The Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI), Ethiopia Strategy Support Program II (ESSP II / IFPRI), and School of Economics of Addis Ababa University organized a two-week course in CGE Modeling. The course had two components. In the first week, the course focused on the basic tools and static version of the model. Week two was […]
Training on Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
An 'Introduction to GIS' training (using ArcGIS Desktop) was given by the GIS team of the Ethiopia Strategy Support Program II to 23 participants from Central Statistical Agency, National Meteorological Agency, and ESSP II. The training took place at the International Livestock Research Institute campus, September 20-22, 2011. This training is a component of ESSP II 's capacity […]
9th International Conference on Ethiopian Economy
Ethiopian Economic Association and IFPRI/ESSP II jointly organized the 9th International Conference on Ethiopian Economy, held July 21-23, 2011, at the Ethiopian Economic Association in Addis Ababa. ESSP II hosted several sessions. Videos of Opening speeches and presentations: 2011 Conference on Ethiopian Economy - Paul Dorosh, Opening from IFPRI Library on Vimeo. 2011 Conference on Ethiopian […]
Ethiopia Strategy Support Program, Phase II (ESSP II)
ESSP II The Ethiopia Strategy Support Program - Phase II (ESSP II) is a collaborative program of capacity building, research, policy analysis and knowledge dissemination by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI). In order to respond to Ethiopia’s growing development challenges, IFPRI ESSP II and its advisory committee […]
Capacity Building Initiatives for 2011
Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI) Support to EDRI SAM/CGE Analysis Support to short-term policy analysis on cereal markets, inflation, and economic growth Joint seminar series International PhD (5) training (planned) Central Statistical Agency (CSA) Support to GIS analysis Federal and regional GIS training Strengthening of data dissemination through REKSS Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) Support to […]