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Searching with a thematic focus on Food security in Ethiopia

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    Ethiopia: the path to self-resiliency

    CHF, 2007
    This report is the result of a research effort managed and coordinated by CHF on behalf of the 15-member Canadian NGO Network in Ethiopia (CANGO) to assess the factors that contribute to the vulnerability and resilience of communities and households in rural Ethiopia.
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    Long-term seed aid in Ethiopia: past, present, and future perspectives

    International Development Research Centre, 2007
    Seed aid is a significant area of humanitarian practice, intended to help vulnerable farmers recover from crises. Yet poorly-conducted aid can increase farmers’ vulnerability. This comprehensive report assesses the effects of emergency seed assistance in Ethiopia.
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    Local and regional procurement of food aid in Africa: impact and policy issues

    Reliefweb, 2007
    European Commission policy endorses local and regional procurement of food aid commodities (LRP), a practice that is believed to assist in the development of local agriculture and livelihoods in supplying countries. This paper argues that LRP of food aid can make a much larger contribution to the economies of developing countries and poor people in particular.
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    Moving from food aid to cash transfers in Ethiopia

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    The debate on whether cash transfers are more effective than food aid continues. Governments and organisations seeking to transfer cash to poor households should be aware of the challenges in targeting and the availability and price of food in local markets.
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    Is there persistance in the impact of emergency food aid: evidence on consumption, food security and assets in rural Ethiopia

    International Food Policy Research Institute, 2006
    This paper explores the presence of persistent impacts of two food aid programmes: the Employment Generation Schemes (EGS) and free food distribution (FFD), which were implemented following the 2002 drought in Ethiopia. It looks specifically at:
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    Food aid or cash aid? Comparing effects on the Ethiopian economy

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Policymakers, donors and non-governmental organisations have in recent years debated whether it is more effective to provide aid to poor households in the form of food or cash. Most studies have focused on specific aspects of the effects of aid, neglecting the impact on and feedback from different sectors of the economy.
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    Improved access to information on livestock early warning

    Arid Lands Information Network, 2006
    Particularly in vulnerable pastoral regions, early warning systems can empower individuals and communities to act to prevent loss of life and reduce the economic and material impact of disasters. In this two-page article from Baobab, the essential aims, products and approaches of people-centred early warning systems are summarised, drawing on examples from the Horn of Africa.
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    Assessing emergency food needs in Ethiopia

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    In Ethiopia, there are no standard procedures to assess emergency situations. As a result, the information these assessments produce varies in quality and credibility. This can damage responses to food insecurity and humanitarian crises.
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    id21 viewpoint - a response to id21 insights #61

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    Food, agriculture and the challenge of beating hunger in Africa lead the international development agenda today. But these are not new issues: Africa has been falling behind on all key development indicators for decades. It is clear that Africa urgently requires new solutions.
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    Fighting hunger and poverty in Ethiopia

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    Drought, famine and war persist in Ethiopia, despite government efforts to combat these. Government attempts to create a policy environment enabling broad economic growth and employment rarely succeeded. Was the Employment Generation Scheme more successful at providing food and income?

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