ESSP’s efforts to build capacity and disseminate knowledge in areas that are critical to development, are manifested in the soil mapping program – the Ethiopian Soil Information System (EthioSIS) - driven by the Ethiopian government. ESSP seconded Hailu Shiferaw, a GIS expert, to work with the Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA) and the Ministry of Agriculture […]
ESSP and EDRI hosted its first conference on coffee in Addis Ababa on September 15, 2015 at the Hilton Hotel. The program appointed contributions from different aspects of the supply chain, and presented up-to-date research on this highly important sector in Ethiopia. Over 70 people attended from various levels of the coffee value chain. […]
ESSP Research Note 42, synopsis of Essp Working Paper 74 "Coffee value chains on the move: Evidence from smallholder coffee farmers in Ethiopia " by Kalle Hirvonen, Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse, Ibrahim Worku Abstract: The paper revisits seasonality by assessing how the quantity and quality of diets vary across agricultural seasons in rural and urban Ethiopia. Using unique nationally representative […]
ESSP Working Paper 78. " Dynamic supply response of farm households in Ethiopia" by Fantu Nisrane Bachewe and Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse Abstract: We study the dynamics of the supply response of smallholder grain producers to changes in crop prices and costs of production in Ethiopia. We develop an intertemporal acreage demand allocation model of a representative […]
ESSP Working Paper 77. " Market Access, Welfare, and Nutrition: Evidence from Ethiopia" by David Stifel and Bart Minten Abstract: We estimate the impact of improved market access on household well-being and nutrition using a quasi-experimental setting in Ethiopia. We find that households in remote areas consume substantially less than households nearer to markets, they are more food insecure, […]
ESSP Research Note 41, synopsis of Essp Working Paper 76 "Coffee value chains on the move: Evidence from smallholder coffee farmers in Ethiopia " by Bart Minten, Mekdim Dereje, Ermias Engeda and Tadesse Kuma Abstract: Important changes to Ethiopia’s coffee sector have occurred in the last decade. The adoption of improved production, harvest, and post-harvest practices has been increasing with […]
The ReSAKSS 2015 Annual Conference, facilitated by IFPRI, was held on 1-3 September in Addis Ababa. This year, entitled “Beyond a middle income Africa”, focused on transforming African economies and how this growth can be sustained. The Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (ReSAKSS) program
Ethiopia’s coffee value chain: Evidence towards improved investments and policies. Tuesday 15 September 2015, Hilton Hotel, Addis Ababa
International Conference of Agricultural Economists – Milan, Italy, 8-14 August 2015: AGRICULTURE IN AN INTERCONNECTED WORLD 10 junior and senior ESSP researchers were invited to present at the recent ICAE in Milan. The high standard of research papers covering a diverse range of topics from Ethiopia were presented throughout the week-long conference. Agriculture in an […]
The 13th International Economics Association Conference was held at the EEA on July 23-25, 2015. Over the 3 days, 900 participants attended sessions to learn about how Ethiopia’s economy is transforming through a variety of political and economic influences, and to be exposed to the breadth of research currently being undertaken. […]
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