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Agricultural Growth Program (Agp) of Ethiopia — Baseline Report 2011 ETHIOPIA STRATEGY SUPPORT PROGRAM II (ESSP II) EDRI AGRICULTURAL GROWTH PROGRAM (AGP) OF ETHIOPIA — BASELINE REPORT 2011 ESSP II – EDRI REPORT Agricultural Growth Program (AGP) of Ethiopia — Baseline report 2011 Guush Berhane, Mekdim Dereje, John Hoddinott, Bethelehem Koru, Fantu Nisrane, Fanaye Tadesse, Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse, Ibrahim Worku, and Yisehac Yohannes Ethiopia Strategy Support Program II (ESSP II) International Food Policy Research Institute March 2013 THE ETHIOPIA STRATEGY SUPPORT PROGRAM II (ESSP II) ABOUT ESSP II The Ethiopia Strategy Support Program II is an initiative to strengthen evidence-based policymaking in Ethiopia in the areas of rural and agricultural development. Facilitated by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), ESSP II works closely with the government of Ethiopia, the Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI), and other development partners to provide information relevant for the design and implementation of Ethiopia’s agricultural and rural development strategies. For more information, see http://essp.ifpri.info, http://www.ifpri.org/book- 757/ourwork/program/ethiopia-strategy-support-program or http://www.edri-eth.org. The Ethiopia Strategy Support Program II is funded by a consortium of donors comprising the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the UK Department for International Development (DFID), and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). This Ethiopia Strategy Support Program II (ESSP II) report contains preliminary material and research results from IFPRI and/or its partners in Ethiopia. It has not undergone a formal peer review. It is circulated in order to stimulate discussion and critical comment. The opinions are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of their home institutions or supporting organizations. IFPRI – ETHIOPIA STRATEGY ETHIOPIAN DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH SUPPORT PROGRAM RESEARCH INSTITUTE INSTITUTE http://essp.ifpri.info http://www.edri-eth.org http://www.ifpri.org Contact: Contact: IFPRI c/o ILRI P.O. Box 2479, Contact: P.O. Box 5689 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2033 K Street, NW Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Tel: +251 11 5 50 60 66; Washington, DC Tel: +251 11 6 17 25 55 +251 11 5 52 53 15 20006-1002 USA Fax: +251 11 6 46 23 18 Fax: +251 11 5 50 55 88 Tel: +1 202 862 5600 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] About the Author(s) Guush Berhane: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program, International Food Policy Research Institute Mekdim Dereje: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program, International Food Policy Research Institute John Hoddinott: Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division, International Food Policy Research Institute Bethlehem Koru: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program, International Food Policy Research Institute Fantu Nisrane: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program, International Food Policy Research Institute Fanaye Tadesse: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program, International Food Policy Research Institute Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program, International Food Policy Research Institute Ibrahim Worku: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program, International Food Policy Research Institute Yisehac Yohannes: Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division, International Food Policy Research Institute ii Agricultural Growth Program (AGP) of Ethiopia — Baseline Report 2011 Guush Berhane, Mekdim Dereje, John Hoddinott, Bethelehem Koru, Fantu Nisrane, Fanaye Tadesse, Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse, Ibrahim Worku, and Yisehac Yohannes International Food Policy Research Institute – Ethiopia Strategy Support Program II, Ethiopia Copyright © 2013 International Food Policy Research Institute. All rights reserved. Sections of this material may be reproduced for personal and not-for-profit use without the express written permission of but with acknowledgment to IFPRI. To reproduce the material contained herein for profit or commercial use requires express written permission. To obtain permission, contact the Communications Division at [email protected]. iii Contents Acknowledgments ................................................................................................................................... xii Executive Summary .................................................................................................................................. 1 1. The AGP Baseline Survey—Methodology and Implementation ...................................................... 48 1.1. Background ................................................................................................................................. 48 1.2. Objectives of the Impact Evaluation of the AGP ......................................................................... 49 1.3. Methodology—Impact Evaluation ............................................................................................... 50 1.4. Methodology—Sample Design ................................................................................................... 54 1.5. Data Collection............................................................................................................................ 59 2. Characteristics of Households ......................................................................................................... 60 2.1. Demographic Characteristics ...................................................................................................... 60 2.2. Educational Characteristics of Households ................................................................................ 67 2.3. Occupation of Household Heads and Members ......................................................................... 69 2.4. Ownership of Assets ................................................................................................................... 70 2.5. Summary ..................................................................................................................................... 73 3. Characteristics of Crop production and Decision Making ................................................................ 75 3.1. Characteristics of Crop Production ............................................................................................. 75 3.2. Decision Making in Agriculture ................................................................................................... 78 3.3. Summary ..................................................................................................................................... 81 4. Productivity in Agriculture ................................................................................................................. 82 4.1. Productivity in the Crop Sub-sector ............................................................................................ 82 4.2. Productivity in the Livestock Sub-sector ..................................................................................... 90 4.3. Livestock Ownership ................................................................................................................... 91 4.4. Summary ..................................................................................................................................... 92 5. Input Use in Crop Production ........................................................................................................... 95 5.1. Land ............................................................................................................................................ 95 5.2. Labour Use ............................................................................................................................... 102 5.3. Modern Inputs Use ................................................................................................................... 103 5.4. Factors Contributing to Low Levels of Use of Modern Inputs and Production Methods .......... 110 6. Utilization and Marketing of Crops, Livestock, and Livestock Products ........................................ 115 6.1. Crop Utilization and Marketing .................................................................................................. 115 6.2. Livestock Marketing .................................................................................................................. 128 6.3. Dairy Marketing ......................................................................................................................... 134 6.4. Summary ................................................................................................................................... 136 7. Wage Employment and Nonfarm Businesses ............................................................................... 138 7.1. Participation in Wage Employment and Nonfarm Business ..................................................... 138 7.2. Types of Wage Employment and Nonfarm Business Activities ................................................ 139 7.3. Summary ................................................................................................................................... 150 8. Food Security, Nutrition, and Health Outcomes............................................................................. 151 8.1. Household Food Security ......................................................................................................... 151 8.2. Household Diet, and Child Nutrition and Feeding Practices ...................................................
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