Policies to Promote Cereal Intensification in Ethiopia: The Search for Appropriate Public and Private Roles

Over the past decade, policymakers have been searching for an appropriate blend of public and private sector roles to accelerate the intensification of food staple production, smallholder commercialization, and sustainable market development in sub-Saharan Africa. In Ethiopia, steps taken to liberal...

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Main Authors:	Spielman, David J., Byerlee, Derek, Alemu, Dawit, Kelemework, Dawit
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 Agricultural R&D Agricultural Technology Agricultural Extension Services Q160 Agricultural Policy Food Policy Q180
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4958

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spelling	okr-10986-49582021-04-23T14:02:20Z Policies to Promote Cereal Intensification in Ethiopia: The Search for Appropriate Public and Private Roles Spielman, David J. Byerlee, Derek Alemu, Dawit Kelemework, Dawit Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 Agricultural R&D Agricultural Technology Agricultural Extension Services Q160 Agricultural Policy Food Policy Q180 Over the past decade, policymakers have been searching for an appropriate blend of public and private sector roles to accelerate the intensification of food staple production, smallholder commercialization, and sustainable market development in sub-Saharan Africa. In Ethiopia, steps taken to liberalize markets in the 1990s and promote fertilizer and seed packages have yet to generate payoffs in terms of higher cereal yields, lower food prices, or reduced dependency on food aid. This raises concern about the performance of the agricultural sector, specifically in terms of the systems for providing improved seed, fertilizer, credit, and extension services. This paper examines the evolving roles of the public and private sectors in intensifying cereal production in Ethiopia. Findings suggest that while Ethiopia has an admirable record of supporting agriculture, its state-led policies has now outlived their usefulness. These findings for Ethiopia offer lessons that are potentially applicable to other sub-Saharan African countries facing similar challenges. 2012-03-30T07:30:34Z 2012-03-30T07:30:34Z 2010 Journal Article Food Policy 03069192 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4958 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article Ethiopia
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description	Over the past decade, policymakers have been searching for an appropriate blend of public and private sector roles to accelerate the intensification of food staple production, smallholder commercialization, and sustainable market development in sub-Saharan Africa. In Ethiopia, steps taken to liberalize markets in the 1990s and promote fertilizer and seed packages have yet to generate payoffs in terms of higher cereal yields, lower food prices, or reduced dependency on food aid. This raises concern about the performance of the agricultural sector, specifically in terms of the systems for providing improved seed, fertilizer, credit, and extension services. This paper examines the evolving roles of the public and private sectors in intensifying cereal production in Ethiopia. Findings suggest that while Ethiopia has an admirable record of supporting agriculture, its state-led policies has now outlived their usefulness. These findings for Ethiopia offer lessons that are potentially applicable to other sub-Saharan African countries facing similar challenges.
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author	Spielman, David J. Byerlee, Derek Alemu, Dawit Kelemework, Dawit
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title	Policies to Promote Cereal Intensification in Ethiopia: The Search for Appropriate Public and Private Roles
title_short	Policies to Promote Cereal Intensification in Ethiopia: The Search for Appropriate Public and Private Roles
title_full	Policies to Promote Cereal Intensification in Ethiopia: The Search for Appropriate Public and Private Roles
title_fullStr	Policies to Promote Cereal Intensification in Ethiopia: The Search for Appropriate Public and Private Roles
title_full_unstemmed	Policies to Promote Cereal Intensification in Ethiopia: The Search for Appropriate Public and Private Roles
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Policies to Promote Cereal Intensification in Ethiopia: The Search for Appropriate Public and Private Roles

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