International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI) in collaboration with Ethiopian Economics Association (EEA). Eleventh International Conference on Ethiopian Economy. July 18-20, 2013
Presentation of cassava value chains 04 mar 2013_englishHo Cao Viet
This document discusses cassava production and value chains in southern Vietnam. It provides data on global and Vietnamese cassava production, trade, and prices. It analyzes cassava productivity, prices, and cultivated areas in southern provinces from 2005-2011. The document describes cassava supply chains for export and domestic markets. It analyzes the financial contributions and value added of farmers, collectors, processors, traders, and factories. Finally, it summarizes feedback from value chain participants on interventions to improve productivity, processing, market information, and contracting.
Rice production - trading - marketing & current situationHo Cao Viet
This document discusses rice production, trade, and current issues in Vietnam. It provides statistics on rice production and consumption globally and in Vietnam. It then examines Vietnam's rice exports by country in 2013. Current issues with rice production in Vietnam include high costs of production, lack of branding and marketing strategy, and small farm sizes. The document analyzes production costs like fertilizers, pesticides, and labor. It also provides selling prices and profits for farmers from 2010-2011 across provinces. The document concludes with opportunities for cooperation like market studies and improving logistics.
Accompanying the agrarian transition in Laos. Guillaume LestrelinJoanna Hicks
This document summarizes research on opportunities and challenges for conservation agriculture (CA) in maize production areas in Laos. The research examined CA adoption across four agro-ecological zones representing different stages of agricultural intensification. Results showed the highest CA adoption levels occurred early in the intensification process and later during land degradation. The research concluded there are two key windows for CA interventions - early commodity production and late stages of diversification in degraded lands. Proper timing and extension efforts could make CA a viable alternative for smallholders.
Sucessful factor for small holder rice production in thailandsomporn Isvilanonda
Smallholder rice farmers in Thailand have achieved success due to several key factors:
1) Establishing private land ownership in the early 20th century encouraged smallholder settlement and farming.
2) Infrastructure development and the introduction of high-yielding rice varieties in the 1960s-1970s significantly increased productivity and profits.
3) Mechanization, such as power tillers and combine harvesters, and irrigation projects have helped reduce costs and increase crop intensity.
4) Formal credit institutions like the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives have provided affordable loans to smallholders since 1966.
5) Off-farm employment opportunities in non-agricultural sectors have supplemented farm incomes.
Residue soil moisture and yield interactions under CA: initial evidence from ...FMNR Hub
1) The study evaluated residue management practices and their effects on maize yields in Malawi and Mozambique under Conservation Agriculture (CA).
2) It found that farmers in Mozambique were able to apply residue cover levels below the recommended 3t/ha due to termite activity, while farmers in Malawi applied rates above this threshold.
3) On-station trials in Malawi showed that increased residue rates improved yields in well-drained soils but reduced yields in waterlogged conditions or where pests/diseases were present. Optimum residue rates were between 4-5 t/ha.
4) CA techniques maintained higher soil moisture levels compared to conventional practices. Proper residue management enhanced
- The study examined the profitability of cashew production among smallholder farmers in Wenchi Municipality, Ghana.
- Data was collected from 140 farmers and analyzed using net present value, benefit-cost ratio, and internal rate of return to assess profitability over a 25-year period.
- The results showed that a 1-hectare cashew plantation has a positive net present value of GH¢260.82 ($343.16), a benefit-cost ratio of 1.13, and an internal rate of return of 43.85%, indicating that cashew production is profitable.
Presentation of cassava value chains 04 mar 2013_englishHo Cao Viet
This document discusses cassava production and value chains in southern Vietnam. It provides data on global and Vietnamese cassava production, trade, and prices. It analyzes cassava productivity, prices, and cultivated areas in southern provinces from 2005-2011. The document describes cassava supply chains for export and domestic markets. It analyzes the financial contributions and value added of farmers, collectors, processors, traders, and factories. Finally, it summarizes feedback from value chain participants on interventions to improve productivity, processing, market information, and contracting.
Rice production - trading - marketing & current situationHo Cao Viet
This document discusses rice production, trade, and current issues in Vietnam. It provides statistics on rice production and consumption globally and in Vietnam. It then examines Vietnam's rice exports by country in 2013. Current issues with rice production in Vietnam include high costs of production, lack of branding and marketing strategy, and small farm sizes. The document analyzes production costs like fertilizers, pesticides, and labor. It also provides selling prices and profits for farmers from 2010-2011 across provinces. The document concludes with opportunities for cooperation like market studies and improving logistics.
Accompanying the agrarian transition in Laos. Guillaume LestrelinJoanna Hicks
This document summarizes research on opportunities and challenges for conservation agriculture (CA) in maize production areas in Laos. The research examined CA adoption across four agro-ecological zones representing different stages of agricultural intensification. Results showed the highest CA adoption levels occurred early in the intensification process and later during land degradation. The research concluded there are two key windows for CA interventions - early commodity production and late stages of diversification in degraded lands. Proper timing and extension efforts could make CA a viable alternative for smallholders.
Sucessful factor for small holder rice production in thailandsomporn Isvilanonda
Smallholder rice farmers in Thailand have achieved success due to several key factors:
1) Establishing private land ownership in the early 20th century encouraged smallholder settlement and farming.
2) Infrastructure development and the introduction of high-yielding rice varieties in the 1960s-1970s significantly increased productivity and profits.
3) Mechanization, such as power tillers and combine harvesters, and irrigation projects have helped reduce costs and increase crop intensity.
4) Formal credit institutions like the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives have provided affordable loans to smallholders since 1966.
5) Off-farm employment opportunities in non-agricultural sectors have supplemented farm incomes.
Residue soil moisture and yield interactions under CA: initial evidence from ...FMNR Hub
1) The study evaluated residue management practices and their effects on maize yields in Malawi and Mozambique under Conservation Agriculture (CA).
2) It found that farmers in Mozambique were able to apply residue cover levels below the recommended 3t/ha due to termite activity, while farmers in Malawi applied rates above this threshold.
3) On-station trials in Malawi showed that increased residue rates improved yields in well-drained soils but reduced yields in waterlogged conditions or where pests/diseases were present. Optimum residue rates were between 4-5 t/ha.
4) CA techniques maintained higher soil moisture levels compared to conventional practices. Proper residue management enhanced
- The study examined the profitability of cashew production among smallholder farmers in Wenchi Municipality, Ghana.
- Data was collected from 140 farmers and analyzed using net present value, benefit-cost ratio, and internal rate of return to assess profitability over a 25-year period.
- The results showed that a 1-hectare cashew plantation has a positive net present value of GH¢260.82 ($343.16), a benefit-cost ratio of 1.13, and an internal rate of return of 43.85%, indicating that cashew production is profitable.
Forest-poverty-commodity links in the Congo Basin: A value chain perspectiveVerina Ingram
1) The document discusses forest-poverty-commodity links in the Congo Basin, focusing on non-timber forest products (NTFPs) value chains and their significance for livelihoods.
2) Fieldwork was conducted from 2007-2010 in Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of Congo on 9 NTFP chains involving interviews with over 4,300 actors.
3) The research found that NTFPs make meaningful economic contributions to actors' livelihoods, especially for women and rural communities, but that overexploitation and lack of sustainable practices threaten the long-term viability of these resources and livelihoods.
Community Assets and Crop Diversification: Evidence from Ethiopia's PSNPessp2
Community Assets and Crop Diversification: Evidence from Ethiopia's PSNP analyzes the impact of Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) on crop diversity. The study uses panel data from 2006-2012 to estimate fixed effects models. The results show:
1) PSNP irrigation and soil conservation projects significantly increase crop diversity as measured by number of crops, Margalef index, Shannon index, and Simpson index.
2) There is an interaction effect, where the combination of irrigation and roads projects further increases diversity.
3) On average, PSNP projects are estimated to contribute 0.61 to 0.90 additional crops per farmer, depending on the model.
The
The ZimCLIFS project aims to assist smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe to intensify and integrate crop and livestock production through innovation platforms and appropriate technologies. The project tests technologies like conservation agriculture, cereal-legume rotations, tropical forage legumes, and aims to improve farmers' access to resources, markets, and information. Simulation modeling shows that maize-mucuna rotations and 0.55 ha of maize with 0.95 ha of mucuna can meet household food security and economic needs from dairying. Technologies demonstrated include conservation agriculture, livestock feeding strategies, and value chain analysis is conducted to link farmers to markets. The project is funded by ACIAR and contributes to several CGIAR research programs.
Analysis of milk production, butter marketing and household use of inputs in ...ILRI
Presented by Berhanu Gebremedhin, Kaleb Shiferaw, AzageTegegne and Dirk Hoekstra at Workshop on the 30th International Conference of Agricultural Economists (ICAE), Vancouver, British Columbia, 28 July-2 August 2018
The rapid expansion of herbicide use in smallholder agriculture in Ethiopiaessp2
This document summarizes research on the rapid expansion of herbicide use in smallholder agriculture in Ethiopia. The study finds that herbicide use has increased fivefold in the last decade as imports have risen. Herbicides are mainly used on commercial cereals like teff and wheat. The research finds that herbicide application leads to improved crop production and increased labor productivity, especially for weeding. Transportation costs and rural wage levels are the main factors determining farmers' adoption of herbicides. The expanded herbicide use could significantly reduce rural labor needs but also raises issues regarding herbicide quality, safety, and potential health implications that require monitoring.
Teff Production and Market Access in Ethiopiaessp2
1) The document analyzes teff production and market access in Ethiopia over time using data on production patterns, market proximity, and fertilizer use.
2) It finds that regions like Oromia and Amhara contribute most to teff production and cultivation in Ethiopia.
3) Areas closer to large cities see increasing teff production, area, and yields over time, along with more fertilizer use on teff fields, indicating better market access promotes agricultural investment and productivity.
CCAFS would like to answer questions about farm-household modeling focusing on food security, climate change adaptation, risk management, and mitigation. Current work includes large household data collection and developing regional socio-economic scenarios. Household modeling could help identify adaptation options and target strategies. An example showed how cropping may become unviable in some areas by 2050, forcing livelihood transitions. Modeling different systems can show trade-offs between indicators like income, food security, and GHG emissions. Integrating biophysical and socioeconomic modeling from global to household scales could help design adaptation and mitigation strategies. Key questions include identifying robust options across scenarios, trade-offs for different systems, and adaptation-mitigation synerg
Cambio global del territorio boscoso y la globalización económica - Eric LambinInstituto Humboldt
This document discusses land use change and forest transitions in the globalization era. It examines the causes and pathways of forest transitions in different regions, including economic development, state forest policies, globalization, and smallholder intensification. It also analyzes the ecological impacts of regenerating forests and plantations. The document then discusses how globalization and expansion of international trade have contributed to displacement of deforestation to other locations. It concludes by examining policies and market-based instruments that could help control deforestation while enhancing agricultural production.
Indeginous Raisins and Pastoralism Livelihood Presentation by Yasin Mahadifutureagricultures
The role of indigenous gums and resins in pastoralist livelihood security and climate change adaptation in Garbatulla area of Northern Kenya- A presentation by Yasin Mahadi of Future Agricultures
The document analyzes the relationship between transaction costs and household supply response among sweetpotato farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria. It finds that sweetpotato supply responses were positively influenced by market price, area of land cultivated, and agents' roles. However, supply responses were negatively impacted by transaction land rent. The study concludes that both market and non-market factors significantly affect agricultural household supply in the region. It recommends addressing institutional deficiencies, improving road infrastructure to reduce costs, and strengthening farmer cooperatives.
The document describes a crop mix optimization model to analyze the impacts of climate change on Egypt's cropping patterns. The model maximizes net revenue from crop production under constraints like land and water availability. It is used to project Egypt's optimal crop mix from the base year 2013 to 2030 under different climate change scenarios. Key inputs to the model like crop prices, yields and costs are projected based on historical data analysis and climate impact assessments. The outputs, like the projected cropping area and self-sufficiency in wheat, are analyzed at national and regional levels to inform agricultural planning under climate change.
"FOOD CROP MARKETING AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY IN A HIGH PRICE
ENVIRONMENT IN CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MOZAMBIQUE", R. Benfica, R. Uaiene, D. Boughton and B. Mouzinho, Workshop on Transformation of Agri-food Systems and Commercialization of Smallholder Agriculture in Mozambique: Evidence, Challenges and Implications Maputo, Mozambique, December 9, 2013
Teff production and market access in ethiopiaessp2
International Food Policy Research Institute/ Ethiopia Strategy Support Program (IFPRI/ ESSP)and Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI) Coordinated a conference with Agriculutral Transformation Agency (ATA) and Ministry of Agriculutrue (MoA) on Teff Value Chain at Hilton Hotel Addis Ababa on October 10, 2013.
How big are post-harvest losses in Ethiopia? The case of teffessp2
1) The document analyzes post-harvest losses in the teff value chain in Ethiopia through surveys of 1,200 farmers, wholesalers, and retailers.
2) Total estimated post-harvest losses along the teff value chain range from 2.2-3.3% of total production due to losses during threshing, storage, and transportation.
3) While teff losses are lower than some other crops for farmers, losses are higher at the retail level compared to other crops according to a survey of urban retailers.
Citizen science in disaster and conflict resilience esa 2010Keith G. Tidball
This document discusses how citizen science could help build resilience after disasters or conflicts. It provides examples of citizen science in post-disaster contexts, like monitoring after a coal ash spill, that helped increase accountability. The document hypothesizes that citizen science could reinforce positive feedback loops and build capacity by convening knowledge over large areas. However, more examples are needed of citizen science specifically in post-disaster or conflict recovery. The document concludes that citizen science has potential to build resilience through facilitating local knowledge and participation, initiating desirable feedbacks, and combining data over broad areas.
This document discusses the growing importance and usage of mobile devices for accessing the internet and digital services. Some key points:
- By 2015, more U.S. internet users will access the internet through mobile devices than desktop computers.
- Many popular online services now see the majority of their traffic coming from mobile users, such as YouTube, email, social media, and photos.
- To be effective for mobile users, websites and content need to focus on access, interaction, performance, and enhancement based on the limitations of mobile devices.
- Marketers need to understand their mobile customers, including their tools and goals, to create effective niche mobile marketing strategies.
Launch Your Library Career: Creating and Managing a Professional Online PresenceSusanne Markgren
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms for those who already suffer from conditions like anxiety and depression.
1) The study examines the teff value chain from major production areas in Ethiopia to Addis Ababa to test common perceptions about inefficiencies and farmers receiving a small share of prices.
2) The study finds that the typical teff value chain involves three intermediaries and that farmers receive around 80% of the final retail price.
3) Distress sales, where farmers would accept a lower price, make up 19% of transactions, occurring most in months immediately after harvest.
Starting Small and Partnering Up: Collaboration and Mentoring in PublishingSusanne Markgren
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms for those who already suffer from conditions like anxiety and depression.
A spatial assessment of livestock population and market access essp2
Ethiopian Development Research Institute and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI/EDRI), Tenth International Conference on Ethiopian Economy, July 19-21, 2012. EEA Conference Hall
Forest-poverty-commodity links in the Congo Basin: A value chain perspectiveVerina Ingram
1) The document discusses forest-poverty-commodity links in the Congo Basin, focusing on non-timber forest products (NTFPs) value chains and their significance for livelihoods.
2) Fieldwork was conducted from 2007-2010 in Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of Congo on 9 NTFP chains involving interviews with over 4,300 actors.
3) The research found that NTFPs make meaningful economic contributions to actors' livelihoods, especially for women and rural communities, but that overexploitation and lack of sustainable practices threaten the long-term viability of these resources and livelihoods.
Community Assets and Crop Diversification: Evidence from Ethiopia's PSNPessp2
Community Assets and Crop Diversification: Evidence from Ethiopia's PSNP analyzes the impact of Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) on crop diversity. The study uses panel data from 2006-2012 to estimate fixed effects models. The results show:
1) PSNP irrigation and soil conservation projects significantly increase crop diversity as measured by number of crops, Margalef index, Shannon index, and Simpson index.
2) There is an interaction effect, where the combination of irrigation and roads projects further increases diversity.
3) On average, PSNP projects are estimated to contribute 0.61 to 0.90 additional crops per farmer, depending on the model.
The
The ZimCLIFS project aims to assist smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe to intensify and integrate crop and livestock production through innovation platforms and appropriate technologies. The project tests technologies like conservation agriculture, cereal-legume rotations, tropical forage legumes, and aims to improve farmers' access to resources, markets, and information. Simulation modeling shows that maize-mucuna rotations and 0.55 ha of maize with 0.95 ha of mucuna can meet household food security and economic needs from dairying. Technologies demonstrated include conservation agriculture, livestock feeding strategies, and value chain analysis is conducted to link farmers to markets. The project is funded by ACIAR and contributes to several CGIAR research programs.
Analysis of milk production, butter marketing and household use of inputs in ...ILRI
Presented by Berhanu Gebremedhin, Kaleb Shiferaw, AzageTegegne and Dirk Hoekstra at Workshop on the 30th International Conference of Agricultural Economists (ICAE), Vancouver, British Columbia, 28 July-2 August 2018
The rapid expansion of herbicide use in smallholder agriculture in Ethiopiaessp2
This document summarizes research on the rapid expansion of herbicide use in smallholder agriculture in Ethiopia. The study finds that herbicide use has increased fivefold in the last decade as imports have risen. Herbicides are mainly used on commercial cereals like teff and wheat. The research finds that herbicide application leads to improved crop production and increased labor productivity, especially for weeding. Transportation costs and rural wage levels are the main factors determining farmers' adoption of herbicides. The expanded herbicide use could significantly reduce rural labor needs but also raises issues regarding herbicide quality, safety, and potential health implications that require monitoring.
Teff Production and Market Access in Ethiopiaessp2
1) The document analyzes teff production and market access in Ethiopia over time using data on production patterns, market proximity, and fertilizer use.
2) It finds that regions like Oromia and Amhara contribute most to teff production and cultivation in Ethiopia.
3) Areas closer to large cities see increasing teff production, area, and yields over time, along with more fertilizer use on teff fields, indicating better market access promotes agricultural investment and productivity.
CCAFS would like to answer questions about farm-household modeling focusing on food security, climate change adaptation, risk management, and mitigation. Current work includes large household data collection and developing regional socio-economic scenarios. Household modeling could help identify adaptation options and target strategies. An example showed how cropping may become unviable in some areas by 2050, forcing livelihood transitions. Modeling different systems can show trade-offs between indicators like income, food security, and GHG emissions. Integrating biophysical and socioeconomic modeling from global to household scales could help design adaptation and mitigation strategies. Key questions include identifying robust options across scenarios, trade-offs for different systems, and adaptation-mitigation synerg
Cambio global del territorio boscoso y la globalización económica - Eric LambinInstituto Humboldt
This document discusses land use change and forest transitions in the globalization era. It examines the causes and pathways of forest transitions in different regions, including economic development, state forest policies, globalization, and smallholder intensification. It also analyzes the ecological impacts of regenerating forests and plantations. The document then discusses how globalization and expansion of international trade have contributed to displacement of deforestation to other locations. It concludes by examining policies and market-based instruments that could help control deforestation while enhancing agricultural production.
Indeginous Raisins and Pastoralism Livelihood Presentation by Yasin Mahadifutureagricultures
The role of indigenous gums and resins in pastoralist livelihood security and climate change adaptation in Garbatulla area of Northern Kenya- A presentation by Yasin Mahadi of Future Agricultures
The document analyzes the relationship between transaction costs and household supply response among sweetpotato farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria. It finds that sweetpotato supply responses were positively influenced by market price, area of land cultivated, and agents' roles. However, supply responses were negatively impacted by transaction land rent. The study concludes that both market and non-market factors significantly affect agricultural household supply in the region. It recommends addressing institutional deficiencies, improving road infrastructure to reduce costs, and strengthening farmer cooperatives.
The document describes a crop mix optimization model to analyze the impacts of climate change on Egypt's cropping patterns. The model maximizes net revenue from crop production under constraints like land and water availability. It is used to project Egypt's optimal crop mix from the base year 2013 to 2030 under different climate change scenarios. Key inputs to the model like crop prices, yields and costs are projected based on historical data analysis and climate impact assessments. The outputs, like the projected cropping area and self-sufficiency in wheat, are analyzed at national and regional levels to inform agricultural planning under climate change.
"FOOD CROP MARKETING AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY IN A HIGH PRICE
ENVIRONMENT IN CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MOZAMBIQUE", R. Benfica, R. Uaiene, D. Boughton and B. Mouzinho, Workshop on Transformation of Agri-food Systems and Commercialization of Smallholder Agriculture in Mozambique: Evidence, Challenges and Implications Maputo, Mozambique, December 9, 2013
Teff production and market access in ethiopiaessp2
International Food Policy Research Institute/ Ethiopia Strategy Support Program (IFPRI/ ESSP)and Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI) Coordinated a conference with Agriculutral Transformation Agency (ATA) and Ministry of Agriculutrue (MoA) on Teff Value Chain at Hilton Hotel Addis Ababa on October 10, 2013.
How big are post-harvest losses in Ethiopia? The case of teffessp2
1) The document analyzes post-harvest losses in the teff value chain in Ethiopia through surveys of 1,200 farmers, wholesalers, and retailers.
2) Total estimated post-harvest losses along the teff value chain range from 2.2-3.3% of total production due to losses during threshing, storage, and transportation.
3) While teff losses are lower than some other crops for farmers, losses are higher at the retail level compared to other crops according to a survey of urban retailers.
Citizen science in disaster and conflict resilience esa 2010Keith G. Tidball
This document discusses how citizen science could help build resilience after disasters or conflicts. It provides examples of citizen science in post-disaster contexts, like monitoring after a coal ash spill, that helped increase accountability. The document hypothesizes that citizen science could reinforce positive feedback loops and build capacity by convening knowledge over large areas. However, more examples are needed of citizen science specifically in post-disaster or conflict recovery. The document concludes that citizen science has potential to build resilience through facilitating local knowledge and participation, initiating desirable feedbacks, and combining data over broad areas.
This document discusses the growing importance and usage of mobile devices for accessing the internet and digital services. Some key points:
- By 2015, more U.S. internet users will access the internet through mobile devices than desktop computers.
- Many popular online services now see the majority of their traffic coming from mobile users, such as YouTube, email, social media, and photos.
- To be effective for mobile users, websites and content need to focus on access, interaction, performance, and enhancement based on the limitations of mobile devices.
- Marketers need to understand their mobile customers, including their tools and goals, to create effective niche mobile marketing strategies.
Launch Your Library Career: Creating and Managing a Professional Online PresenceSusanne Markgren
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms for those who already suffer from conditions like anxiety and depression.
1) The study examines the teff value chain from major production areas in Ethiopia to Addis Ababa to test common perceptions about inefficiencies and farmers receiving a small share of prices.
2) The study finds that the typical teff value chain involves three intermediaries and that farmers receive around 80% of the final retail price.
3) Distress sales, where farmers would accept a lower price, make up 19% of transactions, occurring most in months immediately after harvest.
Starting Small and Partnering Up: Collaboration and Mentoring in PublishingSusanne Markgren
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms for those who already suffer from conditions like anxiety and depression.
A spatial assessment of livestock population and market access essp2
Ethiopian Development Research Institute and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI/EDRI), Tenth International Conference on Ethiopian Economy, July 19-21, 2012. EEA Conference Hall
Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture and Nutritional Outcomes in Ethiopiaessp2
Women's empowerment in agriculture is linked to better nutritional outcomes for children and women in Ethiopia. The study found that women's empowerment, measured using the Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI), had a positive impact on children's dietary diversity and women's dietary diversity. Specifically, having a say in credit decisions, autonomy in production, and control over income were associated with improved nutritional status. Factors like production diversity, wealth, education levels, and lack of economic shocks also influenced nutritional outcomes. The results confirm other studies that found women's empowerment, through measures like production autonomy and group membership, can enhance household nutrition.
Land constraints and agricultural intensification in Ethiopia: A village leve...essp2
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI) in collaboration with Ethiopian Economics Association (EEA). Eleventh International Conference on Ethiopian Economy. July 18-20, 2013
CIAT's cassava program in Asia has the mission of creating a sustainable cassava production system through agricultural innovations. The program's objectives include aggressively introducing germplasm for screening, developing high-yielding disease resistant varieties, establishing pest and disease surveillance, and developing robust seed systems. The program consists of interlinked projects in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, and Indonesia focusing on production, marketing, value chains, and policy recommendations to improve rural livelihoods. Cassava is a key crop in Asia traded widely within the region and competing globally as a source of carbohydrates.
Bruno Gerard presentation during the event "Conservation Agriculture: Overcoming the challenges to adoption and scaling-up" held by IFAD jointly with the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
Agricultural transformation in Africa? Assessing the evidence in Ethiopia essp2
This document summarizes evidence on agricultural transformation in Ethiopia over the past decade. It finds that agricultural output and productivity have grown rapidly, with crop output 127% higher in 2013/14 than 2003/04. Labor and total factor productivity were initially the largest contributors to growth, but modern inputs like fertilizer, improved seeds, and extension services have become increasingly important drivers in recent years, together accounting for over 40% of growth from 2009-2014. The intensification of agriculture was supported by factors like improved agricultural extension, growing connectivity to markets, and rising education levels, which facilitated greater adoption of modern farm technologies and practices.
Trends and Determinants of Cereal Productivity: Econometric ANalysis of Natio...essp2
Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI) and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Seventh International Conference on Ethiopian Economy, June 24, 2010
Kanat Tilekeyev presented on seed and fertilizer policy development in Kyrgyz Republic. He outlined the country's agricultural profile, including declining GDP contribution from agriculture and low crop productivity. Recent government policies aimed to increase food security through price interventions and agro-processing investments with limited effectiveness. Seed policy focused on infrastructure but unfinished agenda remains. Fertilizer policy centered on import monitoring, market liberalization, and attempted export restrictions with limited impact. Case studies on a seed distribution scheme and fertilizer export duty demonstrated policy gaps. Analysis of farmer surveys in Talas Oblast showed fertilizer use correlated with higher agricultural production. Tilekeyev recommended improved decision-making using deeper information and joint work between researchers and government.
Cities and agricultural transformation in Ethiopia essp2
The document analyzes the impact of urbanization on agricultural transformation in Ethiopia using teff production as a case study. Regression analyses find that proximity to urban centers is associated with higher agricultural input use, intensification, and profits. Specifically, transportation costs to the largest urban market, Addis Ababa, are negatively correlated with input prices, use of fertilizers, improved seeds and labor, as well as productivity, income, and profits from teff farming. Urbanization may indirectly influence agriculture through changing input-output prices and directly by improving information flows, reducing transaction costs, and strengthening institutions.
Ethiopia’s value chains on the move: The case of teff (work in progress)essp2
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI) Seminar Series. March 19, 2013. EDRI Meeting Room
Ethiopia’s value chains on the move: The case of teff essp2
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI) in collaboration with Ethiopian Economics Association (EEA). Eleventh International Conference on Ethiopian Economy. July 18-20, 2013
The last mile(s) in modern input distributionessp2
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI). Conference on "Towards what works in Rural Development in Ethiopia: Evidence on the Impact of Investments and Policies". December 13, 2013. Hilton Hotel, Addis Ababa.
Agricultural growth in Ethiopia (2004-2014): Evidence and driversessp2
1) Agricultural growth in Ethiopia from 2004-2014 was driven by increases in area cultivated, yields, and adoption of improved technologies like fertilizer and seeds.
2) Key drivers included expanded agricultural extension services, improved connectivity and education, and incentives for adoption of modern inputs.
3) Ethiopia invested heavily in agriculture over the past decade, expanding extension workers and improving informational efficiency, which supported agricultural intensification and modernization.
This document discusses the use of mathematical programming models to analyze issues related to land degradation. It provides an overview of previous studies that have used optimization models to simulate the effects of land use and policy decisions on soil erosion, poverty, and sustainable land management. The document then describes a specific modeling approach being used by the author to analyze the costs and benefits of afforestation on marginal croplands in Uzbekistan under conditions of uncertainty. The model analyzes land use at the field, farm, and rural household level to understand the impacts of afforestation policies on livelihoods. Preliminary results suggest afforestation can increase farm profits but additional incentives may be needed due to revenue variability, and that land use policies can indirectly
Improved access and use of mechanization in the tef value chainessp2
International Food Policy Research Institute/ Ethiopia Strategy Support Program (IFPRI/ ESSP)and Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI) Coordinated a conference with Agriculutral Transformation Agency (ATA) and Ministry of Agriculutrue (MoA) on Teff Value Chain at Hilton Hotel Addis Ababa on October 10, 2013.
Evolution of agricultural mechanization in Kenya from 1992– 2012essp2
- Agricultural mechanization in Kenya remains low, with most households using only hand tools in 2012. Around a quarter used plows, few used tractors.
- From 1992 to 2012, the percentage of farmers with trained oxen increased while the percentage with tractors decreased.
- Tractors were most important in highland areas while animal traction was most popular in dry areas. All areas followed the same decreasing tractor, increasing oxen trend over time.
- Factors affecting mechanization differ for tractors versus animal traction. Tractors correlated with income, land area, and age while animal traction correlated more with income, age, sales, family size, and extension access. Animal traction also negatively correlated with fertilizer
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1. ETHIOPIAN DEVELOPMENT
RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Smallholder demand for and access to
chemical fertilizers in Ethiopia
Guush Berhane, Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse, Fanaye
Taddesse, Catherine Ragasa and Thomas Woldu
IFPRI ESSP-II
Ethiopian Economic Association Conference
July 18, 2013, Addis Ababa
1
2. Introduction
• With the increased focus given to it, the performance of Ethiopias
agriculutre sector, e.g., in terms of output levels, has improved significantly.
• Despite the progress in recent years (in terms of production levels),
intesification and productivity levels are still far below desired levels
• Only 30-40 % of farmers apply fertilizer (ATA-IFPRI)
• …. Still, apply much below recommended rates
• On the contrary, there is substantial increase in the volume of fertilizer
imported, … with significant carry-over to the next year (average of 275
thousand tons annually between 2009-2010) (ATA-IFPRI) – leading to
arguebly significant inefficiencies nationally.
3. Introduction
• Implying that there is substantial challenge in the supply-side of the fertilizer
value chain.
• With limited scope to expand cultivable area and ever increasing population
pressures, increasing productivity and transformaing agriculture becomes
even a much higher order policy agenda for Ethiopia today than ever!
• Very high commitment and desire of policy makers to increase not just
production but also productivity through intensification.
• Manifested by the continued commitment and desire to transform the
sector, and particulalry to ‘food production’ as a main national food security
pillar.
4. Introduction
• The discussion on the supply side (fertilizer delivey chain) is slowly taking off
(taking new shape recently). However, evidence on fertilizer use and
intensity … demand …. Particulalry vis-à-vis its profitability remains unclear.
• Particulalry, with ever increasing fertilizer price and volatile moisture
(climate change), evidence is limited as to what extent addressing supply
side market failures (e.g., credit constraints, late delivery, susbtantial
variations in distance to delivery centers, etc.,) can promote fertilizer take-up
• Of interest to study is, controlling for access problems, what explains
demand for fertilizer?
• What sort of interventions could be of relevance to promoting fertilizer at
the “LAST MILE”, given prices and environmental settings?
5. Introduction
• Why do some households, e.g., facing similar agro-climatic conditions and
relative prices with others adopt and excel, while others don’t?
• A number of studies point to differences in risk profiles, moisture stress,
market access, profitability, intensitification and endowments …
• Further understanding of this issue - using large dataset, covering the major
food basket woredas of the country would mean providing better evidence
to policy that can help exploit the potential – with enormous implications to
national food security.
• More pragmatically, such studies would be useful inputs to minimizing
current national supply – demand mismatchs and avoiding carry-over
inefficiencies; i.e., contribute to framing the forcasting of national fertilizer
demand on a sound micro evidence !
6. Data and Method
• Data
• Comes from a recent household and community surveys conducted in four
regions of Ethiopia – a baseline survey for the AGP (CSA & IFPRI).
• The AGP is one of unique programs focusing on the (high) agricultural
production potential woredas of the country (covers 93 of Ethiopia’s 450
highland woredas)
• Covering around 8000 farm households from 304 communities (EAs),
containing a wealth of household- and plot- level data!
• Although only represetative at the AGP woreda level, it is a unique and very
recent data covering such diverse but most potential production zones
• … notice that most micro datasets so far – understandably - tend to over
sample the low potenial wordas in the country!
7. Data and Method
• Method – use Cragg’s Double-Hurdle Model
• We have cross-sectional data - we cannot exploit time-demension of
observations to deal with potential challenges
• FERTILIZER DEMAND with many zero values for more than one reason!
• It has been tested time and again that censored regressions like Tobit alone
are not suitable to estimate demand in the face of many constraints – NOT
just price - conditioning the decision. Given prices,
– Farmers who want it and get it
– Farmers who want it but don’t get it because of supply constraints
– Farmers who don’t want it because it is not profitable at current prices
• Noting this, we resort to estimating fertilizer demand in two stages,
implemeting the Cragg’s (1971) Double-Hurdle Model – as adapted to
fertilizer demand!
8. 8
Fertilizer Use (= demand) %
Did you use fertilizer in the last (Belg and) Meher (2002/3 E.C)? (y=1) 34.0
Did you ever use fertilizer in the last 5 yrs (2006-2010)? (y=1) 60.0
% of hh that used fertilizer in 1998 E.C. (2006) 72.0
% of hh that used fertilizer in 1999 73.4
% of hh that used fertilizer in 2000 78.9
% of hh that used fertilizer in 2001 83.6
% of hh that used fertilizer in 2002 E.C. (2010) 89.6
If used fertilizer around the end of the last 5 years, was it on credit?
(y=1) 24.0
Descriptives
9. 9
Hurdles to fertilizer access
Order of importance to HHs (%)
1st 2nd 3rd
Supply problem (shortage) 16.0 10.8 16.3
Late arrival 12.0 22.8 18.3
High price 39.4 32.3 32.9
Lack of credit 9.9 28.4 25.9
No Problem/Not relevant for me 16.9 2.3 1.9
Others 5.8 3.5 4.6
# of respondents that answered these
Qs.=6,897
Descriptives
10. 10
Hurdles to using credit %
No need for loan 46.4
No one available to get a loan from 40.9
Tried to get a loan but was refused 5.8
Afraid that I cannot pay back … risk 3.1
Interest rates too high 1.9
Expected to be rejected, so did not try 0.9
I have no assets for collateral 0.7
afraid of losing collateral 0.3
Others 0.04
Number respondents that answered these questions 7,189
Descriptives
11. 11
Access to fertilizer (=available, timely, credit) %
If you wanted to purchase fertilizer, did you have the choice
from whom and where you could purchase it? (Y=1) 35.7
Availability of fertilizer before the start of planting season 40.6
What was the method of payment?
Cash 67.5
Free? 17.5
Credit 9.9
partialy in cash and partialy in credit 4.9
partially free partially in credit 0.2
Descriptives
12. What is in the model?
• The DH model has two parts: Access and Demand Equations
• Determinants of probability of access ( acees defined as availability, timing,
credit)
– Zonal dummies
– Availability of supply centers at the EA
– Education and age to capture experience and knowledge
– Land and livestock to capture wealth effects
• Determinants of use and intensity of use of fertilizer – (demand)
– Household characteristics (age, hhsize, education, literacy …)
– Wealth indicators (Wealth quitiles, land, livestock, …)
– Plot characteristics (soil quality, irrigation, manure use, improved seed…)
– EA characteristics (distance to market, coops, VSLs, …)
– Extension service (DA visits, FTC visits, specific advices, …)
– Proxy for fertilizer VCR
– Zone dummies
13. 13
Description of Variable Mean Med Sd Min Max
Dependent
Vars
Access to fertilizer 0.58 1 0.49 0.00 1
Log of amount (kg) of UREA used 1.35 0.00 1.84 0.00 8.29
Log of amount (kg) of DAP used 2.05 2.20 2.07 0.00 8.87
log of amount (kg) of ALL fertilizer
used 2.34 2.77 2.24 0.00 8.99
Fertilizer
Access
Finacial institution available (Y=1) 0.89 1 0.31 0.00 1
RUSACOs available (y=1) 0.43 0 0.50 0.00 1
Tropical livestock units 3.54 2.60 4.05 0.00 59.68
Age squared 2067.61 1600.00 1484.54 225.00 9604.00
Both Access
and Use
Age 42.90 40.00 15.07 15.00 98.00
Cultivated land (ha) 1.28 0.9 1.27 0.00 16.24
Education years (>4) 0.14 0.00 0.35 0.00 1.00
Vars. used in access/demand regression
14. 14
Vars. used in access/demand regression
Fertilizer
Use
Description of Variable Mean Med Sd Min Max
cattle (count) 4.11 3.00 4.94 0.00 84.00
Oxen (count) 1.05 1.00 1.37 0.00 31.00
Output price*land cultivated (mean) 2.27 1.67 2.30 0.00 48.90
Household size 4.83 5.00 2.15 1.00 17.00
Householld size sqr 27.96 25.00 23.91 1.00 289.00
Litracy 0.41 0 0.49 0 1
Land is not fertile (on average) 0.11 0 0.31 0 1
Improved seed use (at least in one plot) 0.22 0 0.41 0 1
Irrigation use (at least in one plot) 0.06 0 0.23 0 1
Use of manure (at least in one plot) 0.56 1.00 0.50 0 1
DA vist in last meher (y=1) 0.34 0.00 0.47 0 1
Farmer visited FTC (y=1) 0.07 0.00 0.26 0 1
Farmer was advised on fertilizer use in last
meher (y=1) 0.43 0.00 0.49 0 1
Distance of household to market (km) 12.13 9.00 11.41 0.00 65.00
Wealth quintile2 0.19 0 0.39 0 1
Wealth quintile3 0.21 0 0.40 0 1
Wealth quintile4 0.21 0 0.41 0 1
Wealth quintile5 0.21 0 0.41 0 1
17. 17
Use of manure (at least in one plot) 0.04
(0.05)
-0.10*
(0.06)
0.04
(0.05)
DA vist in last meher (y=1) 0.09*
(0.05)
0.07
(0.06)
0.09*
(0.05)
Farmer visited FTC (y=1) 0.14*
(0.08)
0.13
(0.09)
0.14*
(0.08)
Farmer was advised on fertilizer use
(y=1)
0.07
(0.05)
-0.04
(0.06)
0.06
(0.05)
Distance of household to market (km) 0.00
(0.00)
-0.00
(0.00)
0.01**
(0.00)
Wealth quintile2 0.33***
(0.08)
0.40***
(0.10)
0.24***
(0.08)
Wealth quintile3 0.42***
(0.09)
0.34***
(0.10)
0.43***
(0.09)
Wealth quintile4 0.55***
(0.09)
0.51***
(0.10)
0.55***
(0.09)
Wealth quintile5 0.73***
(0.10)
0.71***
(0.12)
0.68***
(0.10)
Results: Fertilizer Demand Conditional on Access
18. 18
Key results
• Access
– Significant zonal differences in fertilizer access – remotness matters! The
detail is interesting!
– Significnat EA level differences in access due to (non-) availability
cooperatives or other supply mechanisims still related to remotness NOT
just distance but also infrastructural
– Wealtheir, experiened and better educated households have significantly
better access
– Availability of financial institutions, RUSACOs, credit associations matter
significantly
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Key results
• Demand (intensity of use)
– Individual wealth differences as measured by wealth quintiles
– Size of land cultivated
– Owning oxen
– Extension services (cautiously!)
– Use improved seeds (cautiously!)
– Distance to market centers
– Sensitivity to the VCR proxy
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Key observations
• All of these determining factors may have important implications but in our
observation (also supported by this data) two critical issues stand strong
hindering access to and demand for fertilizer in Ethiopia:
• 1) Fertilizer supply chain
– improving the efficiency and timeliness of availability of fertilizer,
improving the nature and size of fertilizer retail or distributional
channels – one that is quick to respond to demand.
• 2) Credit
– No ad hoc solutions and non-market based approaches would help to
address this problem as credi itself is subject to risks and incentive
problems
– Stregnthening exisitng credit institutions and encouraging new ones to
flourish
– Well thought through credit products, perhaps with some insurance to
mitigate risks