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Productivity and Efficiency of Small Scale Agriculture in Ethiopia

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  • Mekonnen, Dawit Kelemework
  • Dorfman, Jeffrey H.
  • Fonsah, Esendugue Greg

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We estimate a distance function of grains production using generalized method of moments that enables us to accommodate multiple outputs of farmers as well as address the endogeneity issues that are related with the use of distance functions for multi-output production. Using a panel data set of Ethiopian subsistence farmers, we find that the most important factors determining farmers' efficiency in Ethiopia are having access to the public extension system, participation in off-farm activities, participation in labor sharing arrangements, gender of the household head, and the extent to which farmers are forced to produce on marginal and steeply sloped plots. Average farmers in Ethiopia are producing less than 60% of the most efficient farmers. Annual technical change between 1999 and 2004 is about one percent while annual efficiency change during the same period is insignificant.

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  • Mekonnen, Dawit Kelemework & Dorfman, Jeffrey H. & Fonsah, Esendugue Greg, 2013. "Productivity and Efficiency of Small Scale Agriculture in Ethiopia," 2013 Annual Meeting, February 2-5, 2013, Orlando, Florida 143038, Southern Agricultural Economics Association.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:saea13:143038
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.143038
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    2. Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane & Koru, Bethelihem & Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum, 2015. "Smallholder Teff Productivity and Efficiency: Evidence from High-Potential Districts of Ethiopia," 2015 Conference, August 9-14, 2015, Milan, Italy 212257, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
    3. Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane & Koru, Bethlehem & Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum, 2015. "Productivity and efficiency of smallholder teff farmers in Ethiopia:," ESSP working papers 79, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

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    Keywords

    Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis;
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