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).
Current Activities of ESSP II
Agricultural productivity: performance and constraints Pro-poor public spending: efficiency and accountability Rural non-farm economy Synthesis edited volume of Ethiopian Agriculture and Food Policy Cereal Price Determination in Ethiopia Analysis of the Rural-Urban Transformation Weather Index Insurance Survey Consumption, savings and Investment Behaviors of Successful Farmers Livestock markets Aspirations, risk and household investment behaviour Investments in […]