Kibrom Abay
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Senior Research Fellow @IFPRI, Development Economics, Agricultural Economics. Tweets and retweets are personal opinions.
Joined March 2019
🆕 #Blog Informing crisis response in Sudan: From evidence to action 🖋️ By Hala Abushama, @KibromAbay, @KKosec, and @khalidhasiddig. 🖱️ Learn more here: https://t.co/7vP06a1Htr
@CGIAR @IFPRI_Africa
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One of the world's most complex humanitarian emergencies.
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(1:11) A thread on “Buyers' response to third-party quality certification: Theory and evidence from Ethiopian wheat traders,” by @gashaw_ta, Tanguy Bernard, Erwin Bulte, Jérémy Do Nascimento Miguel, and Elisabeth Sadoulet,
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When quality attributes of a product are not directly observable, third-party certification (TPC) enables buyers to distinguish between quality levels and reward sellers accordingly. We study the...
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🔔TODAY @ 9:00 AM ET🔔 📌 Informing Crisis Response in Sudan Tune in at any of these links: 🎫 https://t.co/DbryrSsww7 🤝 https://t.co/liqwU7QyGv 💼 https://t.co/B49wagBaS3 ▶️ https://t.co/7qXVzxZ5ns
@CGIAR @WFP_Sudan @WorldPeaceFdtn @consortiumsudan @FCDOGovUK @kkosec
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Sharing our recent paper on land rental market participation statistics in Africa, where we show a significant underreporting of land rental participation rates in Ethiopia.
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A longstanding puzzle in the African land rental market literature is the often-observed discrepancy between the number of tenants (renters-in) and the much smaller number of landlords (renters-out)...
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3️⃣ days until this #IFPRIPolicySeminar: 📌 Informing Crisis Response in Sudan 🗓️Oct 22 from 9:00 to 10:30AM EDT 📍Online Register here: https://t.co/DbryrSsww7
@CGIAR @kkosec @jo_swinnen @khalidhasiddig @KibromAbay
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Don’t miss this upcoming policy seminar organized by IFPRI & @CGIAR: 📢 On Oct 22, speakers will discuss alternative modalities for humanitarian aid delivery in #Sudan. Register here👉 https://t.co/DbryrSsww7
@WFP_Sudan @WorldPeaceFdtn @consortiumsudan @FCDOGovUK @kkosec
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Our latest issue of "Weekly Reads" is here featuring an impressive contribution (7 articles! 🏆) by IFPRI researchers in the January 2026 issue of the Journal of Development Economics, now online. ⏬ https://t.co/V5q2UFwZuO
@CGIAR @KibromAbay @ambler_kate @JeffBloem
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This week’s collection features a set of articles co-authored by IFPRI researchers, published in the January 2026 issue of the Journal of Development Economics, now available online. The studies...
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Icymi. . .@ifpri is on fire in the latest issue of JDE (well, soon-to-be the Jan 2026 issue of JDE) with six separate papers from 7 different researchers
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Excited to share our paper (with @Seungmin Lee, @cbb2cornell and @JohnHoddinott6 ), which estimates multidimensional development resilience, published at the Journal of Development Economics. @IFPRI @IFPRI_ESSP @CGIAR
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📢 Happening tomorrow 15:00 EAT 📌 The Future of Youth Jobs in Agrifood Systems in #Africa 💬 @aruhweza @swomamo @KibromAbay @heckertjessica1 @mashwachakka @ncdehaan @blackiesq
@EngMwende 🎟️ https://t.co/vksBjiKJWi
@IFPRI @CGIAR @AGRA_Africa @ILRI @WorldBank @FoodSystems
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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: https://t.co/aMHr1NmuhI Authors: @KibromAbay, H. Abushama, S. Mohamed & K. Siddig. @IFPRI @CGIAR
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Evidence from Ethiopia reveals that typical survey methods are significantly undercounting actual livestock numbers. Read today's article w/ @KibromAbay @IFPRI, @Haileaya1, Zelalem Terfa (@ILRI), Joseph Karugia & Clemens Breisinger to learn more: https://t.co/TXeDfken2G
🆕 How good are livestock statistics in Africa? Today on VoxDev, @KibromAbay (@IFPRI), @Haileaya1 (@IFPRI), Zelalem Terfa (@ILRI), Joseph Karugia (@ILRI) & Clemens Breisinger (@IFPRI) outline research on Ethiopia:
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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 @CGIARgender @AGRA_Africa 💬@CGIAR_EMD @aruhweza @swomamo @KibromAbay @heckertjessica1 @mashwachakka @ncdehaan @blackiesq & more 🎟️
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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: https://t.co/Eg30YUl7HD
@FSIN_News @CGIAR @Jo_Swinnen @Lucamzee @RobVos26 @kkosec @WFP
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https://t.co/fT5bWFEE3P
@essp.ifpri.org InPerson Registration: https://t.co/A6cTBmAhU0 Online Registration: https://t.co/FkOV2o0buz
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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: https://t.co/wpgXAQeLNh
@CGIAR @IFPRI @WorldBank @SomaliaMolsa
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🐮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%! https://t.co/iMxPwWkwnk
@KibromAbay & co-authors
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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, @Davidjspielman, @Jordan Chamberlin and @Pauline Chivenge. @IFPRI @CIMMYT @CGIAR @_Food_Policy @irri @CGIARPolicy
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 🎟️
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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 🎟️
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Save the date! 📅June 11⏰9:30AM EDT 📌 Fertilizer, soil health, and economic shocks: Policy lessons learned from recent events 🤝 @IFPRI @_Food_Policy 💬@cbb2cornell @KibromAbay @SpielmanDavidJ @AmankwahAkuffo @crragasa @JaweriahHazrana @pchivenge @ShamieZingore
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