Factors affecting smallholder grain production in the Ethiopian highlands

Discusses factors influencing grain production in a representative and risky farming system in the Ethiopian highlands, with quantitative evidence of the critical contribution of draft oxen to farm grain production by comparing yield and area cultivated between farmers who are ox-owners and those who are not.

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Main Authors: Anderson, F.M., Gryseels, Guido, Durkin, J.W.
Format: Conference Paper biblioteca
Language:English
Published: OAU/STRC 1987
Subjects:highlands, plant productionn, small scale farming, farming systems, oxen, animal traction, yields, debre berhan,
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/50519
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Summary:Discusses factors influencing grain production in a representative and risky farming system in the Ethiopian highlands, with quantitative evidence of the critical contribution of draft oxen to farm grain production by comparing yield and area cultivated between farmers who are ox-owners and those who are not.