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.
A Market for Abdu: Creating a Commodity Exchange in Ethiopia
Eleni Gabre-Madhin, chief executive officer of the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX), describes how the ECX came about and what it means for Ethiopia’s farmers and traders. Download the essay (PDF 1.5M)
ESSP II Brochures
NEW! ESSP II 2012 Brochure. Download the pdf (242KB) ESSP II 2011 Brochure. Download the pdf (151 KB). ESSP II 2010 Brochure. Download the pdf (249 KB).