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Impact of Agricultural Input and Output Market Development Interventions in Ethiopia

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  • Habtamu Yesigat

    (Gondar Agricultural Research Center, Ethiopia)

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Farming is at the core of the economy of Ethiopia. Agricultural market development is expected to allow farming to respond to market signals and develop market orientation and technologies for agricultural production. Input and output market development approach as a tool to enhance technological uptake was employed by Improving Productivity and Market success of Ethiopian Farmers (IPMS) project. This study evaluated the impact of market development in the Bure district. The study took a random sample of 100 participant and 100 non-participant households. The influence of different demographic, social, economic, and access to institutional support service variables on participation were examined. The Propensity Score Matching (PSM) results show that participant households are better-off in net farm income. Productivity measures of households indicate that participants are more productive. Input use of the households is different either from stock or in terms of purchased inputs and participants use. Participants are also more market oriented than non-participant households. Therefore, it is advisable to further extend and scale the approach to a wider coverage area and beneficiary farmers to enhance the uptake of improved agricultural technologies and the link of farmers to the market.

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  • Habtamu Yesigat, 2012. "Impact of Agricultural Input and Output Market Development Interventions in Ethiopia," International Journal of Sustainable Economies Management (IJSEM), IGI Global, vol. 1(1), pages 39-50, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jsem00:v:1:y:2012:i:1:p:39-50
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