Estimating the potential to close yield gaps through increased efficiency of chickpea production in Ethiopia

Shalander Kumar (), Abhishek Das, Michael Hauser, Geoffrey Muricho, Tulu Degefu, Asnake Fikre, Chris Ojiewo, Setotaw Ferede and Rajeev K. Varshney
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Shalander Kumar: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
Abhishek Das: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
Michael Hauser: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
Geoffrey Muricho: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
Tulu Degefu: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
Asnake Fikre: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
Chris Ojiewo: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
Setotaw Ferede: EIAR
Rajeev K. Varshney: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics

Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, 2022, vol. 14, issue 5, No 10, 1258 pages

Abstract: Abstract Improved cultivars and agronomic practices have significantly increased chickpea production in Ethiopia in recent decades. Enhanced availability of chickpeas in Ethiopia, therefore, contributes to food, nutrition, and income security of the country. However, we know relatively little about the extent to which farmers have harnessed the full potential of these improved technologies. In this paper, we compare the technical efficiencies and technological gap ratios of chickpea farming in three major chickpea-producing areas of Ethiopia using a two-step meta frontier model. Based on regionally representative data from 681 chickpea-growing farm households in the three regions, we show regional differences in the technical efficiencies, technological gap ratios, and meta technical efficiencies (MTEs). We examined the drivers of these different production levels and identified ways to increase chickpea production while minimizing yield gaps. Improving technical efficiency through improving farmers’ access to improved seed, offering farmers need-based and gender-responsive extension support, encouraging their participation in technology development programs, and appropriate rainwater management would all contribute to harnessing the full potential of improved chickpea cultivars in Ethiopia.

Keywords: Chickpea production; Technical efficiency; Stochastic meta-frontier; Technology gap; Yield gap; Potential production loss; Ethiopia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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