Smallholder Subsistence Agriculture: Why Ethiopia is Still Here?
Center for Rural Development, College of Development Studies, Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Ethiopia is an ancient country with unparalleled history. It has introduced and practiced agriculture no
later than the first. However, the country is still one of the poorest agrarian countries to date in the world. This is
simply because the country has failed to transform the smallholder subsistence agriculture. This comprehensive
literature review synthesis why the subsistence smallholder agriculture persists in the country. The paper focuses
on agricultural development policy issues and practices.
