Resultados de búsqueda - "Ethiopia"

Facilitating gender transformation in small ruminant management through Community Conversations in Bide community, Konso, Ethiopia por Woldegiorgis, Mamusha, Dessalegn, Bezaiet, Dea, Dereje, Soka, Gehano

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Report on Gender Equality (HER+) Initiative training workshop on gender-responsive and nutrition-sensitive agriculture Ethiopia por Yami, Mastewal, Ketema, Dessalegn Molla, Nchanji, Eileen, Lutomia, Cosmas Kweyu, Ahmed, Abel, Zewde, Yidnekachew, Jaleta, Gemechis, Asrat, Alemayehu, Hailu, Shimelis, Biruk, Fitsum

“…As one-size-fits-all solutions do not exist, HER+ identifies and develops diverse scenarios for co-creation of bundling socio-technical innovations. In Ethiopia, the initiative is closely working with the Veggies for Planet and People (V4P&P) project implemented by the World Vegetable Center and SNV (Netherlands Development Organisation) that aims to improve vegetable production, consumption and marketing. …”
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Simulating potential impacts of solar MajiPump on the economy and nutrition of smallholder farmers in sub-humid Ethiopia por Bizimana, J.-C., Yalew, B. B., Assefa, T. T., Belay, S. A., Degu, Y. M., Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe, Reyes, M.R., Prasad, P. V. V., Tilahun, Seifu A.

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Encouraging adaptation of sustainable land management technologies in rural Ethiopia: Findings from baseline data collection por Billings, Lucy, Gilligan, Daniel O., Kalva, Parthu, Leight, Jessica, Tambet, Heleene, Bahiru, Kibret Mamo, Mulford, Michael, Bekele, Kalkidan

“…Baseline survey findings from a randomized control trial that examines the effects of a sustainable land management training delivered to couples or women only in the context of rural Ethiopia where all participants are beneficiaries of a targeted social safety net program. …”
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Accelerating technical change through ICT: Evidence from a video-mediated extension experiment in Ethiopia por Abate, Gashaw T., Bernard, Tanguy, Makhija, Simrin, Spielman, David J.

“…This study assesses the impacts of video-mediated agricultural extension service provision on farmers’ adoption of improved agricultural technologies and practices in Ethiopia using data from a two-year randomized experiment. …”
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Risk-Contingent Credit (RCC): Assessing smallholders' agricultural credit needs and the feasibility of implementing RCC in Ethiopia por Timu, Anne G., Shee, Apurba, Yilma, Marta, Bellisa, Temesgen, Kebede, Temesgen, You, Liangzhi

“…This study, conducted in three woredas in Ethiopia, implemented a game designed to increased farmers’ understanding of the product and finds that farmers recognize the potential of RCC.…”
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Development and validation of animal welfare knowledge, attitude, and practice assessment tool among smallholder farmers in Ethiopia por Ayalew, Gezahegn, Berhe, Tsega, Mekonnen, Mesfin, Gelan, Eyob, Wieland, Barbara, Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D., Doyle, Rebecca

“…Objective: To develop and validate an assessment tool to measure knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) towards animal welfare among smallholder farmers in Ethiopia. Materials and methods: This study was conducted among smallholder crop-livestock farmers and pastoralists in four districts of Ethiopia. …”
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Financial services in refugee hosting areas: Can they promote inclusion? Lessons from the SHARPE project in Ethiopia por de Brauw, Alan, Roy, Shalini, Tefera, Mulugeta

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Barriers to enrollment in secondary school in Ethiopia: A formative qualitative investigation: Evidence from SPIR II por Leight, Jessica, Alderman, Harold, Gilligan, Daniel O., Hidrobo, Melissa, Mulford, Michael, Nemera, Ayantu

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School-based nutrition interventions had impacts on dietary diversity and meal frequency of adolescent girls in Ethiopia por Sununtnasuk, Celeste, Berhane, Hanna, Kim, Sunny S., Menon, Purnima, Oumer, Abdulaziz, Sanghvi, Tina, Walissa, Tamirat

“…Adolescence is a critical period of physical and psychological development, especially for girls as poor nutrition can affect their well-being as well as the well-being of their children. In Ethiopia, where the population is very young, evidence on the nutrition of adolescent girls and their determinants is scant. …”
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More than a safety net: Ethiopia’s flagship public works program increases tree cover por Hirvonen, Kalle, Machado, Elia A., Simons, Andrew M., Taraz, Vis

“…We quantify the impact on tree cover of Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP), one of the world’s largest and longest-running public works programs, using satellite-based data of tree cover combined with difference-in-differences and inverse probability treatment weighting methodologies. …”
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Occurrence, antimicrobial susceptibility, and resistance genes of Staphylococcus aureus in milk and milk products in the Arsi highlands of Ethiopia por Deddefo, A., Mamo, G., Asfaw, M., Edao, A., Hiko, A., Fufa, D., Jafer, M., Sombo, M., Amenu, Kebede

“…Background In Ethiopia, milk production and handling practices often lack proper hygiene measures, leading to the potential contamination of milk and milk products with <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (<i>S. aureus</i>), including methicillin-resistant strains, posing significant public health concerns. …”
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Local administration and school community investment in implementing the SAPLING-led school feeding program in Kenya and Ethiopia por Ouko, Ochieng, Gemiyo Talore, Deribe, Yemane, Tsion, Geremew, Kumlachew, Getachew, Fasil, Esatu, Wondmeneh, Ochieng, Laurence, Yitayih, Mulugeta, Dessie, Tadelle

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Community-level spillover effects of an intervention to prevent intimate partner violence and HIV transmission in rural Ethiopia por Leight, Jessica, Deyessa, Negussie, Verani, Fabio, Tewolde, Samuel, Sharma, Vandana

“…We analysed the spillover effects of Unite for a Better Life (UBL), an intervention evaluated in a cluster randomised controlled trial using a double-randomised design; previous evidence suggests UBL reduced IPV in rural Ethiopia among direct beneficiaries. Methods: Villages (n=64) were randomly allocated to control, or to receive UBL delivered to men, women or couples. …”
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Evidence from the Productive Safety Net Program in Ethiopia: Complementarities between social protection and health policies por Hirvonen, Kalle, Bossuyt, Anne, Pigois, Remy

“…The estimated OOP health expenditures are high, even among those households enrolled into CBHI or benefitting from HFW.Taken together, these findings suggest that there is scope to improve the linkages between these three major social protection programmes in Ethiopia to protect the poorest and most vulnerable households.…”
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From agricultural experiment station to farm: The impact of the promotion of a new technology on farmers’ yields in Ethiopia por Vandercasteelen, Joachim, Dereje, Mekdim, Minten, Bart, Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum

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How accurate are yield estimates from crop cuts? Evidence from smallholder maize farms in Ethiopia por Kosmowski, Frederic, Chamberlin, Jordan, Ayalew, Hailemariam, Sida, Tesfaye, Abay, Kibrom A., Craufurd, Peter

“…Here, we undertake a well-measured experiment of multiple yield estimation methods on 237 smallholder maize plots in Amhara region, Ethiopia. We compare yield from a full plot harvest with farmer assessments and with estimates from a variety of field sampling protocols: W-walk, transect, random quadrant, random octant, center quadrant, and 3 diagonal quadrants. …”
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Maize price seasonality in Ethiopia: Does access to improved grain storage technology matter for farmers’ welfare? por Negede, Betelhem M., Voors, Maarten, De Groote, Hugo, Minten, Bart

“…Using data from a randomized controlled trial, we study the impact of hermetic bags, a technology that protects stored maize grain against insect pests, and helps to store it longer, in a major maizegrowing region of Western Ethiopia. We find considerable price seasonality: maize prices in the lean season are up to 36% higher than maize prices after harvesting. …”
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Efficiency and profits of emerging medium-scale farms in Africa: Evidence from Ethiopia’s commercial horticultural sector por Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane, Minten, Bart

“…We study production practices of larger and more capital-intensive farmers (“horti-preneurs”) in horticultural commercial clusters in the central Rift Valley of Ethiopia. Attracted by profitable vegetable markets, more educated farmers rent in land for vegetable production from a large number of smallholders to meet rapidly growing urban vegetable demand. …”
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Food and nutrition security in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during COVID-19 pandemic: May 2020 report por Hirvonen, Kalle, Abate, Gashaw T., de Brauw, Alan

“…We called by telephone a representative sample of 600 households in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to assess household food and nutrition security status during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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