The Political Economy of Agricultural Commercialisation in Ethiopia: Discourses, Actors and Structural Impediments
This brief analyses the changing political landscape and electoral trends spanning the past three decades
Abstract
This brief examines the political economy of agricultural commercialisation in Ethiopia, by analysing the changing political landscape and electoral trends spanning the past three decades. It gives an overview of the emphasis placed on agriculture, and the promotion of agricultural commercialisation, across Ethiopia鈥檚 past three regimes: imperial, military, and the Ethiopian People鈥檚 Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF). The brief then addresses the state of agricultural commercialisation in Ethiopia with reference to the case study of teff production. Finally, the brief examines the structural impediments to agricultural commercialisation, with a number of suggestions for addressing the challenges identified.
This work is part of the APRA (Agricultural Policy Research Policy in Africa) Programme
Citation
Alemu, D. and Berhannu, K. (2018) The Political Economy of Agricultural Commercialisation in Ethiopia: Discourses, Actors and Structural Impediments. APRA Brief 11, Future Agricultures Consortium