Increased deployment of agricultural extension agents (EAs) in rural areas is recommended to spur agricultural productivity and mitigate spatial imbalances in welfare. However, high turnover and low motivation levels of EAs in remote areas pose challenges for equitable service provision and, in some cases, exacerbate geographical welfare disparities. We assess the effectiveness of selected potential […]
This article analyzes how urban proximity introduces spatial heterogeneity in farm productivity within the high-value dairy sector in one of the poorest countries in Africa, Ethiopia. We look at how urban proximity—measured as travel time—affects the decisions and productivity of milk farmers located in rural production zones serving fresh milk to the capital Addis Ababa. […]
Reposted from NIPN Website. The Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and the Ethiopia National Information Platform for Nutrition (NIPN) co-hosted a webinar on “The Productive Safety Net Program and the Agri-Food System in Ethiopia: Key Outcomes and Challenges” on 9 June 2021. Introduction: Dr. Aregash Samuel, Deputy Director […]
Ethiopian agriculture in the news for the period June 01 - 15, 2021 highlighting current stories in agriculture and related topics in the country. Read more
Farmers and food businesses have shown both great vulnerability to and capacity to adjust to a major shock like COVID-19. Read Blog Post.
Our study aimed at investigating the possible linkages between agrobiodiversity and the Ethiopian Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP), an extensive social protection program, which is part of Ethiopia’s national Food Security Program. Both agrobiodiversity and the PSNP have proven to be two critical elements helping to foster the resilience of smallholder farmers to climate-induced challenges. […]
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Agricultural policies have repercussions beyond the farm, influencing prices & market conditions along the entire agrifood value chain of a commodity. Evidence from Ethiopia and Nigeria. Read More
Agricultural value chains, particularly in the developing world, have been going through drastic changes over the past decades. Differences in world market participation and access to value chain technologies might however have resulted in uneven experiences across countries. In this paper, we explore their impact on prices in the value chain, using the example of […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant impacts on public health, economic growth, and livelihoods in Africa—though these have thus far been less severe compared to other regions. A May 10 virtual Africa discussion of IFPRI's Global Food Policy report explored these effects. IFPRI researchers, along with and experts from government and regional partners, presented the report’s key findings and […]
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