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project paper

Synopsis: Geography of public service delivery in rural Ethiopia

Geography has been shown to be an important determinant of economic development. Remote areas tend to be poorer due to higher transaction costs for trade or inhospitable environments.

dataset

Worldwide Extension Study

The “Worldwide Extension Study” effort was undertaken by the International Food Policy Research Institute, funded by the United States Agency for International Development and in collaboration with the University of Illinois, FAO, the Global Forum

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Accelerating technical change through video mediated agricultural extension

Agricultural extension is crucial for promoting equality of opportunity among smallholders. Ethiopia has one of Africa’s largest extension systems: 1) 17.5 million smallholder farmers 2) 1 extension agent per 400-500 farmers.

working paper

Geography of public service delivery in rural Ethiopia

Remote areas are often characterized by lower welfare outcomes due to economic disadvantages and higher transaction costs for trade. But their worse situation may also be linked to worse public service delivery.

discussion paper

Strategic public spending: Scenarios and lessons for Ghana

Growth in Ghana during the last decade has not translated into meaningful benefits for rural households who experienced an increase in poverty in recent years.