Ethiopia: Cost effective options for inclusive and sustainable development

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dc.creatorAragie, Emerta A.
dc.creatorThurlow, James
dc.creatorTaffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum
dc.creatorPauw, Karl
dc.creatorJones, Eleanor
dc.date2025-05-07
dc.date2025-05-07T14:57:39Z
dc.date2025-05-07T14:57:39Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:14:10Z
dc.descriptionIn this policy brief, we present findings of a systematic evaluation and ranking of investment options for Ethiopia’s agrifood system based on their cost-effectiveness in achieving multiple development outcomes, including agrifood gross domestic product (GDP) growth, agrifood job creation, poverty reduction, declining undernourishment, and lowering diet deprivation. Additionally, the study assesses their environmental footprint, focusing on water consumption, land use, and emissions. Investments in small and medium enterprise (SME) traders and processors are shown to be the most cost effective at driving improvements in social outcomes, like poverty and undernourishment. They are also highly ranked in terms of expanding agrifood GDP and employment. Extension services for livestock, credit for farmers, R&D (agronomy), and safety nets also rank high. However, many cost-effective investments have relatively high environmental footprints, which highlights potential tradeoffs. The study further reveals shifts in the cost-effectiveness ranking of investment options overtime and when extreme production shocks occur.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/174466
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/98483
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceAragie, Emerta; Thurlow, James; Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum; Pauw, Karl; and Jones, Eleanor. 2025. Ethiopia: Cost effective options for inclusive and sustainable development. Agrifood Investment Prioritization Country Series Brief 1. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174466
dc.subjectagricultural sector
dc.subjectsustainable development
dc.subjectpoverty
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjectenvironmental impact
dc.subjectinvestment
dc.titleEthiopia: Cost effective options for inclusive and sustainable development
dc.typeBrief

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