Evidence is found of two distinct patterns of response to the onset of the recent drought in rural Ethiopia …. Agricultural Households with pre-shock cattle holdings of three or more animals effectively used these assets as a buffer against …

We study how rural households in Ethiopia adapt to droughts through labor reallocation. By using three waves of panel … data and exploiting spatial-temporal variations in drought exposure, we find that households reduce on-farm work and …. Diversification into off-farm activities is driven by drought-related productivity declines in agriculture and contributes to …

data with objective drought and price information to quantify the causes of vulnerability to poverty in Ethiopia. Previous … against lack of rainfall and sudden increases in food prices. A moderate drought causes a 9 percent reduction in consumption …