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Kibrom Abay

@kibromabay

Senior Research Fellow @IFPRI, Development Economics, Agricultural Economics. Tweets and retweets are personal opinions.

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IFPRI (@ifpri) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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-

Save the date! 📅Sept 10⏰9:30AM ET

📌#CGIARSeminarSeries: Agronomy & Policy Solutions for Effective Implementation of the African Fertilizer & Soil Health Action Plan

🤝<a href="/IFPRI/">IFPRI</a> <a href="/CGIAR/">CGIAR</a> <a href="/BMZ_Bund/">Bundesentwicklungsministerium</a> <a href="/ANAPRI_info/">ANAPRI</a>

💬<a href="/abfaithful1/">Wole Fatunbi</a> <a href="/ClaudiaRingler/">ClaudiaRingler</a> <a href="/KibromAbay/">Kibrom Abay</a>

🎟️ bit.ly/Agronomy-
IFPRI-ESSP (@ifpri_essp) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Hybrid Research & Policy Conference: Livestock, Gender, and Agency Amid Conflict in Ethiopia. 🚍 Co-organized by NPS, #IFPRI, #ILRI, and PSI 💼 Learn more and Register: cgiar.org/news-events/ev…

Hybrid Research &amp; Policy Conference: Livestock, Gender, and Agency Amid Conflict in Ethiopia.

🚍  Co-organized by NPS, #IFPRI, #ILRI, and PSI

💼 Learn more and Register: cgiar.org/news-events/ev…
Vasudeva Ramaswamy (@vasudevaramasw1) 's Twitter Profile Photo

On the #EconJobMarket! When does inflation increase slowly ("hump-shaped") vs rapidly? When do different drivers (wages, markups, etc) play bigger roles? My #JMP explores these Qs by bringing a key variable back to the center of the debate: capacity utilization A thread 🧵👇

On the #EconJobMarket!

When does inflation increase slowly ("hump-shaped") vs rapidly? When do different drivers (wages, markups, etc) play bigger roles? 

My #JMP explores these Qs by bringing a key variable back to the center of the debate: capacity utilization

A thread 🧵👇
IFPRI (@ifpri) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🌍 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. ️ 🖱️

🌍 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 <a href="/Jo_Swinnen/">Johan Swinnen</a>, @KKosec, <a href="/KibromAbay/">Kibrom Abay</a>, and Yanyan Liu. 

️ 🖱️
Nshakira Rukundo (@lukusem) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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?

New research by <a href="/KibromAbay/">Kibrom Abay</a> et al shows that survey respondents in Africa grossly underreport their livestock assets by &gt;40%. Direct counting increases ownership by 39%. 

How bad are African statistics?
IFPRI (@ifpri) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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 🎟️

This IFPRI &amp; <a href="/_Food_Policy/">Food Policy</a> seminar will offer critical perspectives for researchers, policymakers, &amp; agribusiness leaders working to build more sustainable &amp; equitable food systems in an increasingly uncertain world. 👩‍🔬🌱⚖️

Join us on June 11, to learn more 🎟️
Kibrom Abay (@kibromabay) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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

James Allen IV (@jealleniv) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🐮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

🐮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…
<a href="/KibromAbay/">Kibrom Abay</a> &amp; co-authors
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essp.ifpri.info/2025/06/05/sav… Evan P.ifpri.org InPerson Registration: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… Online Registration: ilri-org.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

essp.ifpri.info/2025/06/05/sav… 
<a href="/essp/">Evan P</a>.ifpri.org
InPerson Registration: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
Online Registration: ilri-org.zoom.us/meeting/regist…
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🚨 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

🚨 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-

<a href="/CGIAR/">CGIAR</a> <a href="/IFPRI/">IFPRI</a> <a href="/WorldBank/">World Bank</a> <a href="/SomaliaMolsa/">Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs</a>
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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

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-

<a href="/FSIN_News/">FSIN</a> <a href="/CGIAR/">CGIAR</a> <a href="/Jo_Swinnen/">Johan Swinnen</a> <a href="/Lucamzee/">Luca Russo</a> <a href="/RobVos26/">Rob Vos - IFPRI</a> <a href="/kkosec/">Katrina Kosec</a> <a href="/WFP/">World Food Programme</a>
VoxDev (@vox_dev) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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…

Evidence from Ethiopia reveals that typical survey methods are significantly undercounting actual livestock numbers.

Read today's article w/ <a href="/KibromAbay/">Kibrom Abay</a> <a href="/IFPRI/">IFPRI</a>, <a href="/Haileaya1/">Hailemariam Ayalew</a>, Zelalem Terfa (<a href="/ILRI/">ILRI.org</a>), Joseph Karugia &amp; Clemens Breisinger to learn more: x.com/vox_dev/status…
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How do you prefer your aid: in-kind🌾, in cash💵, or digital📲? In #Sudan today, most urban respondents prefer digital, esp. among those exposed to theft/violence. Policy brief: hdl.handle.net/10568/175477 Authors: Kibrom Abay, H. Abushama, S. Mohamed & K. Siddig. IFPRI CGIAR

How do you prefer your aid: in-kind🌾, in cash💵, or digital📲?

In #Sudan today, most urban respondents prefer digital, esp. among those exposed to theft/violence.

Policy brief: hdl.handle.net/10568/175477
Authors: <a href="/KibromAbay/">Kibrom Abay</a>, H. Abushama, S. Mohamed &amp; K. Siddig. 
<a href="/IFPRI/">IFPRI</a> <a href="/CGIAR/">CGIAR</a>