ESSP Research Note 17 "Economic Benefits and Returns to Rural Feeder Roads" by David Stifel, Bart Minten, and Bethlehem Koro. Summary of ESSP II Working Paper 40. We estimate households’ willingness-to-pay for rural feeder roads in Ethiopia. Using a quasi-experimental setting, we find that the benefits of reducing transportation costs by 50 US dollars per […]
2012 Global Hunger Index
IFPRI issued the seventh annual Global Hunger Index Report The 2012 Global Hunger Index (GHI) report presents a multidimensional measure of global, regional, and national hunger. It shows that progress in reducing the proportion of hungry people in the world has been tragically slow. According to the index, hunger on a global scale remains “serious.” […]
New ESSP Publication: ‘Spatial Analysis of Livestock Production Patterns in Ethiopia’
ESSP II Working Paper 44 "Spatial Analysis of Livestock Production Patterns in Ethiopia" by Helina Tilahun and Emily Schmidt. Abstract: The livestock sector is a large contributor to the Ethiopian economy as well as a mainstay in the livelihoods of many Ethiopians. It comprised 11 percent of national GDP and 24 percent of agricultural GDP […]
Ethiopian Farmers Benefit from Anti-Hunger Program
IFPRI Study Highlights Success of Government Safety Net Initiative For several months each year, poor farmers in Ethiopia, especially those in drought-prone areas, go hungry. During the so-called “lean” period between planting and harvesting, food supplies can run dangerously low. Sometimes, families have to sell livestock, farming tools, and other precious assets to pay for […]
New ESSP Publication: ‘Assessing the Long-term Impact of Microcredit on Rural Poverty: Does the Timing and Length of Participation Matter?’
ESSP II Working Paper 43 "Assessing the Long-term Impact of Microcredit on Rural Poverty: Does the Timing and Length of Participation Matter?" by Guush Berhane and Cornelis Gardebroek.. Abstract: In recent years, microfinance institutions are seen as beacons of hope to help eradicate poverty through, among others, providing credit to poor rural households. Availability of […]
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