ESSP Working Paper 129, by Bart Minten, Yetimwork Habte, Seneshaw Tamru, and Agajie Tesfaye . Abstract: In the transformation of agri-food systems in developing countries, we usually see rapid changes in the livestock sector.
The Evolving Livestock Sector in Ethiopia: Growth by heads, not by productivity
ESSP Working Paper 122, by Fantu Bachewe, Bart Minten, Fanaye Tadesse, and Alemayehu S. Taffesse Abstract: Livestock is important in Ethiopia’s agricultural economy as almost all farmers own some livestock. Livestock assets are valued at 720 USD per farm on average.
Synopsis: An assessment of the livestock economy in mixed crop-livestock production systems in Ethiopia
ESSP Research Note 65: by Asfaw Negassa, Fantu Bachewe, Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse, and Mekdim Dereje. Synopsis of Working Paper 101. Abstract: The livestock sub-sector has contributed little to the remarkable economic growth recorded in Ethiopia in the last decade.
An assessment of the livestock economy in mixed crop-livestock production systems in Ethiopia
ESSP Working Paper 101, by Asfaw Negassa, Fantu Bachewe, Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse, and Mekdim Dereje. Abstract: The livestock subsector has contributed little to the remarkable economic growth recorded in Ethiopia in the last decade.
Better Performing Livestock Systems in Ethiopia: Reviewing the Evidence to Improve Policies
Well-performing livestock systems matter enormously for both income and better nutritional outcomes among smallholder farmers in developing countries.