Food and Agriculture in Ethiopia (2012, International Food Policy Research Institute) Editors: Paul Dorosh and Shahidur Rashid Published by University of Pennsylvania Press ISBN 978-0-8122-4529-5 The book is designed to provide empirical evidence to shed light on the complexities of agricultural and food policy in today’s Ethiopia; highlight major policies and interventions of the past decade; […]
2014-2015 Global Food Policy Report
IFPRI’s flagship report puts into perspective the major food policy issues, developments, and decisions in 2014 and highlights challenges and opportunities for 2015. Drawing on rigorous research, IFPRI researchers and other distinguished food policy experts consider a wide range of crucial questions: How can middle income countries, which despite becoming more affluent are still home […]
Synopsis: Social networks and factor markets: Panel data evidence from Ethiopia
ESSP Research Note 37."Synopsis: Social networks and factor markets: Panel data evidence from Ethiopia ?" by Abay, Kibrom A., Kahsay, Goytom A. and Berhane, Guush Summary of ESSP Working Paper 68. In the absence of well-established factor markets, the roles of indigenous institutions and social networks as mobilizing factors for agricultural production can be substantial. We investigate the role of […]
Childhood shocks, safety nets and cognitive skills
ESSP Working Paper 73. "Childhood shocks, safety nets and cognitive skills " by Berhane, Guush, Abay, Mehari Hiluf and Woldehanna, Tassew Abstract: A growing body of evidence emphasizes that shocks in early childhood can have irreversible effects on long-term child welfare and poverty. A number of studies have investigated the effects of shocks on child nutrition and health. However, […]
Synopsis: Can agricultural traders be trusted?
ESSP Research Note 36."Synopsis: Can agricultural traders be trusted?" by Assefa, Thomas Woldu and Minten, Bart Summary of ESSP Working Paper 72. Traditional food marketing systems in developing countries are often not trusted. In consequence, policy makers frequently try to regulate them and modern market arrangements increasingly are emerging that seek to address some of their presumed deficiencies. […]
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