ESSP Working Paper 144, by Kaleab Baye and Kalle Hirvonen. Abstract: Ethiopia has witnessed significant reductions in child mortality, undernutrition, and communicable diseases, but more substantial and faster progress is still needed. The rise in obesity and in noncommunicable diseases, particularly in urban areas, is alarming and requires urgent policy and programmatic attention. Unhealthy diets […]
Food and nutrition security in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during COVID 19 pandemic
ESSP Working Paper 143, by Kalle Hirvonen, Gashaw T. Abate, and Alan de Brauw . Abstract: We called by telephone a representative sample of 600 households in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to assess household food and nutrition security status during the COVID‑19 pandemic. More than half the households indicated that their incomes were lower than expected and […]
COVID-19 prevention measures in Ethiopia: Current realities and prospects
ESSP Working Paper 142, by Kaleab Baye. Abstract: Immediately after the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Ethiopia in March 2020, the Government of Ethiopia took several public health measures to prevent increased levels of infection These included closing all schools and restricting large gatherings and movements of people. Hand-washing and social distancing were the main […]
Evaluation of the Nutrition-sensitive Features of the Fourth Phase of Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Programme
ESSP Working Paper 140, by Guush Berhane, Jenna Golan, Kalle Hirvonen, John Hoddinott, Sunny Kim, Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse, Kibrewossen Abay, Thomas Assefa, Yetmwork Habte, Mehari Hiluf, Bethelem Koru, Fanaye Tadesse, Haleluya Tesfaye, Abdulazize Wolle, and Feiruz Yimer. Abstract: This study assesses progress in the implementation of the nutrition-sensitive interventions of the fourth phase of Ethiopia’s Productive […]
Access to markets, weather risk, and livestock production decisions: Evidence from Ethiopia
ESSP Working Paper 138, by Kibrom A. Abay, Nathaniel D. Jensen. Abstract: Despite several studies showing the effect of access to markets and weather conditions on crop production, we know quite little on whether and how livestock production systems respond to variation in weather risk and access to markets. In this paper, we study whether and […]
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