Homepage content On October 17, 2014, Bart Minten, Mekdim Dereje, Ermias Engida and Seneshaw Tamru delivered a presentation at the Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI) in Addis Ababa on Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) for coffee in Ethiopia. There is a growing global emphasis on VSS practices in response to social and environmental pressure as well as […]
2014 Global Hunger Index
The 2014 Global Hunger Index (GHI) report—the ninth in an annual series—presents a multidimensional measure of national, regional, and global hunger. It shows that the world has made progress in reducing hunger since 1990, but still has far to go, with levels of hunger remaining “alarming” or “extremely alarming” in 16 countries. This year’s report […]
Teff: its Nutrition and Health Benefits
By Kaleab Baye In brief Teff has been cultivated and used for human consumption in Ethiopia for centuries. However, its global use for human consumption has been restrained partly due to the limited knowledge about its excellent nutrient profile and the processing challenges in making teff-based food products. As a gluten-free cereal crop, recent studies […]
Feed the Future Program
By Fantu Bachewe et al Feed the Future (FtF) is a major U.S. government program that aims to address the root causes of global hunger; sustainably increase agricultural productivity to meet the demand for food; support and facilitate access to markets; and increase incomes for the rural poor so that they can meet their food […]
Structure and Performance of Ethiopia’s Coffee Export Sector
By Bart Minten, Tamru Seneshaw, Kuma Tadesse, and Nyarko Yaw In brief Ethiopia is Africa’s most important coffee producer, with coffee export earnings increasing four-fold over the period 2003 to 2013. Changes in policy have led to structural changes in the export sector, with simultaneous increases in international market prices. To expand the coffee export […]
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