Ethiopia Strategy Support Program Phase II (ESSP-II)
Bridging Knowledge and Policy
The Ethiopia Strategy Support Program II (ESSP-II) is a collaborative program of capacity building, research, policy analysis and knowledge dissemination by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI).
ESSP-II major activities:
Collaborative research within three key institutions promoting poverty reduction and economic development in Ethiopia
1) Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI)
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Joint research on rural non-farm clusters, determinants of agricultural productivity and rural poverty dynamics
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Support to EDRI trade and macro-economic policy analysis
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Support to short-term policy analysis on cereal markets, inflation, and economic growth
2) Central Statistical Agency (CSA)
3) Ministry of Agriculture (MoARD)
Robust knowledge-management to contribute to policy dialogue, strategic priority setting, and evidence-based policy analysis
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Strengthening of data dissemination through REKSS
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Creation of operational geo-database at CSA
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Creation of operational agricultural policy database at MoARD
Capacity strengthening and increased knowledge dissemination within the academic and policy research community, including:
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Joint seminars and training on economic modeling (EDRI)
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Financial support for PhD training in economic analysis (EDRI)
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Federal and regional GIS training (CSA)
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Training on agricultural market analysis (MoARD)
Enhancing communications and institutional linkages between policy makers, policy analysts, civil society, and other policy and research actors through joint seminars and other dissemination events
