ESSP Working Paper 157 by Fantu Nisrane Bachewe and Bart Minten. Abstract: We study price behavior of vegetables and fruits in Ethiopia over the 15 year period from 2005 to 2019 based on large-scale retail and producer price datasets. This is an important topic given the importance of prices for consumption decisions for these nutritious […]
Urban proximity, access to value chains, and dairy productivity in Ethiopia
This article analyzes how urban proximity introduces spatial heterogeneity in farm productivity within the high-value dairy sector in one of the poorest countries in Africa, Ethiopia. We look at how urban proximity—measured as travel time—affects the decisions and productivity of milk farmers located in rural production zones serving fresh milk to the capital Addis Ababa. […]
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IFPRI BRIEF POLICY-INDUCED MARKET DISTORTIONS ALONG AGRICULTURAL VALUE CHAINS
Agricultural policies have repercussions beyond the farm, influencing prices & market conditions along the entire agrifood value chain of a commodity. Evidence from Ethiopia and Nigeria. Read More
Improving coffee productivity in Ethiopia: The impact of a coffee tree rejuvenation training program on stumping
Coffee is Ethiopia’s most important export commodity, cultivated by over 6 million smallholder farmers in the country, and accounting for about one-third of the country’s commodity exports. While coffee production has increased over the last decade, coffee yields are low and several constraints to improved productivity remain. With two-three decades old and low-yielding coffee trees […]
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