| dc.contributor.author | Abate, T. |
| dc.contributor.author | Shiferaw, B. |
| dc.contributor.author | Menkir, A. |
| dc.contributor.author | Wegary, D. |
| dc.contributor.author | Kebede, Y. |
| dc.contributor.author | Tesfaye, K. |
| dc.contributor.author | Kassie, M. |
| dc.contributor.author | Bogale, G. |
| dc.contributor.author | Tadesse, B. |
| dc.contributor.author | Keno, T. |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-12-04T10:58:07Z |
| dc.date.available | 2019-12-04T10:58:07Z |
| dc.date.issued | 2015 |
| dc.identifier.citation | Abate, T., Shiferaw, B., Menkir, A., Wegary, D., Kebede, Y., Tesfaye, K., ... & Keno, T. (2015). Factors that transformed maize productivity in Ethiopia. Food Security, 7(5), 965-981. |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1876-4517 |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/918 |
| dc.description | Published online: 26 July 2015 |
| dc.description.abstract | Maize became increasingly important in the food
security of Ethiopia following the major drought and famine
that occurred in 1984. More than 9 million smallholder house-
holds, more than for any other crop in the country, grow maize
in Ethiopia at present. Ethiopia has doubled its maize produc-
tivity and production in less than two decades. The yield,
currently estimated at >3 metric tons/ha, is the second highest
in Sub-Saharan Africa, after South Africa; yield gains for
Ethiopia grew at an annual rate of 68 kg/ha between 1990
and 2013, only second to South Africa and greater than
Mexico, China, or India. The maize area covered by improved
varieties in Ethiopia grew from 14 % in 2004 to 40 % in 2013,
and the application rate of mineral fertilizers from 16 to 34 kg/
ha during the same period. Ethiopia
’
s extension worker to
farmer ratio is 1:476, compared to 1:1000 for Kenya, 1:1603
for Malawi and 1:2500 for Tanzania. Increased use of im-
proved maize varieties and mineral fertilizers, coupled with
increased extension services and the absence of devastating
droughts are the key factors promoting the accelerated growth
in maize productivity in Ethiopia. Ethiopia took a homegrown
solutions approach to the research and development of its
maize and other commodities. The lesson from Ethiopia
’
s
experience with maize is that sustained investment in agricul-
tural research and development and policy support by the
national government are crucial for continued growth of
agriculture |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.subject | Maize |
| dc.subject | Food Security |
| dc.title | Factors that transformed maize productivity in Ethiopia |
| dc.type | Journal Article |
| dc.description.version | Peer Review |
| cg.contributor.crp | Maize |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | Partnership for Economic Policy, Kenya |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research |
| cg.coverage.region | Africa South Of Sahara |
| cg.isijournal | ISI Journal |
| cg.authorship.types | CGIAR and developing countries institute |
| cg.iitasubject | Maize |
| cg.journal | Food Security |
| cg.howpublished | Formally Published |
| cg.accessibilitystatus | Open Access |
| local.dspaceid | 76417 |
| cg.identifier.doi | https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12571-015-0488-z |
