Regional Difference and Determinants of Cereals Production in Ethiopia
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2009-08
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
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.