Global Food Policy Report Climate change threatens our food systems and the multiple development goals linked to sustainable food system transformation. Action is urgently needed, both to increase adaptation and resilience and to achieve major emissions reductions. Current efforts must be stepped up and greatly expanded to ensure food security, nutrition, and well-being for all […]
Predictors of prediabetes/diabetes and hypertension in Ethiopia: Reanalysis of the 2015 NCD STEPS survey using causal path diagrams
Journal Article The objective of our study was to reanalyse the Ethiopia STEPwise approach to Surveillance Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors survey (NCD STEPS), using causal path diagrams constructed using expert subject matter knowledge in conjunction with graphical model theory to map the underlying causal network of modifiable factors associated with prediabetes/diabetes and hypertension. We used […]
Does a joint United Nations microfinance ‘plus’ program empower female farmers in rural Ethiopia? Evidence using the pro-WEAI
Journal Article Microfinance is thought to be an effective tool for empowering women. Yet, previous studies that evaluate microfinance programs have mixed findings. This is in part because there are large variations in the interventions that are evaluated, but also that there is not a standardized metric of empowerment that is implemented consistently throughout the […]
Can urbanisation improve household welfare? Evidence From Ethiopia
Journal of African Economies Despite evolving evidence that Africa is experiencing urbanisation in a different way, empirical evaluations of the welfare implications of urban-development programs in Africa remain scant. We investigate the welfare implications of recent urbanisation processes in Ethiopia using household-level longitudinal data and satellite-based nightlight intensity. We also examine the impact of urban […]
Urban food markets in Africa: Incentivizing food safety using a pull-push approach. Stakeholder workshop on consumers’ communication campaign in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
Foodborne diseases are public health threats, causing considerable morbidity and mortality and substantial socioeconomic impacts. To address a range of food safety challenges in Ethiopia and elsewhere in Africa, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in collaboration with national and international partners is implementing a food safety project named ‘Urban food markets in Africa – […]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- …
- 107
- Next Page »