Agricultural transformation in Ethiopia : state policy and smallholder farming / edited by Atakilte Beyene.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Atakilte Beyene, editor.

Series:

Africa now (Zed Books)

Africa Now

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture--Economic aspects--Ethiopia.

Agriculture.

Farms, Small--Economic aspects--Ethiopia.

Farms, Small.

Farm management--Ethiopia.

Farm management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 pages)

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021

Place of Publication:

London, England : Zed Books, 2018.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An examination of Ethiopia's agriculture system, and the vitally overlooked importance of this component of development strategy for health and food security in the wider region.

Contents:

Cover; About the editor; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Note on reference citations of Ethiopian authors; Contributor Biographies; List of Abbreviations; List of Tables and Figures; State policies and questions of agrarian transformation; Introduction; Socio-technical perspectives of smallholder agriculture; Diverse pathways of agricultural change; The political landscape of the state-smallholder relationship; Brief introduction to the chapters; Enduring issues concerning smallholder agriculture; Note; References; 1: Agricultural input supply and output marketing systems

IntroductionAgricultural input use and supply systems of smallholder farmers; Marketing systems of agricultural products of smallholder farmers in Ethiopia; Institutional support services for agricultural input supply and output marketing; The role of cooperatives in agricultural input supply and output marketing; Conclusion; References; 2: Agricultural Investment Alternatives and the Smallholder Farming Sector; Introduction; Brief background to agricultural modernization in Ethiopia; Methods and data sources

Case 1: Large-scale agricultural investment and the smallholders in Gambella and BenishangulCase 2: Potato value chain in traditional versus contract farming; Conclusions; References; 3: Large-scale canal irrigation management by smallholder farmers; Ethiopia's focus on water; Irrigation

underdeveloped, but emerging; Policy drive for modern irrigation for smallholders; Collective management and collaboration; Case study: Koga Dam and Irrigation Scheme; Issues and gaps in irrigation management; Conclusions; Notes; References

4: Determinants of Climate-resilient Agricultural Practices among Smallholder FarmersIntroduction; Why is conservation agriculture relevant for the Ethiopian highlands?; Survey design and administration; Modelling the decision to convert conventional farming into conservation farming; Results and discussions; Conclusion and policy recommendations; Notes; References; 5: SocioCultural Dimensions of Food: The Case of Teff; Introduction; Studies on food: a brief review; The study area; Brief description of the crop; Food items from teff; Sociocultural and symbolic uses of teff

Sociocultural and ritual practices in teff cultivationDiscussion; Conclusion; Acknowledgement; References; 6: The Impact of Malaria Epidemics on Agricultural Production in Dembia and Fogera, 1950-2000; Introduction; Rural health and farm labour; Malaria epidemics in Dembia and Fogera districts, 1950-58; Malaria epidemics since 1959; Conclusion; Notes; References; 7: Women farmers' land rights in the context of constraining cultural norms; Introduction; Methods; Gendered agriculture; Selected descriptions from the qualitative data

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

ISBN:

9781350218352

1350218359

9781786992215

1786992213

9781786992208

1786992205

OCLC:

1046977903