A one day workshop on "Geographic Information Systems (GIS) at CSA: Mapping future collaboration and data gathering" was conducted by IFPRI-ESSP II in collaboration with the Central Statistical Agency (CSA) in Addis Ababa, ILRI Campus. The participants were composed of heads and GIS experts from Finance and Economic Development Bureaus of all the 11 regions […]
Taking Stock of the Economics of the Livestock Sector in Ethiopia
A one day workshop on “Taking Stock of the Economics of the Livestock Sector in Ethiopia” was conducted by IFPRI-ESSP II in collaboration with the Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI) and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). The workshop took place in Jupiter Hotel, Addis Ababa on November 4th, 2011. More than 50 participants took […]
Training on GAMS/CGE
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 […]
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke at IFPRI, Washington D.C.
"From Famine to Food Security -- Meeting the Challenge in the Horn of Africa" August 11, 2011, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Headquarters, Washington D.C., on the humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa. Secretary Clinton discussed the ongoing international humanitarian response, as well […]