The short- and long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on food systems remain uncertain, raising concerns about food security. The pandemic’s public health impacts, as well as the economic and logistical impacts of pandemic response measures such as lockdowns and travel restrictions, have the potential to disrupt food value chains around the globe. Such disruptions […]
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ESSP Working Paper 154 by Aragie, Emerta, Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum and Tamru, Seneshaw. Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to considerably affect the Ethiopian economy directly and indirectly due to global shocks and to the different restrictive preventative measures the country is taking. We analyze these economic effects using multisector economywide income multiplier models built […]
ESSP Working Paper 153 by Aragie, Emerta, Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum and Thurlow, James. Abstract: In this paper, we analyze the economic impacts of response measures adopted in Ethiopia to curtail the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. We carry out simulations using an economywide multiplier model based on a 2017 Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for the […]
Globally, 30 percent of women will experience physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime. The well-documented health consequences of intimate partner violence (IPV) include injuries, unintended pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections, long-lasting mental illnesses, and, in the most extreme cases, death. IPV survivors are also subject to economic and social costs, such […]
Agricultural mechanization has many benefits for developing countries: It raises productivity and lowers costs, makes supply chains more efficient, and is more environmentally friendly than traditional farming techniques. Mechanization is key for Africa’s agricultural transformation, which must adapt to the needs of urbanizing populations, increased food demand, and rising rural wages. Read more.
This paper assesses the impact of Ethiopia's flagship social protection program, the Productive Safety Net Program on the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the food and nutrition security of households, mothers, and children. The analysis uses pre-pandemic, in-person household survey data and a post-pandemic phone survey. Two-thirds of the respondents reported that their […]
Dec. 1, 9:30 - 11:15 AM (EST). Multiple drivers affect the double burden of malnutrition (persistent undernutrition and escalating overweight & obesity). Can new nutrition policies tackle both forms of malnutrition at the same time and be effective? Watch video.
Ethiopian agriculture in the news for the period November 16 -30 2020 highlighting current stories in agriculture and related topics in the country. Read more>>
Telescoping errors occur if survey respondents misdate consumption or expenditure episodes by including events from outside the reference period in their recall. Concern about telescoping influenced the design of early Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) surveys, which used a two-visit interview format to allow a bounded recall. This design fell out of favor although not […]
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