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
Does weather risk explain low uptake of agricultural credit?: Evidence from Ethiopia
ESSP Working Paper 128, by Kibrom A. Abay, Bethelhem Koru, Jordan Chamberlin, and Guush Berhane. Abstract: Credit markets are key instruments by which liquidity constrained smallholder farmers may finance productivity investments. However, the documented low demand and uptake of agricultural credit by smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa poses challenges for energizing rural transformation in the region. >> Read more Source: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program
