Ending global hunger is one the greatest challenges and opportunities of our time and USAID’s Feed the Future program is working to solve it through partnerships and innovation. The Feed the Future Innovation Labs conducted a regional partners’ meeting in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) on May 20-21, 2019 to raise awareness among researchers and field practitioners >> Read more Source: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program
2019 Global Food Food Policy Report Ethiopia Launch: Achieving rural Africa’s inclusive transformation
Article reposted from IFPRI.ORG Even as Ethiopia has undergone a rapid economic transformation in recent years, its impoverished rural areas run the risk of being left behind. On May 2, 80 stakeholders from donor agencies, government institutions, civil society, and local NGOs met in Addis Ababa to explore this challenge—and how to apply strategies for >> Read more Source: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program
Inclusive Transformation of Rural Ethiopia: Patterns and Options (May 2)
Rural people around the world continue to struggle with food insecurity, persistent poverty and inequality, and environmental degradation. The 2019 Global Food Policy Report that will be launched during the conference on "Inclusive transformation of rural Ethiopia: Patterns and options" on May 2, 2019 in Addis Ababa, highlights the urgency of rural revitalization to address >> Read more Source: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program
Climate Change Impacts on Crop Yields in Ethiopia
ESSP Working Paper 130, by Timothy Thomas, Paul Dorosh, and Richard Robertson. Abstract: We present results of model simulations of maize, wheat, and sorghum yields in Ethiopia through 2085. The analysis draws on climate outcomes from 32 global climate models and an agronomic crop model to estimate effects on the yields of these cereals of >> Read more Source: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program
Can governments promote homestead gardening at scale? The case of Ethiopia
According to a new IFPRI blog post, eating fruits and vegetables can help ensure adequate nutrition and reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer, and obesity. Yet most people in lower income countries do not get the recommended daily servings of those foods, largely because they cannot afford them. One recent study of produce prices >> Read more Source: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program
