Policies are needed to improve South Asia’s trade in livestock, specifically in meat and dairy products.
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Cities, value chains, and dairy production in Ethiopia
ESSP Working Paper 137, by Joachim Vandercasteelen, Bart Minten, and Seneshaw Tamru. Abstract: This paper explores the spatial heterogeneity in dairy production in the highland production area around the capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa. We look at how urban proximity – defined as the travel time from the farm to the central market of Addis >> Read more Source: IFPRI Ethiopia: Ethiopian Strategy Support Program
Cities, value chains, and dairy production in Ethiopia
ESSP Working Paper 137, by Joachim Vandercasteelen, Bart Minten, and Seneshaw Tamru. Abstract: This paper explores the spatial heterogeneity in dairy production in the highland production area around the capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa. We look at how urban proximity – defined as the travel time from the farm to the central market of Addis >> Read more Source: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program
Rising to meet evolving challenges: Africa’s agricultural development beyond 2020 Vision
The African Association of Agricultural Economists conducted its 6th African Conference of Agricultural Economists in Abuja, Nigeria from September 23-26, 2019. The theme of the conference was Rising to meet evolving challenges: Africa's agricultural development beyond 2020 Vision. IFPRI organized a session on "Innovating for efficient and inclusive value chains in Africa: The case of >> Read more Source: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program
Well begun isn’t always half done
The creation of a separate ministerial portfolio for animal husbandry, dairying and fisheries for the first time by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his second term has aroused interest amongst enthusiasts in the agricultural policy space. With the dominant narrative of doubling farmers’ incomes by 2022 in the overall policy framework, and livestock and fisheries sub-sectors contributing significantly higher to the agricultural GDP compared to the crop production sub-sector, the subtle governance move has been hailed by stakeholders, mostly in the dairy industry. India being the largest milk producer in the world surely deserved to have a separate line ministry dedicated to the sector, after all. Source: IFPRI South Asia Office