Permanent working papers, research reports and notes:
Despite COVID-19, food consumption remains steady in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (2022),
with Alan de Brauw, Kalle Hirvonen, and Gashaw T. Abate.
In COVID-19 & Global Food Security: Two Years Later, edited by John McDermott & Johan Swinnen.
Resilience of urban value chains during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from dairy and vegetable chains in Ethiopia (2022),
with Belay Mohammed, Yetimwork Habte, Seneshaw Tamru, Gashaw T. Abate, and Bart Minten.
In COVID-19 & Global Food Security: Two Years Later, edited by John McDermott & Johan Swinnen.
Uneven recovery and a lingering food crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic for rural safety net transfer recipients in Ethiopia (2022),
with Daniel O. Gilligan, Guush Berhane, Neha Kumar, and Jessica Leight.
In COVID-19 & Global Food Security: Two Years Later, edited by John McDermott & Johan Swinnen.
Assessing market price dynamics during the COVID-19 pandemic in Rwanda (2021), with Gracie Rosenbach, and David J. Spielman
Policy note #03. Rwanda Strategy Support Program, IFPRI. November 2021.
Dairy value chains during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia: Evidence from cascading value chain surveys before and during the pandemic (2021), with Yetmwork Habte, Belay Mohammed, Seneshaw Tamru, Gashaw T. Abate, and Bart Minten.
Working paper #160. Ethiopia Strategy Support Program, IFPRI. November 2021.
Vegetable value chains during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia: Evidence from cascading value chain surveys before and during the pandemic (2021), with Belay Mohammed, Seneshaw Tamru, Gashaw T. Abate, and Bart Minten.
Working paper #159. Ethiopia Strategy Support Program, IFPRI. November 2021.
Value chains for nutritious food: Analysis of the egg value chain in the Tigray region of Ethiopia (2020), with Kaleab Baye, Derek Headey, and John Hoddinott.
Working paper #152. Ethiopia Strategy Support Program, IFPRI. October 2020.
Economic impacts of COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia: A review of phone survey evidence (2020)
Working paper #151. Ethiopia Strategy Support Program, IFPRI. August 2020.
Food and nutrition security in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during COVID-19 pandemic: July 2020 report (2020), with Gashaw T. Abate and Alan de Brauw. Working paper #148. Ethiopia Strategy Support Program, IFPRI. June 2020.
Food and nutrition security in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during COVID-19 pandemic: June 2020 report (2020), with Gashaw T. Abate and Alan de Brauw. Working paper #145. Ethiopia Strategy Support Program, IFPRI. June 2020.
Food and nutrition security in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during COVID-19 pandemic: May 2020 report (2020), with Gashaw T. Abate and Alan de Brauw. Working paper #143. Ethiopia Strategy Support Program, IFPRI. May 2020.
Accelerating progress in improving diets and nutrition in Ethiopia (2020), with Kaleab Baye.
Working paper #144. Ethiopia Strategy Support Program, IFPRI. June 2020.
Evaluation of the nutrition-sensitive features of the fourth phase of Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Programme (2020), with several IFPRI and non-IFPRI colleagues. Working paper #140. Ethiopia Strategy Support Program, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). April 2020.
Household food consumption patterns in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (2020), with Abdulazize Wolle, Alan de Brauw, Kaleab Baye, and Gashaw T. Abate.
Working paper #139. Ethiopia Strategy Support Program, IFPRI. March 2020.
Consumption, production, market access and affordability of nutritious foods in the Afar Region of Ethiopia (2019), with Abdulazize Wolle.
Alive & Thrive and IFPRI. October 2019.
Consumption, production, market access and affordability of nutritious foods in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia (2019), with Abdulazize Wolle.
Alive & Thrive and IFPRI. October 2019.
Consumption, production, market access and affordability of nutritious foods in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia (2019), with Abdulazize Wolle.
Alive & Thrive and IFPRI. October 2019.
Consumption, production, market access and affordability of nutritious foods in the Somali Region of Ethiopia (2019), with Abdulazize Wolle.
Alive & Thrive and IFPRI. October 2019.
Consumption, production, market access and affordability of nutritious foods in the SNNP Region of Ethiopia (2019), with Abdulazize Wolle.
Alive & Thrive and International Food Policy Research Institute. October 2019.
Consumption, production, market access and affordability of nutritious foods in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia (2019), with Abdulazize Wolle.
Alive & Thrive and IFPRI. October 2019.
The impact of large-scale social protection interventions on grain prices in poor countries: Evidence from Ethiopia (2018), with John Hoddinott, David Stifel, and Bart Minten. IFPRI-ESSP working paper #116.
Affordability of fruits and vegetables in Ethiopia (2018), with Abdulazize Wolle, and Bart Minten.
Research Note #70. Ethiopia Strategy Support Program, IFPRI. October 2018.
Improvements in living conditions in Ethiopia between 2000 and 2016: Evidence from Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey data (2017),
Research Note #69. Ethiopia Strategy Support Program, IFPRI. October 2017.
The rising cost of nutritious foods in Ethiopia (2017), with Fantu Bachewe, Bart Minten, and Feiruz Yimer.
Research Note #67. Ethiopia Strategy Support Program, IFPRI. June 2017.
Farm size, food security, and welfare: Descriptive evidence from the Ethiopian highlands (2017), with Kibrewossen Abay and Bart Minten.
Working paper #111, Ethiopia Strategy Support Program, IFPRI.
Potential Linkages between Zinc in Soils and Human Nutrition in Ethiopia (2016), with Samuel Gameda, James Warner, Leah Bevis, Tekalign Mamo, Hailu Shiferaw, and Masresha Tessema. Case study #2. Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (ReSAKSS): 2015 Annual Trends and Outlook Report (ATOR) – Achieving a Nutrition Revolution for Africa: The Road to Healthier Diets and Optimal Nutrition. Edited by Namukolo Covic and Sheryl L. Hendriks.
Mechanization of Agriculture in Ethiopia: Evidence from the 2015 Feed the Future survey (2016), with Berhane, and Minten.
Research Note #48. Ethiopia Strategy Support Program, IFPRI. January 2016.
Refugees and Food Security in Host Communities: A Review of Impacts and Policy Options to Enhance Resilience (2014), with Mabiso, A., Maystadt J-F., and Vandercasteelen, J. IFPRI's 2020 Conference Paper #2.
Blog posts:
Improving the resilience of the poor in Ethiopia through community-based health insurance, IFPRI blog post, June 2018.
Ethiopian Economy Grows, but Diets Are Still Poor, Malnutrition Deeply blog post with Bart Minten, February 2018.
How migrants in Africa maintain economic and social links to home villages, IFPRI blog post with Joachim De Weerdt, September 2016.
From market to mesob: Ensuring access to food is key to improving diets in Ethiopia, IFPRI blog post, March 2016.
Project and survey reports:
Impact Evaluation of WFP’s Fresh Food Voucher Pilot Programme in Ethiopia 10/2017-1/2019: Evaluation Report (2019), with Baye, K and Tizazu, W. IFPRI, Addis Ababa University. July 2019.
The Implementation of the Productive Safety Nets Programme, 2014: Highlands Outcomes Report (2015), with Berhane, G. and Hoddinott, J. Ethiopia Strategy Support Program and International Food Policy Research Institute. November 2015.
The Implementation of the Productive Safety Nets Programme and the Household Asset Building Programme in the Ethiopian Highlands, 2014: Program Performance Report (2015), with Berhane, G., Hoddinott, J., Kumar, N., Seyoum Taffesse, A., Yohannes, Y., Tefera, M., Nishan, B., Lind, J., Sabates-Wheeler, R., Strickland, A. Ethiopia Strategy Support Program, IFPRI, Dadimos and Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex. November 2015.
The Implementation of the Productive Safety Nets Programme in the Ethiopian Lowlands, 2014: Program Performance Report (2015), with Berhane, G., Hoddinott, J., Kumar, N., Taffesse, A.S., Yohannes, Y., Tefera, M., Nishan, B., Lind, J., Sabates-Wheeler, R., Strickland, A. Ethiopia Strategy Support Program, IFPRI, Dadimos and Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex. November 2015.
Feed the Future (FtF) of Ethiopia – Baseline report 2013 (2014), with Bachewe, F., Berhane, G., Hoddinott, J., Hoel, J., Tadesse, F., Seyoum Taffesse, A., Woldehanna, T., Worku, I., Yimer, F., Yohannes, Y., Abay, K., Yigezu, B. Beyene, H., Abebe, Y., and Meshesha, N. Ethiopia Strategy Support Program, IFPRI. August 2014.
Kagera Health and Development Survey 2010: Basic Information Document (2012) with Joachim De Weerdt, Kathleen Beegle, Helene Bie Lilleør, Stefan Dercon, Martina Kirchberger and Sofya Krutikova. Rockwool Foundation Working Paper Series, Study Paper No. 46. (2012) with Joachim De Weerdt, Kathleen Beegle, Helene Bie Lilleør, Stefan Dercon, Martina Kirchberger and Sofya Krutikova. Rockwool Foundation Working Paper Series, Study Paper No. 46.
Despite COVID-19, food consumption remains steady in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (2022),
with Alan de Brauw, Kalle Hirvonen, and Gashaw T. Abate.
In COVID-19 & Global Food Security: Two Years Later, edited by John McDermott & Johan Swinnen.
Resilience of urban value chains during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from dairy and vegetable chains in Ethiopia (2022),
with Belay Mohammed, Yetimwork Habte, Seneshaw Tamru, Gashaw T. Abate, and Bart Minten.
In COVID-19 & Global Food Security: Two Years Later, edited by John McDermott & Johan Swinnen.
Uneven recovery and a lingering food crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic for rural safety net transfer recipients in Ethiopia (2022),
with Daniel O. Gilligan, Guush Berhane, Neha Kumar, and Jessica Leight.
In COVID-19 & Global Food Security: Two Years Later, edited by John McDermott & Johan Swinnen.
Assessing market price dynamics during the COVID-19 pandemic in Rwanda (2021), with Gracie Rosenbach, and David J. Spielman
Policy note #03. Rwanda Strategy Support Program, IFPRI. November 2021.
Dairy value chains during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia: Evidence from cascading value chain surveys before and during the pandemic (2021), with Yetmwork Habte, Belay Mohammed, Seneshaw Tamru, Gashaw T. Abate, and Bart Minten.
Working paper #160. Ethiopia Strategy Support Program, IFPRI. November 2021.
Vegetable value chains during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia: Evidence from cascading value chain surveys before and during the pandemic (2021), with Belay Mohammed, Seneshaw Tamru, Gashaw T. Abate, and Bart Minten.
Working paper #159. Ethiopia Strategy Support Program, IFPRI. November 2021.
Value chains for nutritious food: Analysis of the egg value chain in the Tigray region of Ethiopia (2020), with Kaleab Baye, Derek Headey, and John Hoddinott.
Working paper #152. Ethiopia Strategy Support Program, IFPRI. October 2020.
Economic impacts of COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia: A review of phone survey evidence (2020)
Working paper #151. Ethiopia Strategy Support Program, IFPRI. August 2020.
Food and nutrition security in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during COVID-19 pandemic: July 2020 report (2020), with Gashaw T. Abate and Alan de Brauw. Working paper #148. Ethiopia Strategy Support Program, IFPRI. June 2020.
Food and nutrition security in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during COVID-19 pandemic: June 2020 report (2020), with Gashaw T. Abate and Alan de Brauw. Working paper #145. Ethiopia Strategy Support Program, IFPRI. June 2020.
Food and nutrition security in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during COVID-19 pandemic: May 2020 report (2020), with Gashaw T. Abate and Alan de Brauw. Working paper #143. Ethiopia Strategy Support Program, IFPRI. May 2020.
Accelerating progress in improving diets and nutrition in Ethiopia (2020), with Kaleab Baye.
Working paper #144. Ethiopia Strategy Support Program, IFPRI. June 2020.
Evaluation of the nutrition-sensitive features of the fourth phase of Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Programme (2020), with several IFPRI and non-IFPRI colleagues. Working paper #140. Ethiopia Strategy Support Program, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). April 2020.
Household food consumption patterns in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (2020), with Abdulazize Wolle, Alan de Brauw, Kaleab Baye, and Gashaw T. Abate.
Working paper #139. Ethiopia Strategy Support Program, IFPRI. March 2020.
Consumption, production, market access and affordability of nutritious foods in the Afar Region of Ethiopia (2019), with Abdulazize Wolle.
Alive & Thrive and IFPRI. October 2019.
Consumption, production, market access and affordability of nutritious foods in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia (2019), with Abdulazize Wolle.
Alive & Thrive and IFPRI. October 2019.
Consumption, production, market access and affordability of nutritious foods in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia (2019), with Abdulazize Wolle.
Alive & Thrive and IFPRI. October 2019.
Consumption, production, market access and affordability of nutritious foods in the Somali Region of Ethiopia (2019), with Abdulazize Wolle.
Alive & Thrive and IFPRI. October 2019.
Consumption, production, market access and affordability of nutritious foods in the SNNP Region of Ethiopia (2019), with Abdulazize Wolle.
Alive & Thrive and International Food Policy Research Institute. October 2019.
Consumption, production, market access and affordability of nutritious foods in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia (2019), with Abdulazize Wolle.
Alive & Thrive and IFPRI. October 2019.
The impact of large-scale social protection interventions on grain prices in poor countries: Evidence from Ethiopia (2018), with John Hoddinott, David Stifel, and Bart Minten. IFPRI-ESSP working paper #116.
Affordability of fruits and vegetables in Ethiopia (2018), with Abdulazize Wolle, and Bart Minten.
Research Note #70. Ethiopia Strategy Support Program, IFPRI. October 2018.
Improvements in living conditions in Ethiopia between 2000 and 2016: Evidence from Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey data (2017),
Research Note #69. Ethiopia Strategy Support Program, IFPRI. October 2017.
The rising cost of nutritious foods in Ethiopia (2017), with Fantu Bachewe, Bart Minten, and Feiruz Yimer.
Research Note #67. Ethiopia Strategy Support Program, IFPRI. June 2017.
Farm size, food security, and welfare: Descriptive evidence from the Ethiopian highlands (2017), with Kibrewossen Abay and Bart Minten.
Working paper #111, Ethiopia Strategy Support Program, IFPRI.
Potential Linkages between Zinc in Soils and Human Nutrition in Ethiopia (2016), with Samuel Gameda, James Warner, Leah Bevis, Tekalign Mamo, Hailu Shiferaw, and Masresha Tessema. Case study #2. Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (ReSAKSS): 2015 Annual Trends and Outlook Report (ATOR) – Achieving a Nutrition Revolution for Africa: The Road to Healthier Diets and Optimal Nutrition. Edited by Namukolo Covic and Sheryl L. Hendriks.
Mechanization of Agriculture in Ethiopia: Evidence from the 2015 Feed the Future survey (2016), with Berhane, and Minten.
Research Note #48. Ethiopia Strategy Support Program, IFPRI. January 2016.
Refugees and Food Security in Host Communities: A Review of Impacts and Policy Options to Enhance Resilience (2014), with Mabiso, A., Maystadt J-F., and Vandercasteelen, J. IFPRI's 2020 Conference Paper #2.
Blog posts:
Improving the resilience of the poor in Ethiopia through community-based health insurance, IFPRI blog post, June 2018.
Ethiopian Economy Grows, but Diets Are Still Poor, Malnutrition Deeply blog post with Bart Minten, February 2018.
How migrants in Africa maintain economic and social links to home villages, IFPRI blog post with Joachim De Weerdt, September 2016.
From market to mesob: Ensuring access to food is key to improving diets in Ethiopia, IFPRI blog post, March 2016.
Project and survey reports:
Impact Evaluation of WFP’s Fresh Food Voucher Pilot Programme in Ethiopia 10/2017-1/2019: Evaluation Report (2019), with Baye, K and Tizazu, W. IFPRI, Addis Ababa University. July 2019.
The Implementation of the Productive Safety Nets Programme, 2014: Highlands Outcomes Report (2015), with Berhane, G. and Hoddinott, J. Ethiopia Strategy Support Program and International Food Policy Research Institute. November 2015.
The Implementation of the Productive Safety Nets Programme and the Household Asset Building Programme in the Ethiopian Highlands, 2014: Program Performance Report (2015), with Berhane, G., Hoddinott, J., Kumar, N., Seyoum Taffesse, A., Yohannes, Y., Tefera, M., Nishan, B., Lind, J., Sabates-Wheeler, R., Strickland, A. Ethiopia Strategy Support Program, IFPRI, Dadimos and Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex. November 2015.
The Implementation of the Productive Safety Nets Programme in the Ethiopian Lowlands, 2014: Program Performance Report (2015), with Berhane, G., Hoddinott, J., Kumar, N., Taffesse, A.S., Yohannes, Y., Tefera, M., Nishan, B., Lind, J., Sabates-Wheeler, R., Strickland, A. Ethiopia Strategy Support Program, IFPRI, Dadimos and Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex. November 2015.
Feed the Future (FtF) of Ethiopia – Baseline report 2013 (2014), with Bachewe, F., Berhane, G., Hoddinott, J., Hoel, J., Tadesse, F., Seyoum Taffesse, A., Woldehanna, T., Worku, I., Yimer, F., Yohannes, Y., Abay, K., Yigezu, B. Beyene, H., Abebe, Y., and Meshesha, N. Ethiopia Strategy Support Program, IFPRI. August 2014.
Kagera Health and Development Survey 2010: Basic Information Document (2012) with Joachim De Weerdt, Kathleen Beegle, Helene Bie Lilleør, Stefan Dercon, Martina Kirchberger and Sofya Krutikova. Rockwool Foundation Working Paper Series, Study Paper No. 46. (2012) with Joachim De Weerdt, Kathleen Beegle, Helene Bie Lilleør, Stefan Dercon, Martina Kirchberger and Sofya Krutikova. Rockwool Foundation Working Paper Series, Study Paper No. 46.