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Elodie Becquey

Elodie Becquey is a Senior Research Fellow in the Nutrition, Diets, and Health Unit, based in IFPRI’s West and Central Africa office in Senegal. She has over 15 years of research experience in diet, nutrition, and food security in Africa, including countries such as Burkina Faso, Chad, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, and Tanzania.

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Armed conflict, community-based cash transfers, and social cohesion: Evidence from a randomized intervention in Ethiopia

2026Nigus, Halefom Yigzaw; Abay, Kibrom A.; Tabe-Ojong, Martin Paul Jr.
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Armed conflict, community-based cash transfers, and social cohesion: Evidence from a randomized intervention in Ethiopia

Year published

2026

Authors

Nigus, Halefom Yigzaw; Abay, Kibrom A.; Tabe-Ojong, Martin Paul Jr.

Citation

Nigus, Halefom Yigzaw; Abay, Kibrom A.; and Tabe-Ojong, Martin Paul Jr. 2026. Armed conflict, community-based cash transfers, and social cohesion: Evidence from a randomized intervention in Ethiopia. World Development 199(March 2026): 107249. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2025.107249

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Ethiopia

Keywords

Africa; Sub-saharan Africa; Eastern Africa; Conflicts; Social Protection; Cash Transfers; Civil Conflict

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English

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Limited Access

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2025.107249 Source record

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Can a light-touch graduation model enhance livelihood outcomes? Evidence from Ethiopia

2026Leight, Jessica; Gilligan, Daniel O.; Hidrobo, Melissa; Alderman, Harold; Mulford, Michael
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Can a light-touch graduation model enhance livelihood outcomes? Evidence from Ethiopia

Year published

2026

Authors

Leight, Jessica; Gilligan, Daniel O.; Hidrobo, Melissa; Alderman, Harold; Mulford, Michael

Citation

Leight, Jessica; Gilligan, Daniel O.; Hidrobo, Melissa; Alderman, Harold; and Mulford, Michael. 2026. Can a light-touch graduation model enhance livelihood outcomes? Evidence from Ethiopia. Journal of Development Economics 179(February 2026): 103682. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103682

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Ethiopia

Keywords

Africa; Sub-saharan Africa; Eastern Africa; Models; Livelihoods; Poverty; Cash Transfers; Livestock; Food Security; Savings Group; Social Protection

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English

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Limited Access

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103682 Source record

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Policies, Institutions, and Markets

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Estimating multidimensional development resilience

2026Lee, Seungmin; Abay, Kibrom A.; Barrett, Christopher B.; Hoddinott, John F.
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Estimating multidimensional development resilience

Existing measures of resilience are typically based on a single well-being indicator. This is problematic in contexts where households face deprivations across multiple dimensions. We develop a multidimensional resilience measure, integrating probabilistic moment-based resilience measurement approaches with multidimensional poverty measurement methods. Applying these to household panel data from Ethiopia, we show that univariate and multidimensional resilience measures based on expenditure-based poverty, dietary diversity, and livestock asset holdings can yield varied inferences on the ranking of households as well as potential impact of development interventions. Univariate resilience measures constructed using consumption expenditure, dietary diversity and livestock asset holdings show distinct temporal and spatial distributional patterns. But while univariate measures are weakly correlated with one another and with different well-being metrics, multivariate measures exhibit much stronger rank correlations. When we contrast univariate measures of resilience to multidimensional measures of resilience, we find that the latter vary less over the study period; multidimensional resilience measures seem to capture more “persistent or structural” vulnerability and associated capacity of households. We also demonstrate the differences in these univariate and multivariate measures, including the potential of the composite multidimensional resilience measures for supporting targeting processes.

Year published

2026

Authors

Lee, Seungmin; Abay, Kibrom A.; Barrett, Christopher B.; Hoddinott, John F.

Citation

Lee, Seungmin; Abay, Kibrom A.; Barrett, Christopher B.; and Hoddinott, John. 2025. Estimating multidimensional development resilience. Journal of Development Economics 178(January 2026): 103583. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103583

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Ethiopia

Keywords

Africa; Eastern Africa; Data; Development; Households; Resilience

Language

English

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Open AccessCC-BY-NC-ND-4.0

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103583 Source record

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HER+ Sustainable Land Management Trial in Ethiopia: Endline Survey

2025International Food Policy Research Institute
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HER+ Sustainable Land Management Trial in Ethiopia: Endline Survey

The HER+ Sustainable Land Management Study is a randomized controlled trial evaluating a bundled intervention that provides training and inputs (including 4-6 fruit tree seedlings, vegetable seeds, and tools) to encourage extremely poor rural Ethiopian households to adopt three complementary sustainable land management (SLM) practices: fruit tree planting, composting, and home gardening. The baseline survey was conducted in May-June 2023, followed by the intervention, with the endline study completed in May-June 2024. The study covers 95 sub-districts, with 20 households randomly selected in each sub-district from among beneficiaries of the Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) who met pre-specified eligibility criteria, resulting in a total sample of 1,900 households. The data presented here is from the endline survey.

Year published

2025

Authors

International Food Policy Research Institute

Citation

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). 2025. HER+ Sustainable Land Management Trial in Ethiopia: Endline Survey. Washington, DC: IFPRI [dataset]. https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/BELDFL. Harvard Dataverse. Version 1.

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Ethiopia

Keywords

Eastern Africa; Sub-saharan Africa; Africa; Sustainable Land Management; Gender; Climate Change; Social Protection; Data

Language

English

Access/Licence

Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

Links

https://doi.org/10.7910/dvn/beldfl Source record

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Gender Equality

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Dataset

Dataset

HER+ Sustainable Land Management Trial in Ethiopia: Baseline Survey

2025International Food Policy Research Institute
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HER+ Sustainable Land Management Trial in Ethiopia: Baseline Survey

The HER+ Sustainable Land Management Study is a randomized controlled trial evaluating a bundled intervention that provides training and inputs (including 4-6 fruit tree seedlings, vegetable seeds, and tools) to encourage extremely poor rural Ethiopian households to adopt three complementary sustainable land management (SLM) practices: fruit tree planting, composting, and home gardening. The baseline survey was conducted in May-June 2023, followed by the intervention, with the endline study completed in May-June 2024. The study covers 95 sub-districts, with 20 households randomly selected in each sub-district from among beneficiaries of the Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) who met pre-specified eligibility criteria, resulting in a total sample of 1,900 households. The data presented here is from the baseline survey.

Year published

2025

Authors

International Food Policy Research Institute

Citation

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). 2025. HER+ Sustainable Land Management Trial in Ethiopia: Baseline Survey. Washington, DC: IFPRI [dataset]. https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/8KASCK. Harvard Dataverse. Version 1.

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Ethiopia

Keywords

Eastern Africa; Sub-saharan Africa; Africa; Sustainable Land Management; Gender; Climate Change; Social Protection; Baseline Data

Language

English

Access/Licence

Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

Links

https://doi.org/10.7910/dvn/8kasck Source record

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Gender Equality

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Dataset

Replication data for “Estimating the direct and indirect effects of improved seed adoption on yields: Evidence from DNA-fingerprinting, crop cuts, and self-reporting in Ethiopia”

2025International Food Policy Research Institute
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Replication data for “Estimating the direct and indirect effects of improved seed adoption on yields: Evidence from DNA-fingerprinting, crop cuts, and self-reporting in Ethiopia”

This dataset supports the replication of results presented in “Estimating the Direct and Indirect Effects of Improved Seed Adoption on Yields: Evidence from DNA-Fingerprinting, Crop Cuts, and Self-Reporting in Ethiopia” (2025) by Nina Jovanovic and Jacob Ricker-Gilbert, published in the Journal of Development Economics. The data originates from the 2018/19 Ethiopia Socio-economic Survey conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia. The dataset combines DNA-fingerprinting of maize seeds, GPS-based plot size measurements, and crop cut data, facilitating robust comparisons with farmers’ self-reported data on seed varieties, land area, and harvested quantities. An accompanying do-file contains the Stata code required to replicate the analysis presented in the paper. The dataset has been cleaned and transformed for analytical purposes, including: Missing Data Management: Mean imputation for continuous variables. Outlier Treatment: Winsorized crop yield data. This comprehensive dataset and code package enable researchers to validate and build upon the study’s findings.

Year published

2025

Authors

International Food Policy Research Institute

Citation

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). 2025. Replication data for “Estimating the direct and indirect effects of improved seed adoption on yields: Evidence from DNA-fingerprinting, crop cuts, and self-reporting in Ethiopia”. Washington, DC: IFPRI [dataset]. https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/CNLIJO. Harvard Dataverse. Version 1.

Country/Region

Ethiopia

Keywords

Eastern Africa; Sub-saharan Africa; Africa; Crop Yield; Deoxyribonuclease; Seed; Technology Adoption

Language

English

Access/Licence

Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

Links

https://doi.org/10.7910/dvn/cnlijo Source record

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National Policies and Strategies

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Blogs

Signaling, screening, or sunk costs? Experimental evidence on how prices affect agricultural technology adoption in East Africa
IFPRI Blog
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November 20, 2025

Signaling, screening, or sunk costs? Experimental evidence on how prices affect agricultural technology adoption in East Africa

By Bjorn Van Campenhout, Gashaw Abate, Liesbeth Colen, and Berber Kramer

An avenue to improved productivity.

IFPRI and causal impact evaluation: Evidence for real-life policies
IFPRI Blog
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September 25, 2025

IFPRI and causal impact evaluation: Evidence for real-life policies

By Alan de Brauw

A new report outlines diverse applications.

Overcoming obstacles and expanding opportunities for digital finance in the midstream of agrifood value chains
IFPRI Blog
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September 12, 2025

Overcoming obstacles and expanding opportunities for digital finance in the midstream of agrifood value chains

By Kate Ambler, Jeffrey Bloem, and Alan de Brauw

Innovations yield benefits across the food system.

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Events

Increasing effectiveness of school meals in humanitarian settings: Situation & Context Analysis
IFPRI Program/Country Event

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January 14, 2026, 10:00 – 11:00 am

Increasing effectiveness of school meals in humanitarian settings: Situation & Context Analysis

In 2024, more than 473 million children — nearly one in six worldwide — lived in areas affected by conflict, exposing them to heightened risks of disrupted education, malnutrition, and loss of essential services. According to data from the Global Survey of School Meal Programs , 17% of programs globally were impacted by conflict in […]

23rd International Congress of Nutrition (ICN)
IFPRI at External Event

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August 24 to 29, 2025

23rd International Congress of Nutrition (ICN)

IFPRI is participating in the 23rd International Congress of Nutrition (ICN), hosted by the International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS) on August 24-29 in Paris, France.  The theme of this year’s congress is “Sustainable Food for Global Health,” bringing together experts to discuss evidence and innovations in nutrition, sustainability, food science, and public health. IFPRI […]

UN Food Systems Summit +4 Stocktake (UNFSS+4)
IFPRI at External Event

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July 27 to 29, 2025

UN Food Systems Summit +4 Stocktake (UNFSS+4)

The 2nd UN Food Systems Summit Stocktake (UNFSS+4) will take place from July 27–29, 2025, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, co-hosted by Ethiopia and Italy. As we approach four years since the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS), UNFSS+4 will provide a platform for reflecting on progress, strengthening collaboration, and unlocking finance and investments to accelerate […]

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News

September 28, 2023 | In the News

Food prices are rising as countries limit exports. Blame climate change, El Nino and Russia’s war (Associated Press)

“Countries have imposed restrictions on the food they export to protect their own supplies from the combined effect of the war in Ukraine, El Nino’s threat to food production and increasing damage from climate change,” writes the Associated Press. “Tanzania’s onion limits this year are part of the “contagion” of food restrictions from countries spooked by supply […]

September 05, 2023 | Press Release

New study demonstrates positive impact of school-based nutrition education on adolescent girls’ diets in Ethiopia

September 5, 2023, Washington, DC: A comprehensive package of nutrition education interventions delivered through public primary schools can significantly improve dietary practices among adolescents, according to a new study published in The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health. The research, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation through the FHI 360 Alive & Thrive initiative, […]

April 24, 2023 | In the News

Ethiopia signs MoU with International Food Policy Research Institute (Ethiopian News Agency)

Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) announces that the Ministry of Irrigation and Lowlands (represented by Ethiopia’s Ambassador to the USA, Seleshi Bekele) and Johan Swinnen, the director general of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly carry out research in irrigation development, capacity building, and knowledge transfer.   […]

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Projects

School Meals and School-based Actions for People and the Planet

School Meals and School-based Actions for People and the Planet

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Groundwater governance: Managing the world’s most precious natural resource

Groundwater governance: Managing the world’s most precious natural resource

IFPRI’s research on natural resource governance addresses questions on how natural resources can best be managed, sustained, and restored, while improving livelihoods of the millions……

Food Security Simulator

Food Security Simulator

The Food Security Simulator is an innovative, easy-to-use MS-Excel-based tool for assessing the potential short-term impacts of food price or household income shocks on food……

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