scholarly journals Analysis of maize commercialization among smallholder farmers: empirical evidence from North Western Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agerie Nega Wassihun ◽  
Fikeremaryam Birara Feleke ◽  
Tadie Mirie Abate ◽  
Gebrehiwot Abebe Bayeh
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
North Western ◽  
Western Ethiopia

Smallholder farmers' knowledge, perceptions and management of pea weevil in north and north-western Ethiopia

2016 ◽  
Vol 81 ◽  
pp. 30-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esayas Mendesil ◽  
Zekarias Shumeta ◽  
Peter Anderson ◽  
Birgitta Rämert
Keyword(s):  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
North Western ◽  
Western Ethiopia

scholarly journals Food security effects of smallholders’ participation in apple and mango value chains in north-western Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mengistie Mossie ◽  
Alemseged Gerezgiher ◽  
Zemen Ayalew ◽  
Asres Elias
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Nearest Neighbor ◽  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Household Food Security ◽  
Rural Ethiopia ◽  
Household Food ◽  
North Western ◽  
Western Ethiopia

Abstract Background While it has identified that linking smallholders in the agri-food value chain remains to be a promising strategy to get out of the poverty trap in many developing countries, less is known about the food security implications of smallholders’ participation in the fruits value chain. This paper examines the effects of apple and mango smallholder farmers’ participation along the value chain, focusing on their household food security in north-western Ethiopia. Methods Primary data for the study were obtained from a random sample of 384 households, 211 of which are fruit value chain participants, and the remainder are non-participants. The study used the propensity score matching (PSM) method to establish a causal relationship between the participation of the fruit value chain and changes in household food security. Results and conclusions Results indicate that participation in the apple and mango value chain has a robust and positive effect on the food security of smallholders as measured by household food consumption in kilocalorie. The unconfoundedness and overlapping assumptions were fulfilled by applying the nearest neighbor and kernel-based matching algorithms. The study confirms that the more apple and mango farmers join the value chain, the higher their household food intake becomes. Support for fruit farmers is, therefore, a promising policy approach that can help improve household food security in rural Ethiopia.

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