Priority Cereal Crops

Cereal crops or grains are mostly grasses cultivated for their edible grains or a fruit seeds. Cereal grains are grown in greater quantities and provide more energy worldwide than any other type of crop; they are therefore staple crops. They are also a rich source of carbohydrate. In developing nations like Ethiopia, grain constitutes practically the entire diet of poor people.On this section, valuable resources in the priority cereal commodities; Tef, wheat and Rice. While resources on specific commodities are found in the subsequent pages, resources that cover a range of issues are listed below;

 Policies to Promote Cereal Intensification in Ethiopia: A Review of Evidence and Experience: This paper aims to illuminate possible solutions available to improving the prospects for cereal intensification in Ethiopia. The paper traces the largely state-led policies that have been put in place to stimulate increased cereal productivity and examines the extent to which these policies have had their intended impacts.(378kb,48pp)

 Determinants of Cereal Diversity in Communities and on Household Farms of the Northern Ethiopian Highlands: This paper identifies and compares the determinants of inter- and infra-specific diversity in major cereals in communities and on household farms of the highlands of northern Ethiopia, including modern varieties. The analysis is motivated by the theory of the household farm applied to crop and variety choice, which is the approach previously employed in the applied economics literature on this subject.( 337kb,55pp)

 CAUSES OF INSTABILITY IN CEREAL PRODUCTION IN ETHIOPIA: This study reviews literature on factors with potential impact on instability in cereal production in Ethiopia and applies descriptive and variance decomposition procedures to determine the sources of increased instability in cereal production. (170kb 25pp)

THE DETERMINANTS OF CEREAL CROP PRODUCTIVITY OF THE PEASANT FARM SECTOR IN ETHIOPIA, 1981-87'  This paper employs a Cobb-Douglas type production function to estimate the impacts of various farm inputs on cereal crop production of the peasant farm sector in Ethiopia. The production function is estimated for the major food crops, teff, wheat, maize, barley and sorghum, using seemingly unrelated regression estimation (SURE).(349,14pp)

Toward Increased Domestic Cereals Production in Ethiopia: USING A COMMODITY SYSTEMS APPROACH TO EVALUATE STRATEGIC CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
The objective of this paper is to present a framework and process that can be used by Ethiopians for strategic planning in the cereals system, to highlight the most important constraints to increased productivity and identify critical investments to alleviate them. The paper uses the framework to take a "first cut" at identifying major constraints and opportunities, and areas requiring further research, drawing on findings from a rapid appraisal of major food surplus and deficit areas.(243kb,45pp)

  Constraints on Performance of Ethiopian Grain Markets: The purpose of this report is to assess the efficiency of the Ethiopian grain marketing system and identify some of the constraints on market participants which influence its performance. (238kb 60pp)

 Smallholders' Commercialization through Cooperatives - Diagnostic for Ethiopia: This paper examines the impact of cooperatives on smallholder commercialization of cereals, using detailed household data from rural Ethiopia.2007/(427kb,44pp)

 Can The Momentum be Sustained? An Economic Analysis of the Ministry of Agriculture/Sasakawa Global 2000's Experiment with Improved Cereals Technology in Ethiopia:Report on A Joint Research Activity of: Grain Marketing Research Project/Michigan State University, Sasakawa Global 2000, Ministry of Agriculture Department of Extension and Cooperatives, Ethiopian Agricultural Research Organization 1998(407kb,103pp)
 






 



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