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Time Use among Rural Households in Ethiopia: Implications for Household Welfare and Productivity
(2024-06)
This study investigates the dynamics of time allocation within Ethiopian rural households. Analysis of daily time allocation shows a contrast in total work hours between men and women, with women
shouldering a significantly ...
Technologies and infrastructure to reduce the work burden of women: Insights from time-use studies in Ethiopia, Ghana and Uganda
(2024-06)
Gender and social norms in African countries result in a greater share of overall work on women than men. Notably, women and girls across the globe undertake a greater share of unpaid domestic and care work than men. This ...
Strengthening Start-Up Ecosystems for Bio-Based Innovations in the Food Sector: Lessons from East Africa
(2024-06)
The bioeconomy is emerging as a significant driver of economic growth and sustainability thinking
globally and in East Africa. Leveraging bioscience knowledge, tools and techniques, research
organisations and start-ups ...
Redefining livestock systems for sustainable transitions in Africa
(2024-05)
As the livestock revolution advances in Africa, the need to increase productivity continues to pose considerable opportunities and challenges. To navigate these complexities, this study seeks to understand the diverse ...
Moving from Productivity to Sustainability in Agricultural Education?: Perspectives from Students and Teachers in four African Countries
(2024-05)
It is unclear to what extent environmental and social sustainability goals have been included into agricultural education systems, which have traditionally been focused on increasing agricultural productivity. In sub-Saharan ...
Silicon Savannah and Smallholder Farming: How can Digitalization Contribute to Sustainable Agricultural Transformation in Africa?
(2024-05)
High hopes are pinned on digitalisation for the much-needed transformation of African agriculture, but there is little empirical evidence on the nature and impact of digitalisation on smallholder farming. Using a novel ...
Gender gaps in wages and nonmonetary benefits: Evidence from Ethiopia’s manufacturing sector
(2024-07)
Using two rounds of panel firm- and worker-level data, this paper studies the gender gap in monetary and non-monetary compensation as well as work-related wellbeing among full-time workers in the agro-processing and leather ...
Exploring the relationship between job quality and firm productivity in the manufacturing sector: Panel data evidence from Ethiopia
(2024-07)
By leveraging firm-level panel data from 400 agro-processing and leather manufacturing firms in Ethiopia, this paper investigates links between firm productivity and monetary and non-monetary dimensions of job quality. The ...
Assessing employment and labour market effects of rural infrastructure investments in the Sahel region: Cases of Niger and Côte d'Ivoire
(2024-06)
Investments in infrastructure are necessary to achieve the objective of Sustainable Development Goal-2 (SDG2), which is to “end hunger, ensure food security and promote sustainable agriculture” and to also create jobs in ...