Determinates of agricultural export trade: a case of sesame export from Ethiopia
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2018-06
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Addis Ababa University
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The purpose of this thesis is to identify key bottlenecks in sesame value-chain and assess the magnitude and effects of key determinants of sesame exports from Ethiopia for the period 1994-2016. Using separate models for volume and value of sesame export, the study identified that volume and value of sesame export from Ethiopia increase with 1.13% with 1% increase in sesame production while decreases by 0.2% with 1% increase in domestic consumption. Value of sesame export, unlike volume, decreases by 0.87% with 1% increase in international price. Using case-studies and qualitative interviews, limited capability of research institutions to produce seed varieties, blanket farming recommendations by the extension system, limited access to key agricultural inputs, inadequate capacity of farmer cooperative unions to supply fertilizer, sesame seeds and limited access to credit for smallholder farmers are identified as key bottlenecks identified in sesame value-chain. From the result, the study concluded that Ethiopia’s sesame export performance is encouraged by high international sesame demand, confronted by highly competitive world sesame export industry and inefficient value-chain, and has relatively low power in terms of share on the international sesame market value.
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A thesis submitted to the department of accounting and finance in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of master of business administration
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Case-studies, Fertilizer, Sesame seed, Value-chain