The Role Of Education In Enhancing Agricultural Productivity The Case Of Teff Production In Selected Villages Of Ethiopia

Both formal and non-formal have been shown to provide benefit by increasing agriculturalrnproduction. Data drawn from a large household survey conducted ill1994 were used tornestimate benefits of schooling ill cereals production, particularly in tiff production. Thisrnpaper investigates the role of education in estimating agricultural production. We find thatrneducation (both formal and non- formal) are important to increase productivity of farmersrnby enhancing the capacity to acquire knowledge about the production process from otherrnsources, should raise the individual producer's surface of production possibilities.rnHowever, the impact of both formal and non- formal education is stronger in rural areasrnwhere access of road is higher than areas where those accesses are poor. In addition tornthat, a threshold effect is identified: Some schooling (or at least 3 years of primaryrnschooling) is required to have a significant effect upon farm productivity on traditionalrnenvironment (areas where access to road and market facilities are poor) But the higher thernaccess to those facilities, the larger level of education required obtaining an impact onrnproductivity.

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