Determinates of agricultural export trade: a case of sesame export from Ethiopia

dc.contributor.advisorHabtamu, Berhanu (PhD)
dc.contributor.authorNoah, Alemu
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-01T08:33:51Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-04T09:02:49Z
dc.date.available2018-11-01T08:33:51Z
dc.date.available2023-11-04T09:02:49Z
dc.date.issued2018-06
dc.descriptionA thesis submitted to the department of accounting and finance in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of master of business administrationen_US
dc.description.abstractThe 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.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/13573
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherAddis Ababa Universityen_US
dc.subjectCase-studiesen_US
dc.subjectFertilizeren_US
dc.subjectSesame seeden_US
dc.subjectValue-chainen_US
dc.titleDeterminates of agricultural export trade: a case of sesame export from Ethiopiaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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