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An examination of the nature & consequences of agrarian change in Ethiopia since the revolution of 1974. It is argued that while the reforms implemented since 1975 have effectively destroyed the age-old feudal framework of agriculture, they have not yet created a coherent new framework. Even though the government's proclaimed objective is to develop a cooperative framework, not much progress in that direction has so far been made. In fact, state policies in the past few years were dictated by the need to cope with short-term problems arising from a decline in production & marketed surplus of food in the immediate aftermath of the reforms. The analysis shows that the basic problem of peasant agriculture is that it currently produces only a meager economic surplus. At this stage, therefore, agricultural growth is to be achieved primarily through the promotion of labor investment & cooperativization. This view suggests state policies that are quite different from those pursued in the past few years. 11 Tables, 17 References. HA

Reforms of peasant agriculture and agricultural production, particularly food supply. Pros and cons in the reforms implemented since 1975.

This article seeks to examine the nature and consequences of agrarian change in Ethiopia since the revolution of 1974. It argues that while the reforms implemented since 1975 have effectively destroyed the age-old feudal framework of agriculture, they have not yet created a coherent new framework. The analysis shows that the basic problem of peasent agriculture is that it currently produces only a meagre economic surplus. At this stage, agricultural growth is to be achieved primarily through the promotion of labour-investment. (DSE)