Despite enthusiasm on the potential of digital innovations to transform agricultural markets in Africa, progress made thus far has been limited to small-scale experiments that often fail to scale up. Realizing the full potential..
NEW PUBLICATION: Ethiopia’s social safety net effective in limiting COVID-19 impacts on rural food insecurity
By Kibrom A. Abay, Guush Berhane, John Hoddinott, and Kibrom Tafere
Multiple studies have documented the negative impacts of COVID-19 on the poor and vulnerable. Over the past decade, rigorous evaluations have shown Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) yielding positive results in addressing household poverty and food insecurity in the low-income districts it targets. As the pandemic suddenly raised economic stresses on poor households, a new study by Kibrom Abay, Guush Berhane, John Hoddinott, and Kibrom Tefere shows the PSNP has been [...]
Do High Food Prices and Droughts Fuel Conflict?
March 31, 2015 By: Highlights from Chapter 7 of the 2014-2015 Global Food Policy Report - By Jacopo Bordignon The world has seen more and more conflicts in recent years, such as in Syria, Nigeria, and Yemen. What explains these conflicts and what are the root causes and effects of ongoing civil violence? The authors of […]
