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Mekonen Assefa
Sirinka Agricultural Research Center, P.O. Box 74, North Wollo, Woldia, Ethiopia

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Published: 20 January 2021 in Sustainability
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This study assesses the impact of a participatory development program called Seeds For Needs, carried out in Ethiopia to support smallholders in addressing climate change and its consequences through the introduction, selection, use, and management of suitable crop varieties. More specifically, it analyzes the program’s role of boosting durum wheat varietal diversification and agrobiodiversity to support higher crop productivity and strengthen smallholder food security. The study is based on a survey of 1008 households across three major wheat-growing regional states: Amhara, Oromia, and Tigray. A doubly robust estimator was employed to properly estimate the impact of Seeds For Needs interventions. The results show that program activities have significantly enhanced wheat crop productivity and smallholders’ food security by increasing wheat varietal diversification. This paper provides further empirical evidence for the effective role that varietal diversity can play in improving food security in marginal environments, and also provides clear indications for development agencies regarding the importance of improving smallholders’ access to crop genetic resources.

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Elisabetta Gotor; Muhammed Abdella Usman; Martina Occelli; Basazen Fantahun; Carlo Fadda; Yosef Gebrehawaryat Kidane; Dejene Mengistu; Afewerki Yohannes Kiros; Jemal Nurhisen Mohammed; Mekonen Assefa; Tesfaye Woldesemayate; Francesco Caracciolo. Wheat Varietal Diversification Increases Ethiopian Smallholders’ Food Security: Evidence from a Participatory Development Initiative. Sustainability 2021, 13, 1029 .

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Elisabetta Gotor, Muhammed Abdella Usman, Martina Occelli, Basazen Fantahun, Carlo Fadda, Yosef Gebrehawaryat Kidane, Dejene Mengistu, Afewerki Yohannes Kiros, Jemal Nurhisen Mohammed, Mekonen Assefa, Tesfaye Woldesemayate, Francesco Caracciolo. Wheat Varietal Diversification Increases Ethiopian Smallholders’ Food Security: Evidence from a Participatory Development Initiative. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (3):1029.

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Elisabetta Gotor; Muhammed Abdella Usman; Martina Occelli; Basazen Fantahun; Carlo Fadda; Yosef Gebrehawaryat Kidane; Dejene Mengistu; Afewerki Yohannes Kiros; Jemal Nurhisen Mohammed; Mekonen Assefa; Tesfaye Woldesemayate; Francesco Caracciolo. 2021. "Wheat Varietal Diversification Increases Ethiopian Smallholders’ Food Security: Evidence from a Participatory Development Initiative." Sustainability 13, no. 3: 1029.