Estimates of Growth of Agricultural Sector in East Africa Pastoral Regions: Evidence from Ethiopia (Afar Regional State)

Prof. LD Sudhakara Babu, Nega Afera Reda

Abstract: Employing commonly used national account estimation methodology we find livestock sub sector contributed the greatest share to the agricultural regional Real Gross Domestic Product which is 88.40 percent in 2010/11 and 87.80 percent 2011/12which is almost similar with rest of east Africa countries like in Sudan and Uganda contributing 86 %and 80 % respectively. Livestock sub sector is followed by crop sub sector with 6.89 and 7.44 percent in 2010/11 and 2011/12, respectively. The remaining balance was occupied by the forest sub sector. During the year 2011/12, the real growth rate of agriculture and allied activities of the region was 5.16 percent.

Keywords: growth gross domestic product

How to Cite?: Prof. LD Sudhakara Babu, Nega Afera Reda, "Estimates of Growth of Agricultural Sector in East Africa Pastoral Regions: Evidence from Ethiopia (Afar Regional State)", Volume 4 Issue 3, March 2015, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 813-818, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SUB152165, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SUB152165