Farm size and agricultural productivity of nutritious foods: Evidence from Ethiopia

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Bonnen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nationsen
cg.coverage.countryEthiopia
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ET
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.creator.identifierFantu Bachewe: 0000-0001-7376-5096
cg.creator.identifierBart Minten: 0000-0002-2183-1845
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1111/1477-9552.12621en
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Development Strategies and Governance Unit
cg.identifier.publicationRankB
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn0021-857Xen
cg.journalJournal of Agricultural Economicsen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food security
dc.contributor.authorAmeye, Hannahen
dc.contributor.authorBachewe, Fantu Nisraneen
dc.contributor.authorMinten, Barten
dc.contributor.authorTamru, Seneshawen
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T15:37:44Zen
dc.date.available2025-01-27T15:37:44Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/170098
dc.titleFarm size and agricultural productivity of nutritious foods: Evidence from Ethiopiaen
dcterms.abstractAgri-food systems are transforming quickly in Africa. An important issue in the transformation process of agricultural production is the role of small farms. While many authors have looked at this question, one aspect that has received little attention is the role of small farms in the production of nutritious foods, an important topic given the low availability and relatively high prices of nutritious foods and the consequent low level of nutrition security in the continent. Using a unique large-scale dataset from Ethiopia—one of the largest countries in Africa that has been transforming rapidly—we look at the production of vegetables and dairy products. We find a strong association between farm size and partial productivity measured in terms of output, value of outputs and profit per hectare/cow, with productivity twice to four times as high for larger farms. These farms have substantially higher input expenditures as well as differences in farm technologies compared to small ones. Our findings have important implications for the debate on the role of small farms and nutritional improvements in the continent. JEL Classification: O13, Q12, Q18en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2025-01-24
dcterms.bibliographicCitationAmeye, Hannah; Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane; Minten, Bart; and Tamru, Seneshaw. Farm size and agricultural productivity of nutritious foods: Evidence from Ethiopia. Journal of Agricultural Economics. Article in press. First published online January 24, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1111/1477-9552.12621en
dcterms.extent42 p.en
dcterms.issued2025
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
dcterms.publisherWileyen
dcterms.subjectagricultural productivityen
dcterms.subjectfarm sizeen
dcterms.subjectnutritionen
dcterms.subjectsmall farmsen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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