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The economics of teff: Exploring Ethiopia’s biggest cash crop

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  • Minten, Bart
  • Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum
  • Brown, Petra

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Considerable poverty and food insecurity in Ethiopia, combined with the overwhelming majority of Ethiopians who depend on agriculture for their livelihoods, make agricultural transformation a crucial development goal for the country. One promising improvement is to increase production of teff, the calorie- and nutrient-rich but low-yielding staple. The Economics of Teff: Exploring Ethiopia’s Biggest Cash Crop examines key aspects of teff production, marketing, and consumption, with a focus on opportunities for and challenges to further growth. The authors identify ways to realize teff’s potential, including improving productivity and resilience, selecting and scaling up new technologies, establishing distribution systems adapted to different areas’ needs, managing labor demand and postharvest operations, and increasing access to larger and more diverse markets. The book’s analysis and policy conclusions should be useful to policy makers, researchers, and others concerned with Ethiopia’s economic development.

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  • Minten, Bart & Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum & Brown, Petra, 2018. "The economics of teff: Exploring Ethiopia’s biggest cash crop," IFPRI books, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), number 9780896292833, June.
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