The Economywide Effects of Teff, Wheat, and Maize Production Increases in Ethiopia
Author | : Benson, Todd |
Publisher | : Intl Food Policy Res Inst |
Total Pages | : 44 |
Release | : 2014 |
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Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book The Economywide Effects of Teff, Wheat, and Maize Production Increases in Ethiopia written by Benson, Todd and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2014 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The government of Ethiopia is investing significant public resources to increase overall national production of teff, wheat, and maize. To better understand the likely economywide effects of increases of between 12 and 14 percent in the national production of these cereals, a set of production increase scenarios for each crop were run using a computable general equilibrium model of the Ethiopian economy. The analyses were extended to also consider the effects of several international wheat price and wheat import scenarios, a wheat subsidy program, and maize exports. Among the effects considered are changes in economic growth, prices, total household consumption, cereal and calorie consumption levels, and poverty measures.