Abstract In 2013, Ethiopia's Agricultural Transformation Agency introduced the Wheat
Initiative to increase smallholder productivity. In this article, we measure the impacts of the …

Rural producer organizations, such as farmers' organizations or rural cooperatives, offer a
means for smallholder farmers in developing countries to sell their crops commercially. They …

The genetic improvement of food staple crops cultivated by small-scale farmers is a well-
established route to increasing agricultural productivity and improving rural livelihoods. But …

T o fully appreciate the transformation of the Ethiopian agricultural and food economy, and to
illustrate the role teff plays in this, this chapter explores rapid changes since 2003 in the …

Ethiopia has made remarkable progress in addressing food insecurity over the past two
decades. Unlike many developing countries, the country has managed to improve …

Agricultural intensification and land‐use changes are major factors impacting farmland
biodiversity. The Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana is the long‐distance trans‐Saharan …

In 2013 the Bureaus of Agriculture in the regional states of Amhara, Oromia, and Southern
Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples of Ethiopia supported a program of direct marketing of …

This study evaluates the impact in the main cropping season of 2015 of a new approach to
the distribution of improved seed in Ethiopia, known as Direct Seed Marketing (DSM). Under …

For centuries, efforts to improve, multiply, and distribute teff seed have relied on informal
mechanisms, primarily farmers' own selection of varieties exhibiting desirable yield, taste …

Ethiopia, an agrarian country, relies heavily on crop and livestock production as a major
economic activity. With agriculture contributing around 50% to the GDP, 85% to the total …