Thomson Reuters Foundation News published an op-ed by several IFPRI researchers including Gashaw Tadesse Abate, Tanguy Bernard, Alan de Brauw, and Nicholas Minot, who examined the impact of Ethiopia's Wheat Initiative on farmers' yields to understand how programs can boost wheat yields in underperforming areas.
IFPRI by the Numbers
For more than 40 years, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has been providing research-based policy solutions to reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition.
ESSP’s impact on Ethiopia’s policy making
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New ESSP Publication: ‘Assessing the Long-term Impact of Microcredit on Rural Poverty: Does the Timing and Length of Participation Matter?’
ESSP II Working Paper 43 "Assessing the Long-term Impact of Microcredit on Rural Poverty: Does the Timing and Length of Participation Matter?" by Guush Berhane and Cornelis Gardebroek.. Abstract: In recent years, microfinance institutions are seen as beacons of hope to help eradicate poverty through, among others, providing credit to poor rural households. Availability of […]