| dc.creator |
Kidane, Asmerom W. |
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| dc.creator |
Abler, David G. |
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| dc.date |
2016-07-08T12:29:56Z |
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| dc.date |
2016-07-08T12:29:56Z |
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| dc.date |
1994 |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2018-03-27T09:05:11Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2018-03-27T09:05:11Z |
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| dc.identifier |
Kidane, A. and Abler, D.G., 1994. Production technologies in Ethiopian agriculture. Agricultural Economics, 10(2), pp.179-191. |
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| dc.identifier |
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2940 |
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| dc.identifier |
10.1016/0169-5150(94)90006-X |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2940 |
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| dc.description |
This article examines the characteristics of and choice among two production technologies in Ethiopian
agriculture, one with fertilizer and the other without, using 1989-90 farm-level data. For northwest and central
Ethiopia, fertilizer usage determinants are estimated simultaneously with technology-specific production functions.
For southern Ethiopia, where fertilizer is rarely used, a single production function is estimated. Three conclusions
emerge. First, fertilizer use is not significantly affected by a farm's stocks of capital or land. This is consistent with
the fact that fertilizer allocation decisions under the deposed Mengistu regime were politicized to the point where
farmers had little control over use. Second, fertilizer is associated with a smaller factor share for cattle and a larger
share for land, meaning that those who control land may gain relative to the individual farmers who own cattle as the
country develops agriculturally. Third, farms without fertilizer in northwest and central Ethiopia tend to be too
small, a problem due to population pressures on the land and communal methods of land allocation. This suggests
that land allocation institutions should adjust by distributing land to a smaller but more economically viable number
of farmers. |
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| dc.language |
en |
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| dc.publisher |
Elsevier |
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| dc.title |
Production Technologies in Ethiopian Agriculture |
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| dc.type |
Journal Article, Peer Reviewed |
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