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 Institute (IFPRI) held a half-day national workshop on “Food Price Dynamics and Policy Implications in Ethiopia” on 24 May 2012 at the Ghion Hotel.
Topics discussed were:
- Crop Food Price Dynamics in Ethiopia--Tadesse Kuma (EDRI)
- Urban Wage Behavior during Price Hikes: The Case of
Ethiopia--Ibrahim Worku (ESSP II/IFPRI) - Livestock Price Dynamics in Ethiopia--Fantu Nisrane (ESSP
II/IFPRI) - Structural Transformation in Ethiopia: Evidence from Cereal Markets--Bart
Minten (ESSP II/IFPRI) - Spatial Integration of Cereal Markets in Ethiopia--Seneshaw Tamru
(EDRI, ESSP II/IFPRI) - The Impact of Intensity of Wheat Variety Technology Adoption on
Farm households’ Welfare Effects of Price Changes in Ethiopia--Asfaw Negassa
(CIMMYT)
