Despite several studies showing the effect of access to markets and weather conditions on crop production, we know quite little on whether and how livestock production systems respond to variation in weather risk and access to markets. In this paper, we study whether and how livestock production responds to access to markets and varying weather […] Source: IFPRI Ethiopia: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program
Food price spikes: Is a cereal export ban the right response for Ethiopia?
Following the price hikes of 2007–2008 and 2010–2011, many governments in low-income countries implemented food export bans. While several studies investigate the macroeconomic impacts of such bans on large net exporters of grains, only very few country case studies have examined the economy-wide and distributional effects combined. Further, there is a lack of rigorous studies […] Source: IFPRI Ethiopia: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program
Impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on coffee value chains in Ethiopia
In the first half of April, coffee trade on the Ethiopian Coffee Exchange (ECX) declined by about 30% compared to the same period in previous years. This seems explained by lower supplies to the market - by farmers as well as traders - as well as by more bypassing of the Exchange. Local and international […] Source: IFPRI Ethiopia: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program
Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ethiopia – Some Reflections
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 […] Source: IFPRI Ethiopia: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program
Parental Aspirations for Children’s Education: Is there a “Girl Effect”? Experimental Evidence from Rural Ethiopia
In a recent IFPRI Malawi brown bag research seminar, held on 13 February 2020, IFPRI Ethiopia’s Senior Research Fellow Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse, presented on the findings of an experiment among poor households in Ethiopia, which aimed to boost parents... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
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