Resultados de búsqueda - "Ethiopia"

Assessing possibilities of conducting Community Conversations (CCs) and establishing Communities of Practices (CoP) in Biden Community, Konso, Ethiopia por Dessalegn, Bezaiet, Woldegiorgis, Mamusha, Dea, Dereje

“…Initiated through a joint ICARDA-ILRI effort and building on the Community Based breeding program (CBBP), CCs were conducted in several districts in northern and southern Ethiopia to, inclusively and collectively, identify key challenges in the management and marketing of sheep; facilitate group learning and joint analysis; and seek context-specific solutions to address them. …”
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Enabling agroecological transitions in Ethiopia: The role of incentives, business models and partnerships. Insights from the PSii kick-off workshop por Balcha, Yodit, Tibebe, Degefie, Mockshell, Jonathan, Ogutu, Sylvester, Blum, Helen

“…As Africa's second-largest wheat producing country, wheat production is an important source of income and food security for farmers in Ethiopia. Nevertheless, the country heavily relies on imports for more than half of its wheat consumption. …”
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Technical and allocative efficiency of crop production using different storage and water-lifting technologies in Central Rift Valley, Ethiopia por Degefa, H., Tenaye, A., Hagos, Fitsum, Haileslassie, Amare

“…This study aims to compare the efficiency differences among irrigation farmers using various water-lifting technologies and among users of various technology suites in the Central Rift Valley, Ethiopia. Cross-sectional data collected from 320 randomly selected smallholder farmers, considering the 2019/2020 production season, were used to analyse a one-step Cobb–Douglas stochastic frontier function. …”
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Does access to improved grain storage technology increase farmers' welfare? Experimental evidence from maize farming in Ethiopia por Negede, Betelhem M., De Groote, Hugo, Minten, Bart, Voors, Maarten

“…Using data from a randomised controlled trial, in a major maize-growing region of Western Ethiopia, we study the impact of hermetic bags, a technology that protects stored grain against insect pests, so that the grain can be stored longer. …”
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Men can cook: Effectiveness of a light-touch men’s engagement intervention to change attitudes and behaviors in rural Ethiopia por Alderman, Harold, Gilligan, Daniel O., Hidrobo, Melissa, Leight, Jessica, Mulford, Michael, Tambet, Heleene

“…Using a randomized control trial design, combined with three rounds of data, we investigate the impacts on gender equitable attitudes and behaviors of a graduation program that seeks to simultaneously “push” households out of poverty and improve unequal gender norms in Ethiopia. We find that at midline all treatment arms lead to improvements in men’s gender equitable attitudes and their engagement in household domestic tasks as reported by both men and women; but at endline, impacts are only sustained in the treatment arms that introduced men’s engagement groups after the midline survey to further promote improvements in equitable gender norms.…”
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ISAAA AfriCenter guides the national one health steering committee, Ethiopia through a media science engagement por International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications AfriCenter

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Small-scale irrigation protects farmers from climate-extreme events: Insights from the 2015/2016 ENSO in Ethiopia por Mekonnen, Dawit Kelemework, Marilign, Yalew M., Warner, James, Ringler, Claudia

“…The El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) weather event of 2015/16 caused severe drought conditions in northern and central Ethiopia affecting the welfare of millions of farmers in late 2015 and early 2016. …”
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Can markets be developed to promote economic self-reliance of refugees? An evaluation of the promotion of digital financial services in Ethiopia by SHARPE por de Brauw, Alan, Tefera, Mulugeta

“…The Strengthening Host and Refugee Populations in Ethiopia (SHARPE) programme uses a market systems development approach to promote increased self-reliance and economic opportunities for refugees and host communities in three areas in Ethiopia: Jijiga, Dollo Ado, and Gambella. …”
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Barriers to adoption of optimal complementary feeding practices in Ethiopia: A formative qualitative investigation: Evidence from SPIR II por Leight, Jessica, Alderman, Harold, Gilligan, Daniel O., Hidrobo, Melissa, Mulford, Michael, Tadesse, Elazar

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Process of developing models of maternal nutrition interventions integrated into antenatal care services in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia and India por Sanghvi, Tina, Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Ghosh, Sebanti, Zafimanjaka, Maurice G., Kim, Sunny S.

“…We developed and integrated maternal nutrition interventions into ANC programmes in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia and India by conducting studies and assessments, developing new tools and processes and field testing integrated programme models. …”
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Government of Ethiopia's public works and complementary programmes: A mixed-methods study on pathways to reduce intimate partner violence por Ranganathan, Meghna, Pichon, Marjorie, Hidrobo, Melissa, Tambet, Heleene, Sintayehu, Wastina, Tadesse, Seifu, Buller, Ana Maria

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Study on age at first calving, calving interval and breeding efficiency of Bos taurus, Bos indicus and their crosses in the highlands of Ethiopia por Tadesse, M., Dessie, Tadelle, Tessema, G., Degefa, T., Gojam, Y.

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Nutrition profiles of farm households across different farming systems in Ethiopia: Unpacking the determinants and implications for nutrition-sensitive interventions por Desalegn, B.B., Biazin, B., Amede, T., Low, Jan W.

“…In the predominantly rain-fed and smallholder-based farming systems of Ethiopia, production diversity and livelihood strategies of the farm households vary across geographic areas. …”
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Re-examining Early Warning Systems and Humanitarian Responses in Pastoral Areas of the Northern Kenya and Southern Ethiopia: Initial Findings por Hassan, Rahma

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Emerging medium-scale tenant farming, gig economies, and the COVID-19 disruption: The case of commercial vegetable clusters in Ethiopia por Minten, Bart, Mohammed, Belay, Tamru, Seneshaw

“…Driven by the fast spread of private irrigation pumps, there has been a rapid expansion of intensive vegetable cultivation in the central Rift Valley in Ethiopia, making it the most important commercial vegetable production cluster in the country. …”
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Evidence-based decision making for nutrition policy and programme formulation in Ethiopia: A qualitative study exploring barriers and facilitators por Hailu, Solomon Eshetu, Bekele, Tesfaye, Covic, Namukolo, Kuche, Desalegn, Teshome, Beza

“…Despite much nutrition research conducted in Ethiopia, none has described existing opportunities for synergy or possible missed opportunities to use research to inform policy and program decisions to foster accelerated progress. …”
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The short-term impact of COVID-19 on Ethiopia’s economy through external sector channels: An economywide multiplier model analysis por Aragie, Emerta A., Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum, Tamru, Seneshaw

“…We analyze these economic effects using multisector economywide income multiplier models built on the two latest Social Accounting Matrices (SAMs) developed for Ethiopia. Three external sector channels are the focus of the analysis: commodity exports, strategic imports, and remittances. …”
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Evaluating the impact of multi-intervention development projects: The case of Ethiopia’s community-based integrated natural resources management project por Abate, Gashaw T., de Brauw, Alan, Minot, Nicholas, Vos, Rob, Wassie, Solomon B., Yang, Shijie, Warner, James

“…This paper provides a quantitative impact assessment of the community-based integrated natural resources management project (CBINReMP) in the Lake Tana region in Ethiopia during 2011-2019. By promoting greater community participation, the CBINReMP provided support to watershed communities for the restoration of degraded soils and water sources, rehabilitation of forests, as well as in obtaining access to secure land titles and practices for climate change adaptation. …”
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Assessment of health problems of sheep and goats based on ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection at Addis Ababa Abattoir, Ethiopia por Bekele, Tizeta, Szonyi, Barbara, Haile, A.F., Fries, R., Baumann, M.P.O., Grace, Delia

“…Introduction: Ethiopia has a rapidly growing small ruminant sector, which faces low productivity due to husbandry practices and poor health condition of the animals. …”
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Agricultural prices during drought in Ethiopia: An updated assessment using national producer data (January 2014 to June 2016 por Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane, Yimer, Feiruz, Minten, Bart

“…Expanding and extending an earlier assessment (ESSP Working Paper 88, April 2016), we analyze the evolution of crop and livestock producer prices and wages of unskilled laborers in Ethiopia between January 2014 and June 2016 to evaluate the effect of El Niño triggered droughts – which started in 2015 – that massively impacted parts of the country. …”
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