New ESSP Working Paper by Rachel Sabates-wheeler, Kalle Hirvonen, Jeremy Lind and John F. Hoddinott. Abstract: While social protection programs have multiplied over the last two decades across sub-Saharan Africa, these co-exist alongside humanitarian assistance in many places, calling for better integration of assistance delivered through the two channels. Progress on this front is hampered by […]
Oct. 28, 10:00 - 11:30 AM (EDT) Keynote Speaker, UNICEF’s Executive Director Henrietta H. Fore, will discuss how to ensure that children and young people are at the center of discussions on food systems transformation. Details & Registration.
African agricultural trade has yet to reach its potential, despite progress over the last decade. The continent continues to face issues including the lack of regional integration, inadequate infrastructure, and high trading costs—all recently exacerbated by COVID-19 restrictions and lockdowns. However, the Jan. 1 implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) offers unprecedented opportunities […]
Ethiopian agriculture in the news for the period October 01 - 15, 2021 highlighting current stories in agriculture and related topics in the country. Read more
IFPRI/ESSP is pleased to present its quarterly newsletter for the month of July - September 2021. The newsletter provides updates on latest publications. It also gives recaps of the program's surveys, events, blogs and more.
In several high and middle-income economies, the prices of nutritious foods are high, and increasing. However, less is known about these prices in low-income countries. Using unique food price data from 116 markets in Ethiopia, we find that real prices of all nutritionally-rich food groups increased significantly (between 21 and 74 percent) from 2005 to […]
Using a household and plot-level survey conducted in Ethiopia, this study analyzes the difference in farmers’ adoption of sustainable land management (SLM) practices between their rainfed and irrigated plots. The paper also investigates the varying influence of different types of irrigation water management systems and associated irrigation technologies on the adoption of SLM practices in […]
Child undernutrition disproportionally affects children in low- and middle-income countries. In Ethiopia, both wasting and stunting are serious public health concerns, with high human and economic costs. Understanding the dynamics in ponderal and linear growth faltering is critical to inform the design of innovative interventions that can prevent both wasting and stunting in poor and […]
Age-appropriate breastfeeding and introduction to complementary foods can shape child feeding practices, ensure adequate energy and nutrient intake and prevent linear growth faltering. This study aimed to assess mothers' and health workers' knowledge of timely introduction to complementary foods and evaluate the relationship between delays in complementary feeding and subsequent linear growth. We conducted two […]
In 2019, the EAT-Lancet Commission proposed a planetary health diet (PHD)—optimal for the planet and its people. Yet concerns have arisen regarding its universality and potential tradeoffs and conflicts. This Voices asks: is a PHD realistic, where are the remaining knowledge gaps and opportunities, and where do we go from here? Read more.
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