
Kibrom Abay
@kibromabay
Senior Research Fellow @IFPRI, Development Economics, Agricultural Economics. Tweets and retweets are personal opinions.
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Save the date! 📅Sept 10⏰9:30AM ET 📌#CGIARSeminarSeries: Agronomy & Policy Solutions for Effective Implementation of the African Fertilizer & Soil Health Action Plan 🤝IFPRI CGIAR Bundesentwicklungsministerium ANAPRI 💬Wole Fatunbi ClaudiaRingler Kibrom Abay 🎟️ bit.ly/Agronomy-





Can Africa create jobs without infrastructure? Some thoughts in a blog. blogs.worldbank.org/en/africacan/c… via World Bank

🌍 Don’t miss this #CGIARScienceWeek Science Talk tomorrow: 📌 Science and Innovation for Resilient Food Systems in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Settings 📅 8-10 am EAT 🗨️ IFPRI Speaker’s include Johan Swinnen, @KKosec, Kibrom Abay, and Yanyan Liu. ️ 🖱️


📢IFPRI #conference TMRW @ 9AM EAT/ 2AM EDT 📌 Two Years of Crisis: Impact and Pathways to Recovery and #Resilience 💬 Dr. Oliver K. Kirui KHALID SIDDIG, PhD. Johan Swinnen Kibrom Abay Fredrik Svensson Steven Were Omamo & more 🎟️ bit.ly/SDCrisis CGIAR IFPRI_Africa WFP Sudan UNICEF Sudan - اليونيسف في السودان


New research by Kibrom Abay et al shows that survey respondents in Africa grossly underreport their livestock assets by >40%. Direct counting increases ownership by 39%. How bad are African statistics?


Save the date! 📅June 11⏰9:30AM EDT 📌 Fertilizer, soil health, and economic shocks: Policy lessons learned from recent events 🤝 IFPRI Food Policy 💬Chris Barrett Kibrom Abay David Spielman Akuffo Amankwah Catherine Ragasa Jaweriah Pauline Chivenge Shamie Zingore


This IFPRI & Food Policy seminar will offer critical perspectives for researchers, policymakers, & agribusiness leaders working to build more sustainable & equitable food systems in an increasingly uncertain world. 👩🔬🌱⚖️ Join us on June 11, to learn more 🎟️


Join us for this event on fertilizer and soil heath, which builds on papers included in a Special Issue at Food Policy, which is guest-edited by myself, David Spielman, @Jordan Chamberlin and Pauline Chiu Chivenge. IFPRI CIMMYT CGIAR Food Policy IRRI 🌾 CGIAR Policy Innovations

🐮How many cows do you have? 🐮 🆕 #openaccess JDE article (link 👇) finds that direct counting (vs. household reports) of livestock in #Ethiopia increased the survey's measurement of total livestock ownership by 39%! doi.org/10.1016/j.jdev… Kibrom Abay & co-authors



🚨 Don’t miss this webinar on June 16. Together, representatives from the Somali government, its development partners, and researchers will discuss key lessons learned from policy and project implementation: bit.ly/Somalia- CGIAR IFPRI World Bank Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs


3️⃣ days until this #IFPRIPolicySeminar: 📌 Worsening food insecurity, waning response capacity: Options for a better way forward 🗓️ July 2 from 9:30 to 11:00AM EDT 📍Online Register here: bit.ly/Fragility- FSIN CGIAR Johan Swinnen Luca Russo Rob Vos - IFPRI Katrina Kosec World Food Programme


Save the date! 📅July 15⏰8:00 AM EDT / 15:00 EAT 📌 The Future of Youth Jobs in Agrifood Systems in Africa 🤝 IFPRI CGIAR Policy Innovations CGIAR GENDER AGRA - Sustainably Growing Africa’s Food Systems. 💬Ismahane Elouafi Alice Ruhweza Steven Were Omamo Kibrom Abay Dr. Jessica Heckert Mashoko Chakanyuka Nicoline de Haan Boaz Blackie & more 🎟️


Evidence from Ethiopia reveals that typical survey methods are significantly undercounting actual livestock numbers. Read today's article w/ Kibrom Abay IFPRI, Hailemariam Ayalew, Zelalem Terfa (ILRI.org), Joseph Karugia & Clemens Breisinger to learn more: x.com/vox_dev/status…



📢 Happening tomorrow 15:00 EAT 📌 The Future of Youth Jobs in Agrifood Systems in #Africa 💬 Alice Ruhweza Steven Were Omamo Kibrom Abay Dr. Jessica Heckert Mashoko Chakanyuka Nicoline de Haan Boaz Blackie Elizabeth Mwende 🎟️ bit.ly/Youth-Africa IFPRI CGIAR AGRA - Sustainably Growing Africa’s Food Systems. ILRI.org World Bank UN Food Systems Coordination Hub
