Food vs. Cash Crops?What Should be the Balance?

m d winslow; w d dar; s silim; t abate; m mgonja

Food vs. Cash Crops?What Should be the Balance?

2013

m d winslow | w d dar | s silim | t abate | m mgonja

Thank you very much for inviting us to contribute on a topic that is strategically important for all of us involved in agricultural development. Ethiopia is a country of special interest to us in this regard because of our remarkable partnership on chickpea. Chickpea is an example of a single crop being used for both food and cash. Ethiopia is Africa?s largest producer; major international markets are in the Middle East and South Asia. Improved varieties and extension in East Shewa Zone in the Oromia region have resulted in a 90% yield increase (2003-05 average compared with 2008) and 40% increase nationwide. The total production of chickpea jumped from 168 thousand metric tons in 2003-05 to 312 thousand metric tons in 2008. This contributed to skyrocketing export earnings, from $1 million in 2004 to $26 million in 2008

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W D Dar et al., 'Food vs. Cash Crops?What Should be the Balance?', pp.1-4, 2013

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