Estimating the potential to close yield gaps through increased efficiency of chickpea production in Ethiopia

Shalander Kumar; Abhishek Das; Michael Hauser; Geoffrey Muricho; Tulu Degefu; Asnake Fikre; Chris Ojiewo; Setotaw Ferede; Rajeev K. Varshney

doi:10.1007/s12571-022-01285-w

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Estimating the potential to close yield gaps through increased efficiency of chickpea production in Ethiopia

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Estimating the potential to close yield gaps through increased efficiency of chickpea production in Ethiopia

Shalander Kumar, Abhishek Das, Michael Hauser, Geoffrey Muricho, Tulu Degefu, Asnake Fikre, Chris Ojiewo, Setotaw Ferede and Rajeev K. Varshney

Food security, Vol.14, pp.1241-1258

2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-022-01285-w

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Food Science

Development

Agronomy and Crop Science

Improved cultivars and agronomic practices have significantly increased chickpea production in Ethiopia in recent decades. Enhanced availability of chickpeas in Ethiopia, therefore, contributes to food, nutrition, and income security of the country. However, we know relatively little about the extent to which farmers have harnessed the full potential of these improved technologies. In this paper, we compare the technical efficiencies and technological gap ratios of chickpea farming in three major chickpea-producing areas of Ethiopia using a two-step meta frontier model. Based on regionally representative data from 681 chickpea-growing farm households in the three regions, we show regional differences in the technical efficiencies, technological gap ratios, and meta technical efficiencies (MTEs). We examined the drivers of these different production levels and identified ways to increase chickpea production while minimizing yield gaps. Improving technical efficiency through improving farmers’ access to improved seed, offering farmers need-based and gender-responsive extension support, encouraging their participation in technology development programs, and appropriate rainwater management would all contribute to harnessing the full potential of improved chickpea cultivars in Ethiopia.

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Title: Estimating the potential to close yield gaps through increased efficiency of chickpea production in Ethiopia
Authors/Creators: Shalander Kumar
Abhishek Das
Michael Hauser
Geoffrey Muricho
Tulu Degefu
Asnake Fikre
Chris Ojiewo
Setotaw Ferede
Rajeev K. Varshney
Publication Details: Food security, Vol.14, pp.1241-1258
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Identifiers: 991005621117307891
Murdoch Affiliation: Food Futures Institute
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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Collaboration types: Domestic collaboration; International collaboration
Citation topics: 6 Social Sciences; 6.10 Economics; 6.10.502 Data Envelopment Analysis
Web Of Science research areas: Food Science & Technology
ESI research areas: Agricultural Sciences