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IFPRI Discussion Paper 2196. Mobile phones are rapidly being adopted in less developed countries, with widely acknowledged commensurate socio-economic benefits, including United Nations SDGs advocating for increased ownership of mobile phones to promote women’s empowerment. While overall mobile phone ownership is rising quickly in Ethiopia, it is lagging for rural women, particularly married rural women. […]

Journal Article. In Ethiopia, a highly food-insecure nation, traditional agriculture faces significant climate change challenges. Long-term food security planning and famine prevention efforts require a comprehensive assessment of how crop yield might change in the future across the whole Ethiopia at a spatial scale usable and useful for local decision-making. In this study we aimed […]

Adolescence is a critical period of physical and psychological development, especially for girls, because poor nutrition can affect their wellbeing as well as that of their children. We aimed to assess the feasibility and impact of a package of nutrition education interventions delivered through public primary schools on the diets of adolescent girls in Ethiopia. […]

Journal article:  Cluster farming is increasingly recognized as a viable means of improving smallholder economic integration and commercialization in many developing countries. However, little is known about its impact on smallholder welfare and livelihoods. We examine the relationship between cluster farming and smallholder commercialization using a large-scale survey of 3969 farm households in Ethiopia cultivating […]