Maximizing Finance for Development in Agriculture and Food Systems in Ethiopia : An Analysis of Beef, Coffee, and Maize

World Bank ; International Finance Corporation

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: BEEF;    VALUE CHAIN;    COFFEE;    MAIZE;    ACCESS TO FINANCE;   

RP-ID  :  138926

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

The World Bank Group has developed a newdiagnostic approach called Maximizing Finance forDevelopment (MFD). This study pilots the use of the WorldBank’s MFD approach to identify areas along value chains(VCs) where the private sector is involved. More importantmay be the identification of where the private sector iscurrently not involved or only involved peripherially. Theresults provide a range of opportunities to consider, withthe purpose of crowding in more private sector investmentand sustainable solutions to achieve the SustainableDevelopment Goals and meet the highest environmental,social, and fiscal responsibility standards. Under eachfunction, the underlying causes of market failure areassessed, helping inform a range of possible opportunitiesfor private sector to participation. The ouputs of thisreport can be used for further stakeholder engagement toprioritize issues and assess solutions. The focus is on thethree VCs of beef, coffee, and maize. These commoditiesaccount for over 50 percent of Agricultural GDP and over 80percent of foreign exchange revenue for the country andpossess the potential for greater development impact throughenhanced private sector activity. The nature of thesecommodities differs in terms of commercialization. Coffee, apure cash crop, has close to 95 percent of its product soldby the farmer. In contrast, maize is primarily a food cropand 89 percent of maize produced is consumed by farminghouseholds. Cattle, on the other hand, are sold bypastoralists when cash is needed, cattle are no longer servea productive purpose or meeting social obligations. Inhighland areas, the commercialization aspect of cattle ismuch greater. This has implications for private sectorengagement in the respective value chains. This reportidentifies the issues and constraints in these threeselected VCs and suggests opportunities for: (a) the publicsector to amend policy, regulations, and provide inducementsfor greater private sector activity; and (b) the privatesector to take on a greater level of responsibleagricultural investment aligned with global good practice.