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Project

Impact of Bio-fortified Sweet Potato Adoption on Food and Nutrition Security in Tigray, Ethiopia
Code
01CD03525
Duration
22 August 2025 → 21 December 2025
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Social sciences
    • Agricultural and natural resource economics, environmental and ecological economics
    • Economic development, innovation, technological change and growth not elsewhere classified
    • Innovation and technology management
    • Market research
  • Agricultural and food sciences
    • Sustainable agriculture
Keywords
Women impact assessment Bio-fortification children smallholders food security Adoption sweet potato nutrition
 
Project description
 In Tigray region of Ethiopia, 80% of the population is poor and malnourished. Bio-fortified sweet potato, the flagship of agriculture-based nutrition interventions, could help to reverse that trend, but its adoption rate is tremendously lower than elsewhere in Ethiopia. This project examines the drivers and impact of its adoption to improve food, nutrition security, and rural development.