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Teff, wheat and rice are becoming important market oriented crops in Ethiopia. This study aims at measuring the level of market orientation of households in these crops, identifying the important market places and market outlets used by producers, and analyzing the determinants of market orientat...


Gebremedhin, BerhanuHoekstra, Dirk[Staple food crops turning into commercial crops: case studies of teff, wheat and rice in Ethiopia]Staple food crops turning into commercial crops: case studies of teff, wheat and rice in Ethiopia

Beekeeping has a long history in Bure district as in other parts of Ethiopia. On average, it is estimated that 110 tons of honey are produced annually by smallholder farmers, and approximately 5000 households (hhs) are engaged in beekeeping as a sideline income generating activity, including land...


Dessalegn, YigsawHoekstra, DirkBerhe, KahsayDerso, T.Mehari, Y.[Smallholder apiculture development in Bure, Ethiopia: experiences from IPMS project interventions]Smallholder apiculture development in Bure, Ethiopia: experiences from IPMS project interventions

In spite of the policy decision of the GoE to commercialize subsistence agriculture, there is a dearth of information on the commercialization process and marketing behavior of small holders in Ethiopia. This paper attempts to contribute to redressing this gap of knowledge for the cereal crops of...


Gebremedhin, BerhanuHoekstra, Dirk[Enhancing market orientation of smallholders: lessons from market orientation of households in selected grains in Ethiopia]Enhancing market orientation of smallholders: lessons from market orientation of households in selected grains in Ethiopia

This article examines the role of institutional services of credit, input supply, and extension in the overall commercial transformation process of smallholder agriculture in Ethiopia. Survey data collected in 2006 from 309 sample households in three districts of Ethiopia are used for the analyse...


Gebremedhin, BerhanuJaleta, MotiHoekstra, Dirk[Smallholders, institutional services, and commercial transformation in Ethiopia]Smallholders, institutional services, and commercial transformation in Ethiopia

Aregu, LemlemPuskur, RanjithaRenard, GenevieveHoekstra, DirkMacMillan, Susan[Gender—Empowering women through value chain development: Good practices and lessons from IPMS experiences]Gender—Empowering women through value chain development: Good practices and lessons from IPMS experiences

Onion and tomato are among the largest production and highly commercialized vegetable crops in the region. In Fogera district, regardless of the existence of year round rivers and high ground water availability to supplement irrigation, favorable climate and soil type, the productivity and gross ...


Gebey, T.Berhe, KahsayHoekstra, Dirk[Vegetables value chain development in Fogera district: experiences from IPMS project interventions]Vegetables value chain development in Fogera district: experiences from IPMS project interventions

Ethiopia is a leading honey producer in Africa and one of the ten largest honey producing countries in the world. Despite the favorable agro-ecology for honey production and the number of bee colonies the country is endowed with, the level of honey production and productivity in the country is st...


Gebey, T.Berhe, KahsayHoekstra, Dirk[Beekeeping development using value chain approach in Fogera district: experiences from IPMS project interventions]Beekeeping development using value chain approach in Fogera district: experiences from IPMS project interventions

Addis Ababa, with an estimated human population of over 3 million, has a high demand for cereals, pulses, fresh vegetables, fruits, milk and milk products and meat and eggs. The Ada’a Woreda is one of the important areas that supply the well known ‘maja’ teff, chickpeas, fresh vegetables, eggs an...


Tegegne, AzageGebremedhin, BerhanuHoekstra, DirkAlemayehu, N.[Rural-urban linkage in market oriented dairy development in Ethiopia: lessons from the Ada'a District]Rural-urban linkage in market oriented dairy development in Ethiopia: lessons from the Ada'a District

Reversing watershed degradation and food insecurity has been one of the major development challenges in the semi-arid areas of northern Ethiopia where rainfed dependent mixed croplivestock farming is predominant (Berhanu et al., 2010; SERA, 2000). As an entry point, community based physical soil ...


Woldewahid, G.Gebremedhin, BerhanuHoekstra, DirkTegegne, Azage[Watershed conservation-based market oriented commodity development: A move towards resilient farming?]Watershed conservation-based market oriented commodity development: A move towards resilient farming?

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