by Maxwell Young Ghana’s steady economic growth since the 1980s has helped reduce poverty and improve food security and is considered one of the development success stories of Africa south of the Sahara. Ghana’s agricultural transformation—improvements in farming technology, value chains, crop diversity, and other changes—has been key to that growth. Less clear, however, is […] Source: IFPRI Ghana
Understanding urban consumers’ food choice behavior in Ethiopia: Promoting demand for healthy foods
ESSP Working Paper 131, by Mequanint B. Melesse, Marrit van den Berg, Alan de Brauw, and Gashaw Tadesse Abate. Abstract: Using survey data collected from 996 representative households in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, this paper documents several insights to help understand urban consumer food purchasing and consumption choices. The findings can be summarized as follows: 1) We find >> 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
New Publication: IFPRI-Discussion Paper No. 01776
IFPRI Discussion Paper No. 01776, entitled “Child Nutritional Status, Welfare and Health in Nigerian Households”, and co-authored by Margaret Adesugba, Hyacinth Edeh and George Mavrotas, is now published. The study attempts to provide insights into the... Source: IFPRI Nigeria Country Office
New Publication: IFPRI-NSSP Working Paper No. 60.
The Nigeria Strategy Support Program (NSSP) Working Paper No. 60, entitled “Agricultural public expenditures, sector performance and welfare in Nigeria: A state-level analysis”, and co-authored by George Mavrotas, Tewodaj Mogues, Motunrayo Oyeyemi, Jen... Source: IFPRI Nigeria Country Office
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