A green revolution in sub‐Saharan Africa? The transformation of Ethiopia's agricultural sector
Emelie Rohne Till
Abstract
Abstract 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.
Topics & Concepts
Green RevolutionAgricultureScope (computer science)Development economicsState (computer science)Economic growthAgricultural revolutionPessimismAgricultural economicsEconomicsGeographyAlgorithmArchaeologyEpistemologyProgramming languagePhilosophyComputer scienceAgriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentRangeland Management and Livestock EcologyLand Rights and Reforms