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Analysis of Production Costs, market opportunities and competitiveness of Desi and Kabuli chickpeas in Ethiopia. This study was conducted to examine the existing conditions in relation to production and marketing of chickpeas and outlines the major technological and institutional constraints for harnessing market opportunities in the chickpea sub-sector. The study determined variety introduction, market conditions and seed delivery systems in Ada’a- Liben woreda. This district is one of the major chickpea growing areas in which new market-preferred and high-value Kabuli types are being tested and promoted. (562kb.51pp)

 Structure and functioning of chickpea markets in Ethiopia : Evidence based on analyses of Value chains linking smallholders and markets: Despite the policy interest to expand chickpea production for exports, there is lack of empirical evidence on the structure, conduct and performance of the chickpea marketing systems in the country. This study attempts to narrow this gap by examining the chickpea marketing system in one of the major growing areas and provides new insights on how the performance of the marketing system may be enhanced to improve competitiveness.
For ease of downloading, the document is divided into three parts:
                   Part I Introduction, conceptual framework, chickpea economy and study area
                   Part II Data and Methods Results and discussion
                   Part III Discussion, Conclusion and annex