiopia to improve the commercial orientation of farmers require identification of challenges at farmer level and indepth. Market orientation versus market participation in ethiopia. Despite the crucial role of the agricultural sector in the ethiopian economy, studies on gender aspects of agricultural commercialization are relatively scarce. Prospects of transforming subsistence agriculture into. The government of ethiopia has also developed an agriculture sector policy and investment framework pif for the period 2010 2020. Ethiopias agricultural commercialization clusters initiative.
Ethiopian agriculture focusing on processes and constraints on commercialization of peasant agriculture tanguy bernard, david j. Determinants of commercialization and its impact on the. Smallholder farmers agricultural commercialization in. Though the overall trend is encouraging, both in terms of overall agricultural production and productivity, the sector suffers from major structural problems. Discourses, actors and structural impediments find, read and cite all. Ethiopias agriculture sector policy and investment framework.
Even though smallholder commercialization as means of agricultural sector transformation in ethiopia is said of received huge investment for many decades, and in spite of the increasing trend in food crop production, commercialization of smallholder farming is not yet high enough to. Pdf on jul 1, 2018, dawit alemu and others published the political economy of agricultural commercialisation in ethiopia. This paper attempts to examine the feasibility of the proposition at the microlevel, in terms of the household, and at the. Climate change challenges, smallholder commercialization and. The majority of farmers in ethiopia are subsistence smallholders, with little separability between production and consumption decisions muller, 2014. Although extensive research conducted in ethiopia over the years has generated many improved cultivars, seed supply remains limited in ethiopia, especially for smallscale, resourcepoor. Goes deliberate efforts to enhance the agricultural sector, the availability of 35m ha of agricultural land, and increasing private sector interest in agriculture places ethiopia on a path toward agricultural transformation. Ethiopia s agriculture sector policy and investment.
Commercialization of smallholder agriculture in ethiopia. Agricultural commercialization clusters acc initiative. It accounts for over 40% of gdp, over 80% of employment, and 90% of foreign exchange earnings diao, 2010. Agricultural economics agricultural economics 39 2008 147161 impact of cooperatives on smallholders commercialization behavior. The plan for accelerated and sustainable development to end poverty pasdep, ethiopia s strategic framework for 200506 200910, relies on a massive push to accelerate. The agricultural production sector is a backbone of the ethiopian economy. Extension service from input supplier to knowledge broker and facilitator. Country programming framework for ethiopia 2016 2020. Ten years of the ethiopian agricultural transformation agency.
Ethiopian agricultural system faces livelihood resource competition due to high population increase, climate change and variability, natural resource degradation and decline of agricultural production. Thus, in ethiopia agricultural commercialization is viewed as an essential part of the process of agricultural modernization, specialization, and structural transformation of the economy toward more. Hence, the aim of this paper was to examine the possible interconnection between commercialisation and technical efficiency in ethiopia, focusing on producers of the countrys main crops sampled from seven villages. Most of ethiopia\s small farm households are already engaged with markets to. Factors determining the degree of commercialization of. Therefore, the agricultural sector is vital for bringing about economic growth and. Policy debates on commercialisation of agriculture are not new in ethiopia. The agricultural commercialization cluster acc initiative is one of the main policy interventions in the agricultural sector in ethiopia. Pdf measuring smallholder commercialization decisions and. Determinants of agricultural commercialization in offa district, ethiopia. As a result, the ethiopian seed corporation was established in 1979 to undertake seed production, processing, distribution and quality control in the country. In ethiopia, wheat is becoming an essential source of income for farmers even though it is still a fundamental food crop. The current ethiopian economy is based on agriculture and transition from subsistence to commercial agriculture, often referred to as the commercialization of agriculture.
Even though agricultural commercialization is considered as the main engine to contribute to economic growth of the country and to transform the traditional agriculture of farmers the extent of commercialization is still not as expected in ethiopia as evidenced from different literature particularly there are no adequate studies. Consequently, this study was undertaken in northwestern ethiopia to measure. Agriculture moa and other public, private and nongovernmental implementing partners. Origin of the agricultural commercialization cluster acc concept lessons from international case studies and similar initiatives in ethiopia design of the agricultural commercialization cluster acc initiative in ethiopia commodity and cluster identification key progress and current status agenda 9. Smallholders commercialization of maize production in guangua district, northwestern ethiopia yallew mazengia pawe agricultural research center, ethiopian institute of agricultural research, pawe, ethiopia email address. Process of commercialization of agriculture in amhara region. However, in ethiopia, the development of agricultural marketing commercialization is at its infancy stage or in some places never introduced to facilitate the commercialization of agricultural products. Currently, ethiopia is getting closer to stop importing malt, and that has brought. Improving productivity and market success of ethiopian farmers working paper no. Berhanu gebremedhin is corresponding author, email. Impact of cooperatives on smallholders commercialization. Agriculture is a strong candidate for encouraging economic growth, reduction in poverty and improving food security situation in subsaharan africa ssa. Each stakeholder shared their view on the importance of the fodder commercialization conference and their expectations at the end of the conference. Commercialisation s in ethiopia the povertyreduction strategy adopted by ethiopia seeks to achieve growth through the commercialisation of smallholder agriculture.
Notions on smallholders and agricultural commercialization 2. The main purpose of this paper is to contribute to the knowledge base about implications of gender roles and responsibilities for the development of the agricultural sector. Working paper ids opendocs institute of development studies. Pdf on apr 1, 2008, samuel gebreselassie and others published commercialisation of smallholder agriculture in selected tefgrowing areas of ethiopia. Impact of cooperatives on smallholders commercialization behavior. Determinants of smallholder farmers commercialization of potato. Lecturer at assosa university, college of agriculture and natural resource, department of agricultural economics, p. Determinants of commercialization of agricultural products in.
Despite an average investment close to % of the total expenditure, ethiopian agriculture. The main objectives of this paper are to assess the level of commercialization and its determinants of wheat producers in the four major producing regions. The contents of this document are derived mainly from ethiopia s agriculture sector policy and investment framework. Apr 01, 2019 thus, commercialization is expected to affect various aspects of households that in turn influence their welfare, such as production and productivity, incomes, nutrition and food security. The paper considers the various and potential meanings of commercialisation or marketoriented agriculture for ethiopia. Impact 2016 2020 expanded exports of key commodities i. It was introduced during the first growth and transformation plan gtp i, 20102015 as a mechanism to integrate the agricultural transformation agenda interventions along specific. Democratic developmentalism and agricultural development led. Determinants of agricultural commercialization in offa district, ethiopia alula tafesse1, guta regasa megerssa2 and bogale gebeyehu3 abstract. Upscaling the productivity performance of the agricultural. Agricultural commercialization in coffee and tef growing. The current ethiopian economy is based on agriculture and transition from subsistence to commercial agriculture, often referred to as the commercialization of. Pdf commercialisation of smallholder agriculture in selected tef. Official sources from the central statistics agency csa indicate that productivity grew in ethiopia for the last one and half decades.
Opportunities for promoting gender equality in rural ethiopia. Opening plenar y 1 epraim wachira 2 julius nyagaga alphonso laboso 4 ken lumet 5 njangi joyce mutua 7 dr donald njarui panelist. Ethiopia s agricultural sector policy and investment. Commercialisation of farming in ethiopia agecon search. Agricultural commercialization clusters acc is a system which enables farmers to produce quality agricultural commodities based on market demands. Determinants of wheat commercialization among smallholder. Heckmans two step, red bean, smallholder, commercialization, market participation 1. Context and dataagriculture in ethiopia remains one of the most important sectors. The need for commercialization of peasant agriculture stems from.
Smallholder farmers agricultural commercialization in ethiopia. Commercialization of smallholder agriculture in ethiopiagebreab. While the major proportion is kept for consumption, farmers sell part of their wheat produce. Smallholders commercialization of maize production in guangua. Pdf the political economy of agricultural commercialisation. Even though wheat commercialization has got great emphasis, smallholder farmers face challenges to participate in the wheat market. Ten year road map 20102020 1 dated august 5 th 2010. Commercialization of smallholder teff producers in ethiopia. The following corrections were made to the pdf of the report after it went to print.
Commercialization of smallholder agriculture in ethiopia commercialization of smallholder farms is now viewed by the government as the focal point to the agricultural development of the country. The pif provides a strategic framework for the prioritization and planning of investments that will drive ethiopia s agricultural growth and development. Smallholder farmers smallholder has several definitions by different scholars. This paper explains the potential impact of agriculture commercialization on the welfare of smallholder farmers participating in the doha rice scheme project of butaleja district in uganda.
Agricultural commercialization clusters the concept of the agricultural commercialization clusters acc initiative was introduced during gtp i as a mechanism to integrate the interventions prioritized in the transformation agenda within specific geographies targeting a limited number of highvalue commodities. Across the main cereals, productivity has been growing in unison. Overview of the ata and the agricultural transformation. Mar 04, 2018 commercialisation, particularly in relation to the kind of subsistence agriculture found in ethiopia. Commercialisation of smallholder agriculture in selected tef.
Most of ethiopia \s small farm households are already engaged with markets to. In ethiopia 95% of the total area is cultivated by smallholder farmers and contribute 90% of the total agricultural output. Introduction the agriculture sector is the most imperative and strategic sector in ethiopian economy. Ethiopia in middle income country status proportion of population in food poverty approaching or less than 10% phase ii. Central to the transformation and commercialization of the ethiopian agriculture is to increase smallholder productivity of the sector. Ethiopia has adopted commercialization of smallholder agriculture as a strategy for agricultural.
Agricultural growth program gafsp gap financing 1 part 1. Usaid ethiopia agriculture knowledge, learning, documentation and policy project, addis ababa disclaimer the views expressed in this report do not necessarily reflect the views of the united states. Share of fields in ethiopia under chemical fertilizer. Determinants of smallholder commercialization of horticultural crops in gemechis district, west hararghe zone, ethiopia aman tufa1, adam bekele2 and lemma zemedu3 1department of agricultural economics, hawassa university, p. Extension service from input supplier to knowledge broker and facilitator berhanu gebremedhin,1 d. Commercialization and progress out poverty in ethiopia. The agricultural policies in ethiopia to improve the commercial orientation of farmers require identification of challenges at farmer level and.
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