In 2014, the Research for Ethiopia’s Agriculture Policy (REAP) team undertook two projects to take stock of the current research and data available on male and female farmers in Ethiopia. They found that there is significant information on farmers who are the head of their household, but relying on analysis based solely on heads of >> Read more
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The Next Steps for Gender Research in Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s 2015 drought: No reason for a famine
Ethiopia is currently experiencing its worst drought in over 30 years. Net cereal production from the main (2015/16 meher season) harvest currently underway may fall by 10-20 percent (1.9 to 3.7 million tons) relative to the 2014/15 harvest (December 2015 preliminary estimates based on woreda-level yield data). Households in regions hit particularly hard, including the eastern highlands >> Read more
The State of Wheat in Ethiopia (infographic)
Wheat farmers are growing and harvesting more wheat than ever before, yet every year, the Ethiopian government spends millions of dollars to import wheat. Can local farmers meet the growing demand for the grain? What factors are limiting farmers from selling more wheat? Researchers took a look at the supply chain (from the farmers to the >> Read more
The Right Stuff
Ethiopian farmers have long relied on just two kinds of fertilizer to boost nutrients in their depleted soils. Now, they are finally getting more choices. You wouldn’t use the same ingredients to bake bread as you would to make soup. The ingredients vary depending on your recipe. It’s no different for soil. Different crops grown >> Read more