ESSP Working Paper 157 by Fantu Nisrane Bachewe and Bart Minten. Abstract: We study price behavior of vegetables and fruits in Ethiopia over the 15 year period from 2005 to 2019 based on large-scale retail and producer price datasets. This is an important topic given the importance of prices for consumption decisions for these nutritious […] Source: IFPRI Ethiopia: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program
Incentivising and retaining public servants in remote areas: A discrete choice experiment with agricultural extension agents in Ethiopia
Increased deployment of agricultural extension agents (EAs) in rural areas is recommended to spur agricultural productivity and mitigate spatial imbalances in welfare. However, high turnover and low motivation levels of EAs in remote areas pose challenges for equitable service provision and, in some cases, exacerbate geographical welfare disparities. We assess the effectiveness of selected potential […] Source: IFPRI Ethiopia: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program
Climate change and hunger: Estimating costs of adaptation in the agrifood system
Focusing on offsetting climate change impacts on hunger through investment in agricultural research, water management, and rural infrastructure in developing countries. Source: IFPRI Nigeria Country Office
Urban proximity, access to value chains, and dairy productivity in Ethiopia
This article analyzes how urban proximity introduces spatial heterogeneity in farm productivity within the high-value dairy sector in one of the poorest countries in Africa, Ethiopia. We look at how urban proximity—measured as travel time—affects the decisions and productivity of milk farmers located in rural production zones serving fresh milk to the capital Addis Ababa. […] Source: IFPRI Ethiopia: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program
Understanding the link between the Productive Safety Net Program and agrobiodiversity cultivation in Ethiopia
Our study aimed at investigating the possible linkages between agrobiodiversity and the Ethiopian Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP), an extensive social protection program, which is part of Ethiopia’s national Food Security Program. Both agrobiodiversity and the PSNP have proven to be two critical elements helping to foster the resilience of smallholder farmers to climate-induced challenges. […] Source: IFPRI Ethiopia: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program
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