The new book Strategies and Priorities for African Agriculture, Economywide Perspectives from Country Studies, published by IFPRI, builds on and adds to knowledge about why Africa has enjoyed ongoing economic stability, sustained economic growth, and improved governance since 2000. With the introduction of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) process in 2003 and African […]
ESSP II Newsletter July-August 2012
Ethiopia Strategy Support Program II would like to present you its bimonthly newsletter for the months July-August 2012. The newsletter presents: Upcoming events The Tenth International Conference on the Ethiopian Economy will be held July 19-21, 2012 at the Ethiopian Economic Association in collaboration with IFPRI/ESSP II. A half-day workshop on 'Writing, Presenting, and Publishing […]
ESSP II Newsletter May-June 2012
Ethiopia Strategy Support Program II would like to present you its bimonthly newsletter for the months May-June 2012. The newsletter presents: Upcoming events May 24, 2012: workshop on ‘Food Price Dynamics and Policy Implications in Ethiopia' Third week of June 2012: workshop on ‘Roads, Agriculture, and Welfare in Ethiopia’ July 19-21, 2012 at the Ethiopian Economic Association: 'The […]
New IFPRI ESSP II Brochure
Download the new IFPRI ESSP II Brochure (268KB). Learn about ESSP II's Program Objectives Research Areas National Advisory Committee Collaboration and Partnerships Capacity Strengthening and Outreach
Déjà Vu in the Horn of Africa
In lowland areas of the Horn of Africa, droughts and floods are frequent events, but the scale of the 2011 food emergency was somewhat unusual. Why is the region seemingly more vulnerable now than it has been in the past? How can development efforts be improved to render the people who live and work in the Horn more resilient to the next emergency? The answers to these questions are complex.