We study the value chain of teff, Ethiopia’s most important staple food crop by area and value. Based on large-scale primary surveys, we find significant changes in the last decade. First, there is increasing adoption of modern inputs (chemical fertilizer, improved varieties, and...

Urbanization is quickly increasing in Africa, raising important questions on how food value chains to cities function and what the implications of urban growth are for the local food trade and farm sector. We study the rural–urban value chain of teff in Ethiopia, by value its most important...

Ethiopia?s fast growing economy has brought about an unprecedented rise in power demand. Unfortunately, the demand could not be met in the last three years because of delays in capacity expansion and shortage of rainfall which resulted in power shortage. The government followed a rationing...