Ethiopia: Effective Policy Implementation to Augment Agricultural Products' Export Volume

Published 2021년 6월 1일

Tridge summary

Ethiopia's agricultural exports contribute significantly to the country's revenue, with coffee, oilseeds, chat, pulses, cut flowers, fruits, vegetables, dairy, and meat being the main exports. However, the quality of these products needs improvement to access high-value markets and increase export income. The lack of a comprehensive quality regulatory framework and issues with public institution coordination and capacity are major challenges. Experts recommend the implementation of quality control measures, improvement of agricultural finance policies, and financial accessibility to boost the sector. They also stress the need for financial literacy and the establishment of institutions to provide financial and business development support to smallholder farmers.

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Original content

Currently, Ethiopia receives 76 percent of its export earnings from its agricultural products such as Coffee, Oilseeds, Chat, Pulses, Cut Flowers, Fruits, Vegetables, Dairy and meat among others. The first 5 commodities cover 28.7 percent, 14.5 percent, 11.4 percent, 10.2 percent and 9.6 percent of the volume exported in 2018/19 respectively. Major export destinations in 2018/2019 included Asia (41.6 percent), Europe (25.4%), and Africa (20.8 percent). The export trend of the country shows that high-value markets are not significantly targeted as exporters target destination countries where import regulations are at ease. This is not always by choice but with the existing functionality of many agricultural value chains exporters that are not producing themselves have no or little control over the quality of the products they export. Buyers that have strict regulations or demand on such parameters are difficult to access. High-value markets, like the EU or Scandinavia, have ...

Source: All Africa