Publications

Performance of direct seed marketing pilot program in Ethiopia: Lessons for scaling-up

ESSP Working Paper 132, by Leulsegged Kasa Mekonen, Nicholas Minot, James Warner, and Gashaw Tadesse Abate. Abstract: This study evaluates the impact in the main cropping season of 2015 of a new approach to the distribution of improved seed in Ethiopia,

Promoting fruit and vegetable intake in urban Ethiopia: An experiment using video-based communication

MTID Project Note, by Gashaw Tadesse Abate, Kaleb Bayeh, Alan de Brauw, and Kalle Hirvonen. Abstract: This pilot experiment aims to address the knowledge gaps on the nutrition and health benefits of fruits and vegetables

Understanding urban consumers’ food choice behavior in Ethiopia: Promoting demand for healthy foods

ESSP Working Paper 131, by Mequanint B. Melesse, Marrit van den Berg, Alan de Brauw, and Gashaw Tadesse Abate. Abstract: Using survey data collected from 996 representative households in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,

Synopsis: Ethiopia’s spatial and structural transformation: Public policy and drivers of change

ESSP Research Note 72, by Emily Schmidt, Paul Dorosh, Mekamu Kedir Jemal, and Jennifer Smart. Synopsis of Working Paper 119. Abstract: This research note evaluates Ethiopia’s demographic shift over the last four decades

Climate Change Impacts on Crop Yields in Ethiopia

ESSP Working Paper 130, by Timothy Thomas, Paul Dorosh, and Richard Robertson. Abstract: We present results of model simulations of maize, wheat, and sorghum yields in Ethiopia through 2085.