IFPRI Blog : Research Post In the Somali region of Ethiopia, host to several refugee camps, less than 8% of residents report having access to financial systems, according to the most recent Ethiopia Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) data. Expanding financial access has the potential to reduce poverty and is important to food security—and in refugee hosting areas, […]
2022 Global food policy report: Climate change and food systems
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 […]
Book: COVID-19 and global food security: Two years later
Two years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the health, economic, and social disruptions caused by this global crisis continue to evolve. The impacts of the pandemic are likely to endure for years to come, with poor, marginalized, and vulnerable groups the most affected. In COVID-19 & Global Food Security: Two Years Later, the […]
IFPRI Discussion Paper: Near-real-time welfare and livelihood impacts of an active civil war: Evidence from Ethiopia
IFPRI Discussion Paper 2108: Ethiopia is currently embroiled in a large-scale civil war that has continued for more than a year. Using unique High-Frequency Phone Survey (HFPS) data, which spans several months before and after the outbreak of the war, this paper provides fresh evidence on the ex durante impacts of the conflict on the […]
Call for Proposals: Accepting Expressions of Interest to support the SPIR II RFSA learning agenda
Applicant Search Location: Ethiopia Position Code: 2022-001-003 Application Deadline: March 21, 2022 Background and purpose of the research grants: Strengthen PSNP5 Institutions and Resilience (SPIR) II Regional Food Security Activity (RFSA) in Ethiopia is a five-year “graduation model” social protection project supporting implementation of the fifth phase of Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP5) as well […]