New ESSP publication: ‘Crop Production in Ethiopia: Regional Patterns and Trends’

Posted on April 4, 2012 by ilamoot
ESSP II Research Note 11 "Crop Production in Ethiopia: Regional Patterns and Trends"
Summary of ESSP II Working Paper 16.
Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse, Paul Dorosh, and Sinafikeh Asrat

This paper presents an overview of crop agriculture in Ethiopia, focusing mainly on cereal production. Ethiopia’s crop agriculture continues to be dominated by the country’s numerous small farms that cultivate mainly cereals for both own-consumption and sales. Five major cereals (teff, wheat, maize, sorghum, and barley) occupy almost three-quarters of total area cultivated. Much of the increase in crop production in the past decade has been due to increases in area cultivated. To what extent expansion can continue remains a question, therefore obtaining higher yield rates is the challenge of Ethiopia’s agricultural system.
Download the pdf (456KB).

Find more ESSP Research Notes on the Publication page.

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A Market for Abdu: Creating a Commodity Exchange in Ethiopia

Posted on April 3, 2012 by nyadene

Eleni Gabre-Madhin, chief executive officer of the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX), describes how the ECX came about and what it means for Ethiopia’s farmers and traders.

Download the essay (PDF 1.5M)

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ESSP II Brochures

Posted on February 7, 2012 by nyadene
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Current Activities of ESSP II

Posted on February 6, 2012 by nyadene
  • Agricultural productivity: performance and constraints
  • Pro-poor public spending: efficiency and accountability
  • Rural non-farm economy
  • Synthesis edited volume of Ethiopian Agriculture and Food Policy
  • Cereal Price Determination in Ethiopia
  • Analysis of the Rural-Urban Transformation
  • Weather Index Insurance Survey
  • Consumption, savings and Investment Behaviors of Successful Farmers
  • Livestock markets
  • Aspirations, risk and household investment behaviour
  • Investments in watersheds
  • Accelerating Agricultural Market Transformation in Ethiopia: Processes, Potentials, and Challenges
  • The Teff Value Chain
  • Understanding and Improving Agricultural Extension Delivery in Ethiopia
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Introduction to GIS Training (Regional)

Posted on November 8, 2011 by nyadene

An introduction to Geographic Information System (GIS) training was conducted at Hawassa University by IFPRI-ESSP II in collaboration with the Central Statistical Agency (CSA), November 1-4, 2011. The training was given to students of Hawassa University, staff of SNNPR Bureau of Finance and Economic Development, and CSA staff.

 

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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) at CSA: Mapping future collaboration and data gathering

Posted on November 8, 2011 by nyadene

A one day workshop on "Geographic Information Systems (GIS) at CSA: Mapping future collaboration and data gathering" was conducted by IFPRI-ESSP II in collaboration with the Central Statistical Agency (CSA) in Addis Ababa, ILRI Campus. The participants were composed of heads and GIS experts from Finance and Economic Development Bureaus of all the 11 regions in Ethiopia. The workshop took place on October 31st, 2011 and was attended by 22 participants.

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Taking Stock of the Economics of the Livestock Sector in Ethiopia

Posted on November 8, 2011 by nyadene

A one day workshop on “Taking Stock of the Economics of the Livestock Sector in Ethiopia” was conducted by IFPRI-ESSP II in collaboration with the Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI) and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). The workshop took place in Jupiter Hotel, Addis Ababa on November 4th, 2011. More than 50 participants took part in the workshop and 10 presentations were made.

To get access to all the presentations, please visit Slide Share.

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Training on GAMS/CGE

Posted on November 1, 2011 by nyadene

The Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI), Ethiopia Strategy Support Program II (ESSP II / IFPRI), and School of Economics of Addis Ababa University organized a two-week course in CGE Modeling. The course had two components. In the first week, the course focused on the basic tools and static version of the model. Week two was devoted to a dynamic version of the CGE Model.

The training was conducted by Prof. Sherman Robinson (IFPRI), Dario Debowicz (IFPRI), Seneshaw Tamiru (ESSP II) and Ermias Engida (ESSP II) at the Addis Ababa Univesity from October 17-28, 2011.

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Training on Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Posted on September 29, 2011 by nyadene

An 'Introduction to GIS' training (using ArcGIS Desktop) was given by the GIS team of the Ethiopia Strategy Support Program II to 23 participants from Central Statistical Agency, National Meteorological Agency, and ESSP II. The training took place at the International Livestock Research Institute campus, September 20-22, 2011.
This training is a component of ESSP II 's capacity building.

The training included courses on: the principles of GIS, acquiring geographic data, manipulating attribute tables in ArcGIS, exploring spatial relationships using chloropleth mapping, introduction to projections, exploring and utilizing georeferenced data, spatial data integration and data query, spatial measurements and statistics, meteorological data presentation, and agriculture survey data presentation.

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke at IFPRI, Washington D.C.

Posted on August 17, 2011 by ilamoot

"From Famine to Food Security -- Meeting the Challenge in the Horn of Africa"

August 11, 2011, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Headquarters, Washington D.C., on the humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa. Secretary Clinton discussed the ongoing international humanitarian response, as well as how the crisis in the Horn of Africa shows the urgency of investing in sustained food security.


Shenggen Fan (IFPRI Director General): "We were honored that Secretary Clinton chose IFPRI as the venue for her speech on “From famine to food security: Meeting the challenge in the Horn of Africa” and were proud that she mentioned IFPRI’s cutting-edge research and excellent reputation several times throughout her address. Secretary Clinton’s comments are indicative of her strong support for IFPRI’s policy research, and are a tribute to the work of our dedicated staff."

To see the video of the event or read the transcripts of the introduction by Shenggen Fan, Director General, and Secretary Clinton’s speech, please visit:
http://www.ifpri.org/event/famine-food-security-meeting-challenge-horn-africa

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