In the transformation of agri-food systems in developing countries, we usually see rapid changes in the dairy sector. However, good data for understanding patterns and inclusiveness of this transformation are often lacking. This is important given implications for policy design and service and technology provision towards better performing dairy sectors in these settings. Relying on […]
Food marketing margins during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from vegetables in Ethiopia
ESSP Working Paper 150, by Kalle Hirvonen, Belay Mohammed, Bart Minten, Seneshaw Tamru. Abstract: It is widely feared that the COVID-19 pandemic will lead to a significant worsening of the food security situation in low and middle-income countries. One reason for this is the disruption of food marketing systems and subsequent changes in farm and […]
Emerging medium-scale tenant farming, gig economies, and the COVID-19 disruption: Evidence from commercial vegetable clusters in Ethiopia
ESSP Working Paper 149, by Bart Minten, Belay Mohammed, Seneshaw Tamru. Abstract: Driven by the fast spread of private irrigation pumps, there has been a rapid expansion of intensive vegetable cultivation in the central Rift Valley in Ethiopia, making it the most important commercial vegetable production cluster in the country. Supporting that “quiet revolution” has […]
Food and nutrition security in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during COVID-19 pandemic: July 2020 report
ESSP Working Paper 148, by Alan de Brauw, Kalle Hirvonen, and Gashaw T. Abate. Abstract: In early July 2020, we called by telephone a representative sample of nearly 600 households in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to assess income changes and household food and nutrition security status during the COVID-19 pandemic (recall period covering June). This was the […]
Incentivizing and retaining public servants in remote areas: A discrete choice experiment with agricultural extension agents in Ethiopia
ESSP Working Paper 147, by Mekdim D. Regassa, Gashaw T. Abate, and Zaneta Kubik. Abstract: Increased deployment of agricultural extension agents (EAs) in rural areas is grounded on their importance to spur agricultural productivity and mitigate spatial imbalance in welfare. However, high turnover and low motivation level of EAs in remote areas pose a challenge for […]
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