Synopsis: An assessment of the livestock economy in mixed crop-livestock production systems in Ethiopia

Asfaw Negassa, Fantu Nisrane Bachewe, Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse and Mekdim Dereje
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Mekdim Dereje Regassa

No 65, ESSP research notes from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: The livestock sub-sector has contributed little to the remarkable economic growth recorded in Ethiopia in the last decade. In an effort to stimulate livestock production, the Ethiopian government has recently recognized livestock as an important strategic sub-sector in which to invest. Unlike most studies that focus purely on aspects of livestock production, this study provides a detailed descriptive assessment of the livestock production and marketing behavior of smallholder mixed crop-livestock farmers.

Keywords: rural communities; production; economic growth; economic development; livestock production; households; grain crops; smallholders; marketing; market access; livelihoods; livestock; Ethiopia; Eastern Africa; Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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