Policies for Agricultural Productivity Growth and Poverty Reduction in Rural Ethiopia

Abro, Zewdu; Alemu, Bamlaku Alamirew; Hanjra, Munir A.

doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.01.033

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“…The aggregated figure was then re-estimated on a per-adult-per-annum base. Previous research that used consumption per adult equivalent to measure wellbeing in Ethiopia includes Hagos and Mamo (2014), Abro et al (2014), Bezu et al (2012), and Alem and Söderbom (2012).…”

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The impact of agricultural cooperatives membership on the wellbeing of smallholder farmers: empirical evidence from eastern Ethiopia

2017

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This study evaluated the impact of agricultural cooperative membership on the wellbeing of smallholder farmers using cross-sectional data collected from the eastern part of Ethiopia. Using consumption per adult equivalent as a wellbeing indicator, we measured the impact of agricultural cooperative membership by implementing propensity score matching and endogenous switching regression estimation techniques. Both estimation methods indicate that joining agricultural cooperatives has a positive impact on the wellbeing of smallholder farmers. Furthermore, the analysis also indicates that agricultural cooperative membership has a heterogeneous impact on wellbeing among its members.

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The impact of agricultural cooperatives membership on the wellbeing of smallholder farmers: empirical evidence from eastern Ethiopia

2017

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“…The potential income is understood in the study of ISVAF-2005 [24] as the financial resources that allow people to adopt different life strategies and is composed of two major sources: the available reserves (number of livestock and agricultural production) and the money available (from wages, pensions, remittances from emigrants, etc. ; 7 According to focus group interviews and stakeholders in the water basins; 8 Population census, 2000. The contribution of potential yield of agriculture to the family budget is 3%.…”

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“…Traditionally, the study of the role of agriculture in economic development and the reduction of poverty has attracted the attention of economists, generating an enormous number of theoretical and empirical studies, with special attention to the case of SSA [5][6][7][8]. Much of this literature focuses on the process of structural transformation of economies, both for developing countries, where economic activity relies heavily on agriculture, and high-income countries, where industry and services dominate [5].…”

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Agricultural Policies and Their Impact on Poverty Reduction in Developing Countries: Lessons Learned from Three Water Basins in Cape Verde

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Abstract:Agriculture is the main driving force of rural economies so there is a need to promote sustainable rural development and hence improve the living conditions of local communities. This article analyses the role of agricultural policies in reducing poverty in rural communities. Two aspects will be analysed: firstly, whether there has been a reduction in poverty in the basins analysed for the period 2006-2013; and secondly, whether that poverty reduction, to the extent that it has occurred, has been due to the agricultural policies applied. The analysis shows that the agricultural policies implemented helped to diversify and enhance agricultural production, so that a reduction in effective poverty occurred. However, these policies need to work jointly and in harmony with other economic sectors.

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“…In both Malawi and Ethiopia these include climate change, commercialisation (Collier & Dercon, 2009;Future Agricultures, 2014), the activities of other NGOs working in the same area, and the evolution of public policy (e.g. Chirwa & Dorward, 2013;Abro et al 2014) and social protection (Wedegebriel, 2013). In contrast to quantitative impact assessment methods, the QUIP sets out to generate differentiated empirical evidence of impact based on narrative causal statements of intended project beneficiaries without the requirement to interview a control group.…”

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Assessing Rural Transformations: Piloting a Qualitative Impact Protocol in Malawi and Ethiopia

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior permission in writing of the publisher, nor be issued to the public or circulated in any form other than that in which it is published. Terms of use: Documents in AbstractThis paper contributes to the literature on qualitative approaches to impact evaluation, particularly in complex contexts. It reports on substantive and methodological findings from four pilot studies of a protocol for qualitative impact evaluation of NGO sponsored rural development projects in Malawi and Ethiopia. Two of the projects aimed to build resilience to climate change through support for a spectrum of livelihood diversification activities, while two focused on smallholder involvement in the value chains of specific cash crops. The protocol was designed and tested through action research with the aim of generating evidence in a credible, timely and cost-effective way to confirm the causal theories underpinning project actions, as well as to explore incidental sources of change and unanticipated effects. The paper describes the methodology, provides an overview of findings and reflects on lessons learnt in addressing problems of attribution, confirmation bias and generalizability. It suggests scope for further development of responses to these issues based on self-reported attribution, partial blinding of respondents and nesting qualitative evaluation in quantitative monitoring.Key words: Impact evaluation, qualitative methods, food security, climate change adaptation, rural livelihoods, Malawi, Ethiopia, NGOs, confirmation bias, mixed methods, attribution AcknowledgementThe authors are grateful to Moges Belay, Tefera Goshu, Peter Mvulu, Zenawi Zerihun, their field teams and interviewees for pioneering data collection using the QUIP. We are also grateful for help and support from staff of Self Help Africa and Farm Africa in Ethiopia, Ireland, Malawi and the UK, and to Myriam Volk who made a significant contribution to the project by helping to test the QUIP analysis methodology using NVivo.The Excel engineers at F1F9 in Bath and New Delhi continue to provide generous pro-bono support to the project in the form of ever more ingenious spreadsheets, and we are very grateful for their time and ideas. Lastly, thanks to Laura Camfield, Keetie Roelen and two anonymous reviewers for comments on an earlier draft.

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Policies for Agricultural Productivity Growth and Poverty Reduction in Rural Ethiopia

Cited by 101 publications

References 15 publications

The impact of agricultural cooperatives membership on the wellbeing of smallholder farmers: empirical evidence from eastern Ethiopia

The impact of agricultural cooperatives membership on the wellbeing of smallholder farmers: empirical evidence from eastern Ethiopia

Agricultural Policies and Their Impact on Poverty Reduction in Developing Countries: Lessons Learned from Three Water Basins in Cape Verde

Assessing Rural Transformations: Piloting a Qualitative Impact Protocol in Malawi and Ethiopia

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