Today, ethiopia is the worlds most food aid dependent country. In british english usage, a smallholding is a piece of land and its adjacent living quarters for the smallholder and stabling for farm animals. The ata is a strategy and delivery oriented government agency created to help accelerate the growth and transformation of ethiopias agriculture sector. The usaid ethiopia agriculture knowledge, learning, documentation and policy akldp project gave financial support to undertake the evaluation and prepare this report. According to mekonen and karelplein 2014 adoption of improved seeds and chemical fertilizer alone will increase crop productivity by 7. The country received 795 thousand metric tonnes of food aid annually between 1990 and 1999, about 10% of total domestic grain production. The agricultural sector remains the main source of livelihoods for rural communities in ethiopia, but faces the challenge of changing climate. Smallholder farmers adaptation to climate change and determinants of their adaptation decisions in the central rift valley of ethiopia article pdf available in agriculture and food security 6. About 67 percent of the small family farms in ethiopia live below the national poverty line. The impact of agricultural cooperatives membership on the. Climate smart agriculture country profiles for africa series research pdf available. Socioeconomic characteristics of smallholder rice production.
The impact of climate change on smallholder and subsistence agriculture john f. Pdf ethiopia is an ancient country with unparalleled history. In this regard commercializing smallholder agriculture is an indispensable pathway towards economic growth and development of ethiopian farmers in their progress out of poverty. Case studies from ethiopia, peru, tanzania, and zambia 117 introduction 117 cases 118. Productivity and efficiency of smallholder teff farmers in. African journal of agricultural research full length research paper agricultural technology adoption and its impact on smallholder farmers welfare in ethiopia workineh ayenew1, tayech lakew2 and ehite haile kristos1 1department of economics, college of business and economics, debrebirhan university, p. Relying on unique data from a largescale survey of producers of teff, the most widely grown cereal in ethiopia, we find considerable positive labor productivity effects of herbicide use of between 9 and 18 per cent. Productivity, credit, risk, and the demand for weather index. The agencys mandate is focused solely on improving the livelihoods of smallholder farmers across the country. It is based on a unique dataset specific to smallscale agriculture, the smallholder farmer s dataportrait, which is being developed at fao. Smallholder farmers adaptation to climate change in zenzelima, ethiopia a case study of female and male farmers perception of and ability to adapt to climate change in zenzelima, ethiopia. Pdf smallholder farmers adaptation to climate change. But can also marginalize them, isolating them from lucrative markets and making them unviable economic units. Ministry of agriculture, food security and cooperatives, with approximately 420,000 members.
In recent years, agricultural growth in ghana has been positive overall. The agencys mandate is focused solely on improving. The insertion of the issue of land in the ethiopian constitution in the early 1990s, however, may indicate that rural land has increasingly become a political affair. If you have all these things together, it is a model for success. Do you think farming has to be one way or the other for ethiopia to increase its agricultural. Assessing the impact of commodity development projects on smallholder participation in agricultural markets. Anne marie nyamu, editorial, publishing and training consultant. Productivity, credit, risk, and the demand for weather index insurance in smallholder agriculture in ethiopia craig mcintosha.
Both primary and secondary data were used for the study, and a multinomial logit. The number of smallholder rice producers in the country for 2010 is estimated to be 64,886. In zimbabwe, horrell and krishnan 2007 find lower yields for households of. According to the central statistical agency of ethiopia 1 and the world bank group 2, 85% of the ethiopian workforce. Commercialization of smallholder farms is now viewed by the government as the focal point to the agricultural development of the country. About 85% of its population live in rural areas and depend on agriculture for necessities and as a source of employment. Climate change challenges, smallholder commercialization and. 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. Pdf on apr 1, 2008, samuel gebreselassie and others published commercialisation of smallholder agriculture in selected tefgrowing areas of ethiopia. Commercialization of smallholder agriculture in ethiopiagebreab.
Recent experience of the smallholder intensification program ethiopia began transforming its agriculture in the mid1990s after the eprdfled government formulated a development strategy. The spread of mobile technology, remotesensing data, and distributed computing and storage capabilities are opening new opportunities to integrate smallholder farmers into the broader agrifood system. The business of smallholder agriculture in subsaharan africa issue 5. Ethiopia is among the countries in this region where agriculture plays a vital role in the economy. Tanzanias deputy permanent secretary, ministry of agriculture, food security and cooperatives, confirmed that the projects research and dialogue. In ethiopia, smallholder agriculture has long history as a major economic activity. Correlation matrix of different criteria used in definitions of smallholder farm households in ethiopia, nigeria, and tanzania ethiopia 20152016 tanzania 20142015 nigeria 20152016 livestock. In ethiopia, smallholder agriculture is the main source of food. Today, the impact of climate change and the associated increase in the number and severity of extreme weather events has made agriculture riskier than ever.
Pdf commercialisation of smallholder agriculture in selected tef. This paper attempts to examine the feasibility of the proposition at the microlevel, in terms of the household, and at the. This view identifies the low level of agricultural productivity as the key problem and the solution that follows is to find ways to enhance productivity. This sector was sharing about 96% of total crop production in 2012 mofed, 2014. Smallholder farmers adaptation to climate change and. Land, land policy and smallholder agriculture in ethiopia. Smallholder commercialization and commercial farming in.
Jan 11, 2018 africas growth lies with smallholder farmers january 11, 2018 by agra 0 as the worlds population surges towards 9 billion by midcentury, food production has failed to keep pace, creating rising food shortages and a global food crisis ahead, according to the united nations. The land issue in ethiopia rural land is both an economic and a politicalsocial question in the presentday ethiopia. Technical efficiency of irrigated and rainfed smallholder agriculture in tigray, ethiopia. Bokaa a visiting research fellow, macroeconomics policy, forecasting and research department. Africas growth lies with smallholder farmers january 11, 2018 by agra 0 as the worlds population surges towards 9 billion by midcentury, food production has failed to keep pace, creating. It has introduced and practiced agriculture no later than the first. I think ethiopia has that much better than many other countries. Furthermore, productivity is essentially regarded as a technicaltechnological problem. Given these facts on the ground, ethiopia has been implementing a number of policies and strategies to bring structural transformation in the productivity of the smallholder agriculture and to move towards market oriented business.
Technical efficiency of irrigated and rainfed smallholder. A comparative stochastic frontier production function analysis. The impact of climate change on smallholder and subsistence. Climate change challenges, smallholder commercialization and progress out poverty in ethiopia gutu t.
The agricultural sector remains the main source of livelihoods for rural communities in ethiopia, but. Smallholder farmers adaptation to climate change and determinants of their adaptation decisions in the central rift valley of ethiopia abrham belay1, john w. Determinants of livelihood diversification strategies. This study investigated how smallholder farmers perceive climate change, what adaptation strategies they practice, and factors that influence their adaptation decisions. The future of ethiopias agriculture monday, 21 december 2015 09.
Understanding the smallholder farmer in south africa. Ifads loans support programmes that provide smallholder farmers, pastoralists and agropastoralists with the assets needed to enhance their productivity and resilience. This years africa agriculture status report aasr is particularly close to my heart, as it speaks to an issue that i have passionately advocated for all my professional life. The future of work for smallholder farmers in ethiopia government. The case of smallholder rural farm households in debre elias woreda, east gojjam zone, ethiopia yenesew sewnet yizengaw1, eric ndemo okoyo2 and fekadu beyene2 1department of rural. Smallholder farmers adaptation to climate change in. Morton natural resources institute, university of greenwich, kent me4 4tb, united kingdom edited by william. Should rural development strategies depend on smallholder farms to make a significant. Climate change challenges, smallholder commercialization. Dec 21, 2015 the future of ethiopias agriculture monday, 21 december 2015 09. Its genesis can be found in the diverse livelihood strategies of indigenous. Food aid and smallholder agriculture in ethiopia ethiopia has been structurally in food defi cit since at least 1980.
Some argue that rural residents have increasingly become moreorless equally poor. Adoption of herbicides by ethiopian smallholders has grown rapidly, with application on cereals doubling to more than a quarter of the area under cereals between 2004 and 2014. Smallholdings are usually farms supporting a single family with a mixture of cash crops and subsistence farming. This view identifies the low level of agricultural productivity as the key problem and the solution that follows is to. In latin american countries, smallholder farms often tend to. Ethiopias agriculture sector policy and investment. Trends, constraints and opportunities 1 adeleke salami, abdul b.
To link to this object, paste this link in email, im or document to embed this object, paste this html in website. Productivity, credit, risk, and the demand for weather. Currently, the country is estimated to have more than 5000 mfi. Furthermore, land scarcity due to population pressure makes the expansion of agricultural land increasingly difficult, leading to small landholdings in densely. The overall objective was to determine how smallholder farmers could obtain the maximum net value from their total farm enterprise system. This report contributes to this debate by providing evidence on the strengths and weaknesses of smallholder farmers.
Highlights we examine the impact of improved agricultural technologies on household welfare. Correlation matrix of different criteria used in definitions of smallholder farm households in ethiopia, nigeria, and tanzania ethiopia 20152016 tanzania 20142015 nigeria 20152016 livestock holding tlu 0. The rapid expansion of herbicide use in smallholder. However, much of this growth has resulted from area expansion rather than increased yield.
Improving ethiopian smallholders income and food security iiasa. Authors like holt and rahmato 1997 mention that the land tenure system, through its egalitarianism of land division policy and impeding longterm migration, has. This report contributes to this debate by providing evidence on. The majority of farmers in ethiopia are smallholder farms, producing mostly. Ethiopias crop agriculture is complex, involving substantial variation in crops. It is based on a unique dataset specific to smallscale agriculture, the smallholder farmer s. Pdf smallholder farmers adaptation to climate change and. Ethiopia food and agriculture organization of the united nations. Smallholder solar pumpbased irrigation in ethiopia miriam otoo, nicole lefore, petra schmitter, jennie barron and gebrehaweria gebregziabher 172.
Kamara, zuzana brixiova are research economist, research division manager and. The article explores the relationship between fertilizer use and the demand for weather index insurance wii among smallholder farmers in ethiopia. An analysis of constraints facing smallholder farmers in. Intensification of smallholder agriculture in ethiopia. First of all, ethiopian solutions must be thought of by ethiopians. The debate on the specific role of this sector remains much debated. Assessing the impact of commodity development projects on smallholder. This result shows that rice farming in ethiopia, like most agricultural activities, is households engaged in. Technical efficiency of irrigated and rainfed smallholder agriculture in tigray, ethiopia 205 quarterly journal of international agriculture 51 2012, no. In ethiopia, ifad supports rural people in raising their incomes and improving food security, as well as increasing their contribution to the countrys economic development. Commercialization of smallholder agriculture in ethiopia. Intensifi cation of smallholder agriculture in ethiopia.
Impact of modern agricultural technologies on smallholder. Share of total agricultural land and value production of smallholder versus largeholder farm households, as implied by various landbased definitions absolute vs relative threshold 10. Food sustainability and the role of smallholder farmers. Given these facts on the ground, ethiopia has been implementing a number of policies and strategies to bring structural. Increasing productivity in smallholder agriculture is governments top priority, recognising the importance of the smallholder subsector, the high prevalence of rural poverty and the large productivity gap. Agricultural technology adoption and its impact on. Determinants of farm livelihoods of smallholder farmers. There is a supposed conflict between smallholder farming versus large scale farming. Bernhard freyer senior scientist dvm phd mette vaarst anne skambraks registration number. As a country becomes more affluent, smallholdings may not be selfsufficient but are valued primarily for the rural lifestyle that they provide for the owners, who often do not earn their livelihood from the farm. Linear programmingbased cropland allocation to enhance.
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