Teff production and market access in ethiopia
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ETHIOPIAN DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH INSTITUTE Teff Production and Market Access in Ethiopia Mekamu Kedir, Emily Schmidt, Helina Tilahun IFPRI ESSP-II EDRI Improved Evidence Towards Better Policies for the Teff Value Chain October 10, 2013 Addis Ababa 1
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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.
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ETHIOPIAN DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Teff Production and Market Access in Ethiopia
Mekamu Kedir, Emily Schmidt, Helina TilahunIFPRI ESSP-II EDRI
Improved Evidence Towards Better Policies for the Teff Value Chain October 10, 2013Addis Ababa
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• Understand spatial and temporal teff production pattern;
• Explore how transportation infrastructure and market access overlaps with :
• teff production and, • chemical fertilizer use over time.
Objectives
• This study links agricultural production and input data from the Agricultural Sample Survey (AgSS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data.
- Ethiopian Agricultural Sample Enumeration (2001/02) ;- AgSS (1995/96, 2006/07 and 2010/11 );- GIS data: Elevation and Slope grid, city population, and road networks.
• Pairing these data, we explore :- Teff production, area, and yield (1995-2011);- Changes in fertilizer use on teff production areas (1995-2011);- Changes in market access (1995-2011).
Data and method
• We also categorize production by terciles into top, middle, and low producing woredas.
- Sort all woredas by total production,- Identify the top 33.3% of highest producing woredas = top producers,- We follow the same procedure for middle and low producing woredas.
• Within these categories we examine:- Share of producers using fertilizer and;- Share of fertilized teff area;
• The study uses measurements of travel time to examine differences in agricultural production and input use.
Data and method
• The percent of producers applying fertilizer on teff fields and share of fertilized teff area increased over time.
• Top production category has the highest share.
Fertilizer Use, Teff Producers, and Area
2000/2001 2006/7 2010/110%
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Top 33.3%Middle 33.3%Bottom 33.3%
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Under 3 hoursOver 3 hours
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Teff Production, Area, and Accessibility
• In non-remote areas, there is an increase in percentage of:
• Teff production,
• Teff area.
Teff Yield, Fertilized Area, and Accessibility
• In non-remote areas, there is an increase in:
• Teff yield,
• The percent of fertilized teff area.1995/96 2006/07 2010/11
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Conclusions • The percent of producers applying fertilizer on teff fields
increased.
• Increasingly larger share of teff area is being fertilized.
• An increase in teff production, area, and yield is noted within 3 hours travel time to a city of at least 50,000 people.
• Increasing intensification over time in teff production, for remote and non-remote farmers.
• Strong correlation of market access and fertilizer use on teff fields.
