One of the key questions in food policy debates in the last decades has been the role of cash cropping for achieving food security in low income countries. We revisit this question in the context of smallholder coffee production in Ethiopia. Using unique data collected by the authors on about 1,600 coffee farmers in the country, we find that coffee income improves food security, even after controlling for total income and other factors and after addressing the endogeneity of coffee income. Further analysis suggests that the pathway for achieving this improved food security is linked to being better able to smooth consumption across agricultural seasons. In contrast with food crops, coffee sales take place almost throughout the whole year, providing farmers with cash income also during the lean season.

What is Cash Crop A cash crop, also called profit crop, is an agricultural crop which is grown to sell for profit. It is typically purchased by parties separate from a farm. The term is used to differentiate marketed crops from staple crop in subsistence agriculture, which are those fed to the producer's own livestock or grown as food for the producer's family. How you will benefit (I) Insights, and validations about the following topics: Chapter 1: Cash crop Chapter 2: Common Agricultural Policy Chapter 3: Agricultural policy Chapter 4: Agricultural subsidy Chapter 5: Smallholding Chapter 6: Agriculture in India Chapter 7: Agriculture in Iran Chapter 8: Agriculture in Malawi Chapter 9: Agriculture in Indonesia Chapter 10: Agriculture in Ghana Chapter 11: Agriculture in Ethiopia Chapter 12: Agriculture in Haiti Chapter 13: Agriculture in Angola Chapter 14: Agriculture in Uganda Chapter 15: 20072008 world food price crisis Chapter 16: Agriculture in Benin Chapter 17: Agricultural land Chapter 18: Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation Chapter 19: Contract farming Chapter 20: Agriculture in Tanzania Chapter 21: Cotton in Malawi (II) Answering the public top questions about cash crop. (III) Real world examples for the usage of cash crop in many fields. Who this book is for Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of Cash Crop.

Sustainable agriculture is based on the sustainable use of natural resources land, water and agricultural biodiversity, including that of plants and animals. The sustainable use of these, in turn, requires that their ownership and control lie with decentralised agricultural communities to generate livelihoods, provide food and conserve natural resources. These three dimensions of ecological security, livelihood security and food security are the essential elements of an agriculture policy which is sustainable and equitable. This book shows how the processes of globalization threaten to undermine all three dimensions, and calls for immediate action.

In this volume, case studies reveal that farm women in Africa, Asia and Latin America are rapidly becoming more than subsistence producers. It explores the societal and domestic changes brought about as women move to positions as wage labourers, contract growers and farm owners.

Teff is the staple food of Ethiopia and its biggest cash crop. Teff is nutritious and well adapted to the growing conditions in Ethiopia, but little has been invested to improve the crop’s productivity or to expand domestic or international markets. Given high levels of poverty and food insecurity in Ethiopia, coupled with the large dependency on agriculture, agricultural transformation is a critical development goal. Identifying opportunities to improve agricultural performance, and confronting the challenges to doing so, is essential. The Economics of Teff: Exploring Ethiopia’s Biggest Cash Crop examines the potential of teff and offers recommendations on how to increase production and expand markets in order to benefit both farmers and consumers.