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Emelie Rohne Till. Photo

Emelie Rohne Till

Researcher

Emelie Rohne Till. Photo

A green revolution in sub-Saharan Africa? The transformation of Ethiopia's agricultural sector

Author

  • Emelie Rohne Till

Summary, in English

As the widespread pessimism about African agriculture has receded, policies for a green revolution in Africa are again called for. This study explores the presence of a national-level green revolution in Ethiopia and finds that an Ethiopian green revolution has taken place since the mid-1990s, mainly among staple-growing smallholders in agroecologically favourable areas and that the state has played a central role in this transformation via public spending on agriculture. It concludes that there is scope for states in today's low-income countries to take a leading role in the transformation of their agricultural sectors.

Department/s

  • Department of Economic History
  • Economic development of the Global South

Publishing year

2021-01-21

Language

English

Pages

277-315

Publication/Series

Journal of International Development

Volume

33

Issue

2

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons Inc.

Topic

  • Economics

Keywords

  • agriculture
  • Ethiopia
  • green revolution
  • sub-Saharan Africa

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0954-1748