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Regional perspectives on market development in Ethiopia: agricultural marketing situation in SNNPR
2005
Bekele Haile
Agriculture in the rural-urban continuum: a CGIAR research perspective Full text
2015
Drechsel, Pay | Keraita, Bernard N.
Agriculture in the rural-urban continuum: a CGIAR research perspective Full text
2015
Drechsel, Pay | Keraita, Bernard N.
Thirsty and hungry cities are posing significant challenges for the urban-rural interface ranging from food security to inter-sectoral water allocation. Not only is the supply of resources to urban centres a growing challenge in low-income countries, but even more is the urban return flow, as investments in waste management and sanitation, ie the ‘ultimate food waste’, are not able to keep pace with population growth. And where polluted water is used in irrigation to feed the cities, food safety is becoming a crucial component of food security. Most affected by resource competition and pollution are the urban and peri-urban farming systems which are often driven by the informal sector. Urban waste is not only a challenge but also offers opportunities. It is in this interface between agriculture and sanitation where the CGIAR operates through its research programme on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE), addressing both the challenges and opportunities of urbanisation: by exploring novel perspectives and solutions to respond to changing population dynamics, resource demands, centralised water and nutrient flows, and ecosystem services under pressure.
Show more [+] Less [-]Agriculture in the rural-urban continuum: a CGIAR research perspective Full text
2015
Drechsel, Pay | Keraita, B.
Thirsty and hungry cities are posing significant challenges for the urban-rural interface ranging from food security to inter-sectoral water allocation. Not only is the supply of resources to urban centres a growing challenge in low-income countries, but even more is the urban return flow, as investments in waste management and sanitation, ie the ‘ultimate food waste’, are not able to keep pace with population growth. And where polluted water is used in irrigation to feed the cities, food safety is becoming a crucial component of food security. Most affected by resource competition and pollution are the urban and peri-urban farming systems which are often driven by the informal sector. Urban waste is not only a challenge but also offers opportunities. It is in this interface between agriculture and sanitation where the CGIAR operates through its research programme on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE), addressing both the challenges and opportunities of urbanisation: by exploring novel perspectives and solutions to respond to changing population dynamics, resource demands, centralised water and nutrient flows, and ecosystem services under pressure.
Show more [+] Less [-]Getting markets right in Ethiopia: issues and challenge
2005
Eleni Z. Gebremadhin
Ethiopian agricultural markets face challenges despite extensive reforms, which have not yielded expected impacts in growth and poverty alleviation. A concerted focus on getting markets right is critical after reform. Market development is a long-term agenda, requiring a progressive and integrative perspective that addresses the 3 I's: Institutions, Infrastructure, and Incentives. There is an important role for the stage in all of these dimensions, in supporting and facilitating the functional of the private sector.
Show more [+] Less [-]National agricultural market strategy: strategic direction and objectives
2005
Getachew Teklemedhin
The national strategy and objective for agricultural marketing focuses on 1. Making markets effective 2. Sustaining and increasing foreign exchange earnings and 3. Increasing productivity by supplying agricultural inputs and products efficiently. Market standards and active monitoring processes will be established to assure the progress of these market development efforts that will be supplemented by a capacity strengthening campaign that will sustain the market development agenda and manage the implementation of reforms.
Show more [+] Less [-]Regional perspectives on market development in Ethiopia: agricultural marketing system in the Amhara Region
2005
Aklilu Woldu
Commodity exchanges: initial conditions and potential benefits
2005
Ian Goggin
An agricultural commodity exchange is based on a free market system and facilitates trade between farmers and buyers in agricultural goods and provides daily prices of farm produce. It has the potential to transform the Ethiopian agricultural market as it has done in other Sub-Saharan African countries like Zimbabwe. The benefits for the agricultural sector include improved market access and communication, increased competition, and ultimately more efficient and cost-effective markets. Moreover, a successful commodity exchange also allows for all sectors to participate and can thus increase the economic productivity of the country.
Show more [+] Less [-]In praise of middlemen: the legal fundamentals of the market
2005
Ethiopis Tafara
From market information to market intelligence institutions for making markets work
2005
Shaun Farris | Peter Robbins
Making markets work requires an efficient and sustainable flow of information that many poor countries lack. Market Information System (MIS) have the potential to fill the gap by providing all the players in the market with the resources to overcome the greatest market obstacles such as high transaction costs, weak competition and even inform policy decisions. To achieve the potential of MIS, Ethiopia can learn from the other sub-Saharan countries that have experimented with and successfully implemented various MIS models.
Show more [+] Less [-]Grades and standards: quality management from cradle to coffin
2005
Pedro Vilaseca
Another important aspect of an effective market is the quality of the goods that are sold. Standards to ensure the quality of goods are thus significant determinants of the effectiveness and productivity of markets. For the purpose of promoting competitive markets as well as protecting consumers from dangerous and unsafe products that may be found in the markets, the state can take a leading role in setting and enforcing quality standards.
Show more [+] Less [-]Beyond crop technology: the challenge for African rural development
2003
Ortíz, R. | Hartmann, P.
