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Agriculture and the economic transformation of Ethiopia:
Mellor, John W.; Dorosh, Paul A. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
and services. Since agriculture currently dominates Ethiopia's economy and employment, however, there is an issue as to … grow more rapidly than the agricultural sector. The slower growth of agriculture, its relative decline, concern about the … difficulty of modernizing agriculture and pessimism about the potentials for technological change in agriculture suggest to some …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850557
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Economic implications of foreign exchange rationing in Ethiopia:
Dorosh, Paul A.; Robinson, Sherman; Ahmed, Hashim - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
Ethiopia enjoyed remarkable economic growth from 2004/05 to 2008/09, in large part due to increases in foreign transfers and capital inflows combined with expanded domestic credit to fund major increases in private and public investments in infrastructure and housing. However, this rapid growth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010933116
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Infrastructure and cluster development: A case study of handloom weavers in Ethiopia
Ayele, Gezahegn; Chamberlin, Jordan; Moorman, Lisa; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
Rural non-farm development plays a key role in generating employment in many developing countries. Clustering is an important industrial organization in the rural non-farm sector. Based on primary surveys of both urban and rural handloom weaver clusters in Ethiopia which took place in May/June...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010933117
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Urbanization and spatial connectivity in Ethiopia: Urban growth analysis using GIS
Schmidt, Emily; Kedir, Mekamu - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
In comparison to other African countries, Ethiopia has a low urbanization rate. According to the World Bank World Development Report (WDR) 2009, Sub-Sahara Africa is 30% urbanized, whereas Ethiopia is only 10.9% urbanized. Urbanization rates differ according to methodologies and data base...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010933118
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A sub-national hunger index for Ethiopia: Assessing progress in region-level outcomes
Schmidt, Emily; Dorosh, Paul A. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
Dawa, and Harari) and from 43.6 to 32.6 in rural areas. Given rapid agriculture-led economic growth between 2004-05 and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010933119
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Crop production in Ethiopia: Regional patterns and trends
Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum; Dorosh, Paul A.; Asrat, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
Ethiopia’s crop agriculture is complex, involving substantial variation in crops grown across the countryâ …€™s agriculture and food economy, accounting for about three-quarters of total area cultivated, 29 percent of agricultural GDP in 2005 …
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Foreign exchange rationing, wheat markets and food security in Ethiopia:
Dorosh, Paul A.; Ahmed, Hashim - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
In spite of remarkable growth in Ethiopia’s agricultural production and overall real incomes (GDP/capita) from 2004/05 to 2008/09, prices of major cereals (teff, maize, wheat and sorghum) have fluctuated sharply in both nominal and real terms. International prices of cereals also...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132610
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Ethiopian agriculture: A dynamic geographic perspective
Chamberlin, Jordan; Schmidt, Emily - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
The opportunities and constraints facing Ethiopian agriculture are strongly influenced by conditions which vary across …
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Do limitations in land rights transferability influence mobility rates in Ethiopia?:
de Brauw, Alan; Mueller, Valerie - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
The migration of household members is potentially an attractive pathway out of poverty for many rural households in developing countries. Such households face the challenge of maintaining or improving their livelihoods in the presence of capital market imperfections, vulnerability to climate and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010762102
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Food demand elasticities in Ethiopia: Estimates using household income consumption expenditure (HICE) survey data
Tafere, Kibrom; Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum; Tamru, Seneshaw - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
How households adjust their consumption in response to changes in prices and income is crucial determinant of the effects of various shocks to market prices and commodity supplies. These adjustments in demand are particularly significant in Ethiopia, where many households consume inadequate...
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