ESSP Research Note 39. Synopsis of ESSP WORKING PAPER 70 "An analysis of trends and determinants of child undernutrition in Ethiopia, 2000-2011" by Headey, Derek D. Abstract: This study uses two rounds of the Ethiopian Demographic Health Survey (EDHS) to statistically analyze patterns and trends in undernutrition (child growth) in Ethiopia over the period 2000 to 2011. In 2000, over […]
This conference on nutrition scheduled for Monday 15th June 2015, promises to be an invaluable opportunity for all those involved in nutrition in Ethiopia to meet and exchange ideas, from a very practical perspective as well as from solid research. Read more.
Tsega Mezgebo from Mekelle University presented research findings from the urban Tigray area at EDRI on 8th May, 2015. Her investigations, along with her co-researcher, Catherine Porter, covered the factors that influence decision making of farming households to adopt income diversification strategies as their traditional livelihoods become increasingly marginalized with urban expansion.
ESSP Research Note 38. Synopsis of ESSP WORKING PAPER 69 "Agricultural production and children’s diets: Evidence from rural Ethiopia" by Kalle Hirvonen and John Hoddinott Abstract: We study the relationship between pre-school children’s food consumption and household agricultural production. Using a large household survey from rural Ethiopia, we find that increasing household production diversity leads to considerable improvements in children’s […]
By Kalle Hirvonen, Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse and Ibrahim Worku Seasonality in food consumption patterns in developing countries attracted considerable research attention in the 1990s and early 2000s. Nutritionists and other researchers documented substantial intra-annual fluctuations in children’s and adults’ anthropometric measures. Economists found how various welfare indicators, such as consumption, incomes, and prices, moved together […]
ESSP continues to improve the policy-making process by helping to strengthen capacity in research through its partners . Through such initiatives, a series of Working Papers has been produced by EDRI, the latest describing the evolution and status of the flower industry in Ethiopia. This working paper examines the challenges of maintaining this international enterprise. […]
Using data from the 2013 Agricultural growth program (AGP) survey of 7500 households from Ethiopia, this presentation at EDRI held on 15th April 2015, explores factors associated with demand for 2nd level land certification (SLLC). The 1st land certification program relied on the use of general boundaries, with no inclusion of a map or any […]
One common measure of structural change is the share of agriculture in total employment. Typically, as countries develop and per capita incomes rise, the share of agriculture in total employment falls. This presentation, held on 9th April 2015 at the ILRI Campus in Addis Ababa, shows recent research on this topic within Ethiopia, using survey […]
The Ethiopia Strategy Support Program would like to present its quarterly newsletter for the months January – March 2015. The newsletter summerizes: Upcoming events for the next three months; Recent Presentations made by IFPRI/ESSP researchers; Latest Publications publicized by the program during the last three months; Policy Related Research; Capacity strengthening Activities >> Read more
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