1. Agribusiness Indicators : Ethiopia
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World Bank
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AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISE ,BARLEY ,FERTILIZER COST ,COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE ,RURAL DEVELOPMENT ,FOOD POLICY ,WOMEN FARMERS ,CROP AREA ,POLICY MAKERS ,FOOD POLICY RESEARCH ,BREEDING ,FERTILIZER USE ,GENETIC RESOURCES ,FARMER COOPERATIVES ,FARM ACTIVITIES ,COFFEE ,AVERAGE YIELDS ,FARM WORK ,FERTILIZERS ,EXTENSION ,FARMERS ,PLANT PROTECTION ,TOMATOES ,INCOMES ,SUGAR ,SEED ENTERPRISES ,NGOS ,MOA ,EXPORT CROPS ,AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES ,AGRICULTURAL POLICIES ,GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES ,AGRICULTURAL INPUT ,POVERTY REDUCTION ,FAO ,PULSES ,GROWTH IN AGRICULTURE ,INCOME GENERATION ,CROP PRODUCTION ,POULTRY ,SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ,HUNGER ,EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE ,WHEAT FLOUR ,CHEMICAL INPUTS ,COCOA ,SMALL-SCALE PRODUCERS ,OIL SEEDS ,RURAL POPULATION ,PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH ,DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ,WOOD ,ARABLE LAND ,PESTICIDES ,HYBRIDS ,FERTILIZER APPLICATION ,ACTUAL YIELDS ,AGRICULTURE RESEARCH ,FERTILIZER SUBSIDY ,TOBACCO ,PARENTAL LINES ,AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENT ,FERTILIZER INDUSTRY ,PERENNIAL CROPS ,SEED MARKETING ,SEED REGULATION ,SORGHUM ,CROPPING ,FOUNDATION SEED ,RESEARCH CENTERS ,SEED SYSTEM ,EQUIPMENT ,REGIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ,AGRICULTURAL CREDIT ,AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ,FARMING ,CAPITAL GOODS ,WHEAT ,MARKET DISTORTIONS ,LIVESTOCK SECTOR ,FOOD CROPS ,COFFEE FARMERS ,ECOLOGICAL ZONES ,SEED COMPANY ,UNDP ,DAIRY FARMS ,FERTILIZER ,SEED PRODUCERS ,COOPERATIVES ,CROPS ,CEREALS ,PRICE CEILINGS ,AGRICULTURAL ZONES ,AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE ,CLIMATE ,GENDER ,SEED TESTING ,MAIZE ,HYBRID MAIZE ,INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT ,CROP CATEGORY ,ECONOMIC GROWTH ,FARM ,CROP AGRICULTURE ,AGRICULTURAL VALUE ,COMMODITY ,TRANSACTION COSTS ,UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ,AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES ,HORTICULTURAL CROPS ,AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION ,SEED LAWS ,FOOD INSECURITY ,CROWDING OUT ,INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE ,OIL ,AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY ,AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION ,CROP INSURANCE ,AGRICULTURAL MARKETS ,COTTON ,SEEDS ,AGRICULTURAL TRADE ,GRAIN PRODUCTION ,AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS ,CROPLAND ,GRAINS ,SEED ,PLOWING ,PLANT QUARANTINE ,CLIMATES ,FARMS ,HYBRID SEED INDUSTRY ,STREAMS ,MAIZE PRODUCTION ,PLANT BREEDERS ,AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION ,TEA ,CROP ,POTENTIAL YIELDS ,BREEDER SEED ,HERBICIDES ,LOW INCOME ,COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER ,ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ,PRIVATE SEED COMPANIES ,PUBLIC SEED ENTERPRISES ,DIVIDENDS ,SEED ENTERPRISE ,AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT ,SEED PRODUCTION ,EFFECTIVE DEMAND ,AGRICULTURE SECTOR ,COMMERCIAL SEED SECTOR ,CHEMICAL FERTILIZER ,IRRIGATION ,SOIL FERTILITY ,HYBRID SEED ,NOMINAL INTEREST RATES ,COMMERCIAL BANK ,COMMERCIAL SEED ,AGRICULTURAL EXPORT ,RAW MATERIALS ,CULTIVAR ,FOOD SECURITY ,FARMER ,SEED COMPANIES ,OILSEEDS ,AGRICULTURAL INPUTS ,LAND DEGRADATION ,ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS ,HYBRID SEEDS ,PRIVATE SECTOR ,UNITED NATIONS ,AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS ,AGRICULTURAL SECTOR ,SEED ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT ,CROP INSURANCE SCHEME ,AGRIBUSINESS ,BEANS ,RURAL ROADS ,CERTIFIED SEED ,SEED INDUSTRY ,GRAIN ,SMALL-SCALE FARMERS ,COMMERCIAL BANKS ,USAID ,FORESTRY ,CROP LAND ,AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ,FERTILIZER SUBSIDIES ,PLANTING ,CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS ,LIVESTOCK ,SEED MULTIPLICATION ,NATURAL RESOURCES ,CULTIVATION ,CROP YIELDS ,IFPRI ,CROPPING SEASONS ,SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE ,PRODUCE ,IFAD - Abstract
Because agriculture is the economic backbone of most countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Ethiopia, any meaningful sustainable development program in the continent must therefore be anchored in the sector. The concept for this study on agribusiness indicators was based on the vital role that agribusiness plays in agricultural development. The study focuses on agribusiness indicators (ABI) to identify and isolate the determining factors that lead private investors and other stakeholders to participate in agribusiness and to engage in discourse regarding its development. A more thorough empirical understanding of these determinants in turn can usefully inform the types of policy reforms that can promote agribusiness in Africa. In Ethiopia, the ABI team focused on the following success factors: a) access to critical factors of production of certified hybrid seeds, fertilizer, and mechanical input; b) enabling environment in terms of access of credit and transportation; and c) government expenditures on agriculture, and trade and regulatory policies that currently influence the agribusiness environment. The factors and indicators that the research team has included in this study are not exhaustive but rather are intended to serve as a pilot that could be scaled up to include more variables and countries. The findings of the study revealed the dominant role of the government in the seed and fertilizer markets. In the seed sub-sector, perennial shortages of both basic and certified seeds have greatly limited agricultural productivity in Ethiopia.
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- 2012