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 […]
Food and nutrition security in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during COVID-19 pandemic: June 2020 report
ESSP Working Paper 145, by Kalle Hirvonen, Gashaw T. Abate, and Alan de Brauw. Abstract: In early June 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 (survey period covering May). This was […]
COVID-19 is shifting consumption and disrupting dairy value chains in Ethiopia
The COVID-19 crisis is having a range of impacts on food consumption and value chains everywhere—containment measures, lost incomes, and perceptions of disease risk are altering availability and consumer preferences. To understand the effects of the COVID-19 crisis on Ethiopia’s important dairy sector, we conducted a qualitative appraisal of the dairy value chain supplying Addis […]
Survey suggests rising risk of food and nutrition insecurity in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as COVID-19 restrictions continue
As the COVID-19 pandemic has spread to virtually every corner of the world, lockdowns, supply disruptions, and economic pain have followed in its wake, raising alarm about food and nutrition security among policy makers, the development community, and other observers. Representative survey data on households’ immediate and longer-term responses to the pandemic is necessary to […]
Impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on coffee value chains in Ethiopia
In the first half of April, coffee trade on the Ethiopian Coffee Exchange (ECX) declined by about 30% compared to the same period in previous years. This seems explained by lower supplies to the market - by farmers as well as traders - as well as by more bypassing of the Exchange. Local and international […]