A comprehensive package of nutrition education interventions delivered through public primary schools can significantly improve dietary practices among adolescents, according to a new study published in The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health. The research, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation through the FHI 360 Alive & Thrive initiative, is among the very few to evaluate a school-based […]
Developing feasible healthy diets for Ethiopian women of reproductive age: A linear goal programming approach
Objective: To develop a healthy diet for Ethiopian women closely resembling their current diet and taking fasting periods into account while tracking the cost difference. Design: Linear goal programming models were built for three scenarios (non-fasting, continuous fasting and intermittent fasting). Each model minimised a function of deviations from nutrient reference values for eleven nutrients […]
Poverty impacts of food price increases in Ethiopia
After a long period of relatively stable prices on world markets, the prices of key food staples began to rise from around the beginning of 2020. This period of price increases, spanning the Covid-19 pandemic and then the price shocks following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine raised serious concerns about the welfare of poor people in […]
Characteristics of fruit and vegetable MSMEs in Ethiopia: Case of Addis Ababa and Ziway/Batu
This study documents the characteristics and functioning of fruit and vegetable (FV) value chains in select places in Ethiopia. The case study employed a mixed methods approach, including a survey of 340 FV traders, six focus group discussions (FGDs), and analysis of the policy environment with respect to food and nutrition, the business climate, and […]
CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies
Ethiopia’s rapid economic growth and reductions in poverty and ill-being have been dampened by significant global (COVID-19 pandemic, Ukraine war, …) and domestic (conflict, drought, …) shocks in recent years. Recovery and reconstruction that aligns well with sustainable growth and transformation thus constitute the central challenge facing the country in the coming few years. The […]
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