Agricultural transformation in Ethiopia State policy and smallholder farming

• Other Authors: Beyene, Atakilte (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Uppsala; London The Nordic Africa Institute and Zed Books (Bloomsbury) 2018
• Series: Africa Now
• Subjects: Development studies; Poverty & unemployment; Ethiopia; Agricultural development; Agricultural policy; Smallholders; Small farms; Farmers; Farm management; Economic aspects; Land rights
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

For thousands of years, Ethiopia has depended on its smallholding farmers to provide the bulk of its food needs. But now, such farmers find themselves under threat from environmental degradation, climate change and declining productivity. As a result, smallholder agriculture has increasingly become...