ESSP II Research Note 8 "Agriculture and Ethiopia’s Economic Transformation" by John W. Mellor and Paul Dorosh. Summary of ESSP II Working Paper 10. This paper examines the importance of achieving high agricultural growth as a means of accelerating Ethiopia’s economic transformation. The conclusions are that a high rate of agricultural growth has far-reaching positive […]
Archives for February 2012
Making Rural Services Work for the Poor and Women in Ethiopia
ESSP II Research Note 7 "Making Rural Services Work for the Poor and Women in Ethiopia" by Tewodaj Mogues, Carly Petracco, and Josee Randriamamonjy. Over the last several years, the Ethiopian government has committed substantial resources for the expansion of public services and infrastructure in rural areas. To what extent do these investments and services […]
ESSP II Brochures
NEW! ESSP II 2012 Brochure. Download the pdf (242KB) ESSP II 2011 Brochure. Download the pdf (151 KB). ESSP II 2010 Brochure. Download the pdf (249 KB).
Infrastructure and Cluster Development: A Case Study of Handloom Weavers in Ethiopia
ESSP II Research Note 6 " Infrastructure and Cluster Development: A Case Study of Handloom Weavers in Ethiopia" by Gezahegn Ayele, Jordan Chamberlin, Lisa Moorman, Kassu Wamisho, and Xiaobo Zhang. Summary of ESSP II Discussion Paper 1. This paper evaluates the impacts of access to infrastructure on development of handloom weaving clusters in Ethiopia based […]
Current Activities of ESSP II
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 […]