New ESSP Working Paper by Kalle Hirvonen, Belay Mohammed, Seneshaw Tamru, Gashaw Tadesse Abate and Bart Minten. Abstract: We combine in-person survey data collected in February 2020 (i.e., just before the pandemic was declared) with phone survey data collected in March 2021 (i.e., one year into the pandemic) and August 2021 (i.e., approximately 18 months […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted governments across the world to introduce unprecedented lockdowns and other restrictions on mobility to slow the spread of coronavirus and to avoid overwhelming healthcare systems. While often necessary, these measures have led to well-documented disruptions in economic activity (World Bank 2020e). Consequently, many experts and international organizations have raised serious […]
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Building Resilient African Food Systems A review of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on African food systems and what policy options can ensure recovery and strengthen resilience to future shocks. Read More
Ethiopian agriculture in the news for the period November 01-15, 2021 highlighting current stories in agriculture and related topics in the country. Read more
IFPRI is participating in the virtual 2021 ReSAKSS Conference. AKADEMIYA2063, in partnership with African Union Commission (AUC), is convening this annual Conference to promote review and dialogue on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on African food systems and policy options to ensure recovery and strengthen resilience to future shocks. This year’s conference theme is “Building Resilient […]
African seasonal price variability for cereals is two to three times higher than price variability on the international reference market. Seasonality is even more pronounced when access to storage is limited, leading to low opportunities for price arbitrage. This leads to low incomes and food insecurity for smallholder farmers during the lean season, the “higher […]
The climate change forecasts for Ethiopia predict higher temperature and rainfall and increased variability in rainfall with periodic severe droughts and floods. The increased weather variability poses a check on the extent of Ethiopia’s agricultural transformation unless it is supported with improved agricultural water management such as irrigation to make smallholder farming resilient to adverse […]
Poor diet quality has been widely identified as a primary reason for malnutrition and the increasing burden of non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries. Low consumption of fruits and vegetables contributes to poor diet quality, and one factor leading to low fruit and vegetable consumption is limited consumer awareness of the health and nutrition […]
Ethiopian agriculture in the news for the period October 16 - 31, 2021 highlighting current stories in agriculture and related topics in the country. Read more
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