ESSP II Research Note 14 "Structural Transformation in Ethiopia: Evidence from Cereal Markets" Summary of ESSP II Working Paper 39. Bart Minten, David Stifel, and Seneshaw Tamru We study cereal wholesale markets in Ethiopia in the last decade (2001–2011), a period that has been characterized by important local changes affecting agricultural markets, including strong economic […]
Archives for May 2012
New ESSP publication: ‘Structural transformation in Ethiopia: Evidence from cereal markets’
ESSP II Working Paper 39 "Structural transformation in Ethiopia: Evidence from cereal markets" by Bart Minten, David Stifel, and Seneshaw Tamru. Abstract: We study cereal wholesale markets in Ethiopia in the last decade (2001–2011), a period that has been characterized by important local changes affecting agricultural markets, including strong economic growth, urbanization, improved road and […]
National Workshop on Food Price Dynamics and Policy Implications in Ethiopia
The surge in food price continues to be a concern for both policy makers and the public at large. In relation to this, the Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI), in collaboration with the Association for Strenghtening Agriculutral Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA), Ethiopia Strategy Support Program II (ESSPII) and International Food Policy Research […]
New ESSP publication: ‘Consumption Patterns of Livestock Products in Ethiopia: Elasticity Estimates Using HICES (2004/05) Data’
ESSP II Working Paper 38 "Consumption Patterns of Livestock Products in Ethiopia: Elasticity Estimates Using HICES (2004/05) Data" by Kibrom Tafere and Ibrahim Worku. Abstract: Ethiopia is known to have one of the largest livestock populations in the world. Yet the overall contribution of livestock products to households’ daily consumption is very limited. The average […]
ESSP II Newsletter May-June 2012
Ethiopia Strategy Support Program II would like to present you its bimonthly newsletter for the months May-June 2012. The newsletter presents: Upcoming events May 24, 2012: workshop on ‘Food Price Dynamics and Policy Implications in Ethiopia' Third week of June 2012: workshop on ‘Roads, Agriculture, and Welfare in Ethiopia’ July 19-21, 2012 at the Ethiopian Economic Association: 'The […]