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Ethiopia Strategy Support Program Policy Research Conference
Bridging, Balancing and Scaling Up
Advancing the Rural Growth Agenda in Ethiopia
June 6-8, 2006, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Program and Papers
June 6   June 7   June 8
Wednesday, June 7
8:30 - 10:30
SESSION 4: GETTING MARKETS RIGHT: NEW DIRECTIONS
Chair: Ato Abdullah Bagersh, Ethiopian Coffee Exporters Association

VOICES: Trader Address to Plenary
Haji Hussein Dekebo, Grain Trader, Assela wholesale market

Is Ethiopia Ready for a Commodity Exchange? An Integrated Approach to Market Development
Dr. Eleni Gabre-Madhin and Mr. Ian Goggin
Paper: (PDF 450K)  |  Policy Brief: (PDF 335K)

The Devil is in the Details: Actors, Institutions, and Sequencing
Dr. Eleni Gabre-Madhin and Dr. Dawit Alemu
Policy Brief: (PDF 272K)

Plenary Discussion

10:30 - 10:45

10:45 - 1:00
SESSION 5: LINKING FARMERS TO MARKETS
Chair: Ato Ibrahim Mohamed, MOARD

From Farmer to Market and Market to Farmer: Characterizing Smallholder Commercialization in Ethiopia
Dr. Dawit Alemu

Linking Ethiopian Smallholders to Markets: The Promise and Pitfalls of Collective Action
Dr. Tanguy Bernard, Mr. Abera Birhanu and Dr. Eleni Gabre-Madhin
Paper: (PDF 182K)  |  Policy Brief: (PDF 233K)

Promoting Milk Quality in Smallholder Cooperatives: Evidence from Ethiopia
Mr. Nic Francesconi
Paper: (PDF 262K)  |  Policy Brief: (PDF 250K)

Plenary Discussion

1:00

1:00 - 2:00

8:30 - 10:30
SESSION 6: UNLEASHING INNOVATION
Chair: Dr. Tsedeke Abate, Ethiopian Institute for Agricultural Research

VOICES: Farmer Address to Plenary
Ato Ingida Kelkile, Farmer from Debre Zeit

The Smallholder in a Changing World: The Role of Innovation in Ethiopian Agriculture
Dr. David Spielman, Ms. Martha Negash, Dr. Kristin Davis, and Dr. Gezahegn Ayele
Paper: (PDF 169K)  |  Policy Brief: (PDF 290K)

Ethiopian Seed Systems: Regulations, Institutions, and Stakeholders
Dr. Dawit Alemu and Dr. David Spielman
Paper: (PDF 252K)  |  Policy Brief: (PDF 228K)

Plenary Discussion

3:30 - 3:45

3:45 - 5:30
SESSION 7: MANAGING RISK AND VOLATILITY
Chair: H.E. Ato Newai Gebre-ab, MOARD

Volatility and Price Patterns in the Ethiopian Grain Market
Dr. Eleni Gabre-Madhin and Mr. Tadesse Mezgebou
Paper: (PDF 506K)  |  Policy Brief: (PDF 278K)

Sources, Extent, and Policies to Manage Risk in Ethiopia
Dr. Shahidur Rashid and Ms. Meron Assefa
Paper: (PDF 235K)  |  Policy Brief: (PDF 229K)

Price Dynamics in the Ethiopian Wheat Market: Which Market Matters?
Dr. Kindie Getnet, Dr. Eleni Gabre-Madhin, Dr. Shahiur Rashid, and Mr. Sineshaw Tamiru
Paper: (PDF 349K)  |  Policy Brief: (PDF 270K)

Plenary Discussion

5:30


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