Publications

Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Programme (PSNP) – one of the largest social protection programs in Africa – has improved food security and strengthened recovery from shocks, yet it has achieved limited progress in raising incomes or diversifying livelihoods. In response, policymakers have layered graduation models onto the PSNP to promote sustainable self-reliance. This note synthesizes […]

IFPRI/ESSP is pleased to present its quarterly newsletter for the month of July - September 2025. The newsletter provides updates on latest publications. It also gives recaps of the program's surveys, publications, blogs and more. Read more >>

አሁን ያለንበት የግብርና እና የምግብ ፖሊሲያችንን ብንመለከት በዋነኝነት የሚያተኩረው ዲዳጃታላይዜሽንና የክላሰተር እርሻ ላይ ነው፡፡ ይህም በግብርና ትራንስፎርሜሽን ኢንስቲትዩት የሚመራ ሲሆን በተለይ መከናይዜሽን እርሻ ላይ ትኩረት ተደርጎ እየተሠራ ነው፡፡ በቅርቡ አንዳውም በግብርና ሚኒስቴርና አስተባባሪነት ሁሉም ዘርፎች ያሉበት 22 ስርነቀል ለውጥ የሚያመጡ መርሐ ግብሮች እየተተገበሩ ይገኛሱ፡፡ ጋዜጣ_ፕላስ፦ ኢትዮጵያ የምግብ ሱዓላዊነቷን ማረጋገጥ ያስችላት ዘንድ በርካታ የልማት መርሐ ግብሮችን […]

Bridging the gap between research and policy continues to be a major challenge in Ethiopia, particularly in the nutrition sector, where evidence is often fragmented, inconsistently collected, and underutilized. Traditional research-to-policy approaches are frequently misaligned with policymaking needs due to differences in timelines, priorities, and communication practices. While these challenges are not unique to Ethiopia—and […]

Small-scale irrigation (SSI) interventions have received increasing attention as a potential pathway for women’s empowerment in sub-Saharan Africa. One key aspect of women’s empowerment that SSI can influence is women’s time burden. Hypothesized benefits of SSI for women are less energy exertion and reduced labor in agriculture. Yet, these hypotheses have not been tested empirically. […]