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    Regional Difference and Determinants of Cereals Production in Ethiopia
    (Addis Ababa University, 2009-08) Abate, Legesse; Fanta, Sileshi (Asst. Prof.)
    This study examInes the cereals production technologies and the agro-ecological di fferences in selected regions of Ethiopia (1995-2008). The questions before the anal ys is of the data are whether the existing technologies of cereals production used by farmers , regional differences and time effects have significant impacts on cereal production or not. Panel data regress ion analysis is utilized and various panel data estimators tested. The paper indicates that, new technological inputs (fertili zer, improved seed varieties, pesticides), regional and time effects have statistically significant impacts on cereals production.