For many humanitarian and development actors, the household (HH) is presumed to represent the most appropriate social unit for aid delivery. However, scholars argue that it fails to represent the complex structures of the pastoralist family and living arrangements, and the temporal and spatial dynamics and variabilities of these including the place of HHs within […]
Droughts, cereal prices, and price stabilization options in Ethiopia
ESSP Working Paper 126, by Paul Dorosh, Jenny Smart, Bart Minten, and David Stifel. Abstract: Increases in cereal prices can have adverse effects on poor net food buyers. This is a particular problem in Ethiopia because of frequent natural calamities – especially droughts
Predicting high-magnitude, low-frequency crop losses using machine learning: An application to cereal crops in Ethiopia
ESSP Working Paper 120, by Michael L. Mann, James M. Warner, and Arun S. Malik. Abstract: Timely and accurate agricultural impact assessments for droughts are critical for designing appropriate interventions and policy.
Impact of Ethiopia’s 2015 drought on child undernutrition
ESSP Working Paper 114, by Kalle Hirvonen, Thomas Pave Sohnesen, and Tom Bundervoet. Abstract: In 2015, Ethiopia experienced one of its worst droughts in decades. Using nationally representative data from before and after this event,
Agricultural price evolution in drought versus non-drought affected areas in Ethiopia: An updated assessment using national producer data (January 2014 to January 2017)
ESSP Working Paper 106, by Fantu Bachewe, Feiruz Yimer, and Bart Minten.