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Who we are

With research staff from more than 70 countries, and offices across the globe, IFPRI provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries.

David Spielman

David Spielman is the director of IFPRI’s Innovation Policy and Scaling Unit and has been with the institute since 2004. His research agenda covers a range of topics including agriculture and rural development policy; agricultural science, technology, and innovation; plant genetic resources and seed systems; agricultural extension and advisory services; and community-driven rural development.

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What we do

Since 1975, IFPRI’s research has been informing policies and development programs to improve food security, nutrition, and livelihoods around the world.

Where we work

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Where we work

IFPRI currently has more than 480 employees working in over 70 countries with a wide range of local, national, and international partners.

The Oxford Handbook of the Ethiopian Economy (Book)

Edited by Fantu Cheru, Christopher Cramer, and Arkebe Oqubay
(Part of the series: Oxford Handbooks)

  • Examines the economic policies of structural transformation through an extensive review of literature on the Ethiopian economy
  • Covers both agricultural and rural transformation and the importance of industrial policy and the role of urbanization in facilitating industrialization
  • Considers the social dimensions of structural transformation
  • Applies the lessons learned from Ethiopia’s unique development model to Africa more broadly

Book chapters with IFPRI Authors:

23. Changes in child undernutrition in Ethiopia (2000-2016) DSGD & PHND [PR]

      Hirvonen, Kalle; Headey, Derek D.; Golan, Jenna; and Hoddinott, John F.

 

24. Social protection in Ethiopia DSGD [PR]

      Hoddinott, John F.; and Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum

 

27. The transformation of smallholder crop production in Ethiopia (1994-2016) DSGD [PR]

      Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum

 

28. Rural finance and smallholder farming in Ethiopia DSGD [PR]

      Berhane, Guush; and Abay, Kibrom A.

 

29. Performance and institutions of the Ethiopian coffee sector DSGD [PR]

      Schafer, Florian T.; Workako, Tadesse Kuma; Minten, Bart

 

32. Agricultural markets in Ethiopia DSGD [PR]

      Minten, Bart; Tamru, Seneshaw; and Reardon, Thomas

 

33. Livestock production in Ethiopia DSGD [PR]

      Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane; and Tadesse, Fanaye