In developing countries highly dependent on agriculture, non-farm enterprises (NFEs) are often lauded as income diversification opportunities, helping to smooth income in the farming off-seasons. Using data from the first wave of the Ethiopia socioeconomic survey (ESS), this brief explores the role NFEs play in seasonal income generation, consumption smoothing, and risk mitigation. The authors find that NFEs are pro-cyclical with agriculture and do not appear to help households’ smooth consumption or mitigate spells of food insecurity.
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Document Date
2020/01/01
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Document Type
Brief
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Report Number
147736
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Volume No
1
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Total Volume(s)
1
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Disclosure Date
2020/04/17
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Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Doc Name
Nonfarm Enterprises in Ethiopia : Are they Really Smoothing Consumption?
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Keywords
food insecurity; agricultural income; patterns of consumption; level of consumption; living standard measurement; income on food; income source; smooth consumption; agricultural season; consumption quintile; agricultural production; income diversification; nonfarm enterprise
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Nonfarm Enterprises in Ethiopia : Are they Really Smoothing Consumption (English). LSMS Integrated Surveys on Agriculture Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/935031587117727735/Nonfarm-Enterprises-in-Ethiopia-Are-they-Really-Smoothing-Consumption