In the first half of April, coffee trade on the Ethiopian Coffee Exchange (ECX) declined by about 30% compared to the same period in previous years. This seems explained by lower supplies to the market - by farmers as well as traders - as well as by more bypassing of the Exchange. Local and international […]
New Dataset: Rural Transport Survey in Ethiopia
This dataset was generated to assess the impact of market access on different socioeconomic indicators. The study focuses on Alefa woreda in the rugged terrain of northwestern Ethiopia just west of Lake Tana and approximately 100 kilometers from the city of Gonder. This is an isolated area with little to no electricity and mobile phone […]
Impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on vegetable value chains in Ethiopia
Re-post from IFPRI.ORG. On March 13, the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in Ethiopia. Three days later, the government closed schools, banned all public gatherings and sporting activities, and recommended social distancing. Other measures to contain the spread of the virus soon followed. Travelers from abroad were put into a 14-day mandatory quarantine, bars were […]
The effects of poultry and cash transfers on livelihoods outcomes: Evidence from the SPIR midline survey
Recent policy debates have focused renewed international attention on poultry as an asset that is widely accessible to women and has low start-up costs, increasing its potential to have significant positive welfare effects for poor households in developing countries. In 2016, Bill Gates promoted investment in chickens as a development strategy that would meaningfully increase […]
IFPRI Guidelines in Response to the Spread of COVID-19
Re-posted from IFPRI.ORG. (Updated March 19, 2020) The health and safety of our staff and their families, partners and stakeholders, and local communities is of the utmost importance for IFPRI. With the WHO classifying COVID-19 as a very high human health risk IFPRI is instituting the following guidelines: Teleworking Arrangements IFPRI strongly recommends teleworking for all […]
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