That the COVID-19 pandemic has significant impacts is becoming increasingly apparent. The immediate effects are the morbidity and mortality suffered by some of those infected by the virus. So are the prevention (campaigns, tests) and treatment costs (hospitals, staff, medication). Further economic impacts originate in the demand-side and supply-side shocks related to the pandemic and […]
Impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on vegetable value chains in Ethiopia
Re-post from IFPRI.ORG. On March 13, the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in Ethiopia. Three days later, the government closed schools, banned all public gatherings and sporting activities, and recommended social distancing. Other measures to contain the spread of the virus soon followed. Travelers from abroad were put into a 14-day mandatory quarantine, bars were […]
National Nutrition Conference in Ethiopia: December 12, 2019
Despite progress, many children in Ethiopia remain stunted, diet diversity continues to pose a challenge, and food systems are changing rapidly. To support the implementation of Ethiopia’s National Food and Nutrition Policy (NFNP), IFPRI, Policy Studies Institute (PSI), Ethiopia Public Health Institute (EPHI), and the Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) program will present new […]
Dataset: Improving the Evidence and Policies for Better Performing Livestock Systems in Ethiopia
Well-performing livestock systems matter enormously for both income and better nutritional outcomes among smallholder farmers in developing countries. The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), the Ethiopian Institute for Agricultural Research (EIAR), and policy Studies Institute (PSI) collaborated on a project to improve the evidence and policies for better performing livestock systems in Ethiopia and […]
Reducing chronic undernutrition through nutrition sensitive SP
The National Information Platform for Nutrition (NIPN) organized a seminar on November 7, 2019 at the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) on "Reducing chronic undernutrition through nutrition sensitive social protection (SP): Evidence from Bangladesh, lessons for Ethiopia" which was presented by John Hoddinott of Cornell University. Reducing undernutrition is of intrinsic and instrumental value. However, […]
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