Total population: 123.4 million Annual urban growth rate: 4.7% 14% of the urban population lives in metro Addis Ababa 64% of the urban population lives in informal settlements Poverty rate (2022): 39% urban, 80% rural Find link on: https://lnkd.in/eq3fxe-6
Resilient Cities urban nutrition profile: Ethiopia
Key Messages -Undernutrition has declined over time, but stunting still affects 40 percent of rural children and 25 percent of urban children. -Micronutrient deficiencies—especially deficiencies in folate, zinc and Vitamin D—are a critical concern, particularly for urban women and girls. -Dietary quality is low in both rural and urban areas: while urban diets are moderately […]
Healthy Diets: Practices, misconceptions, and expert recommendations
Program Description: This live radio interview, broadcast on Radio Fana (a leading government media outlet in Ethiopia), focused on the crucial role of healthy diets in overall well-being. The program, conducted in collaboration with the Mathewois Woldu Cancer Society - an organization dedicated to cancer awareness and prevention - explored the significance of nutrition in […]
Steven Were Omamo joined IFPRI as a new unit director of DSG Unit
The IFPRI Ethiopia team is honred to welcome the new unit director Steven Were Omamo, for the Development Strategies and Governance (DSG) of IFPRI, based in Nairobi, Kenya. Were recently visited Ethiopia from December 13–15, during which the staff of IFPRI Ethiopia warmly welcomed him with a traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony. During his visit, Dr. […]
Unleashing the potential of Generation Z for food system transformation in Africa
Africa’s population is the youngest of any region, with more than 400 million young people aged 15 to 35 out of a total of 1.5 billion. But even though rising numbers of this cohort—a “youth bulge”—enter the labor market every year, African economies are still struggling to create opportunities for them, leading to high rates of youth unemployment across […]
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