ESSP II Working Paper 39 "Structural transformation in Ethiopia: Evidence from cereal markets" by Bart Minten, David Stifel, and Seneshaw Tamru. Abstract: We study cereal wholesale markets in Ethiopia in the last decade (2001–2011), a period that has been characterized by important local changes affecting agricultural markets, including strong economic growth, urbanization, improved road and […]
New ESSP publication: ‘Consumption Patterns of Livestock Products in Ethiopia: Elasticity Estimates Using HICES (2004/05) Data’
ESSP II Working Paper 38 "Consumption Patterns of Livestock Products in Ethiopia: Elasticity Estimates Using HICES (2004/05) Data" by Kibrom Tafere and Ibrahim Worku. Abstract: Ethiopia is known to have one of the largest livestock populations in the world. Yet the overall contribution of livestock products to households’ daily consumption is very limited. The average […]
New ESSP Publication: ‘Growth in Total Factor Productivity in the Ethiopian Agriculture Sector: Growth Accounting and Econometric Assessments of Sources of Growth’
ESSP II Working Paper 37 "Growth in Total Factor Productivity in the Ethiopian Agriculture Sector: Growth Accounting and Econometric Assessments of Sources of Growth" by Fantu Nisrane Bachewe. Abstract: During the 2003/04–2008/09 period agricultural production in Ethiopia grew annually at 9.3 percent while cultivated area expanded at 4.7 percent. The remaining growth resulted from intensive […]
New ESSP Publication: ‘Integrating livestock in the CAADP framework: Policy analysis using a dynamic computable general equilibrium model for Ethiopia’
ESSP II Research Note 13 "Integrating livestock in the CAADP framework: Policy analysis using a dynamic computable general equilibrium model for Ethiopia" Summary of ESSP II Working Paper 34. David J. Spielman, Dawit Kelemework, and Dawit Alemu This study examines the magnitude of the macro and welfare effects generated by a realistic acceleration in the […]
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.
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