A half-day seminar was jointly organized on Septmeber 25, 2023 by The Ethiopia Strategy Support Program (ESSP) of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI and Policy Studies Institute (PSI) at PSI Meeting Room on 'Towards a Socio-Economic Research Agenda for Food Systems Transformation in Ethiopia'. Subject Matter Experts from different government offices, research centers and private sectors attended and shared their thoughts toward the key policy framworks of Ethiopia for 2024-2027.
H.E. Prof. Beyene Petros, Director General of PSI delivered an opening remark to formally start the seminar. The following presentations were given on:
- 'Challenges of Food System Transformation in Ethiopia' by Dr. Tadesse Kuma, lead researcher and coordinator of the Agriculture and Rural Development Study Center at PSI.
- 'Food Systems Transformation in Ethiopia: Priorities for Policy Analysis' by Dr. Paul Dorosh, Director of Development Strategies and Governance Unit at IFPRI and Dr. Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse, Program Manager of the ESSP Development Strategies and Governance Division at IFPRI.