selected publications
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article
- The processed food revolution in African food systems and the double burden of malnutrition. GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY-AGRICULTURE POLICY ECONOMICS AND ENVIRONMENT. 28:100466. 2021
- Food prices and marketing margins during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from vegetable value chains in Ethiopia. Agricultural Economics. 52:407-421. 2021
- Impacts of COVID-19 on agricultural production and food systems in late transforming Southeast Asia: The case of Myanmar. Agricultural Systems. 188. 2021
- Leading the way - foreign direct investment and dairy value chain upgrading in Uganda. Agricultural Economics. 2021
- Post-harvest losses in rural-urban value chains: Evidence from Ethiopia. Food Policy. 98:101860. 2021
- Trade, value chains, and rent distribution with foreign exchange controls: Coffee exports in Ethiopia. Agricultural Economics. 52:81-95. 2021
- Urban proximity, access to value chains, and dairy productivity in Ethiopia. Agricultural Economics. 2021
- Geography of public service delivery in rural Ethiopia.. World Development. 136:105133. 2020
- Emerging Medium-Scale Tenant Farming, Gig Economies, and the COVID-19 Disruption: The Case of Commercial Vegetable Clusters in Ethiopia.. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH. 32:1-1429. 2020
- Filling knowledge gaps to strengthen livestock policies in low-income countries. GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY-AGRICULTURE POLICY ECONOMICS AND ENVIRONMENT. 26:100428. 2020
- The transforming dairy sector in Ethiopia.. PLOS ONE. 15. 2020
- From Agricultural Experiment Station to Farm: The Impact of the Promotion of a New Technology on Farmers' Yields in Ethiopia. Economic Development and Cultural Change. 68:965-1007. 2020
- Domestic versus export-led agricultural transformation: Evidence from Uganda’s dairy value chain 2019
- Cash Crops and Food Security: Evidence from Ethiopian Smallholder Coffee Producers. Journal of Development Studies. 3:1267-1284. 2019
- Rapid transformation of food systems in developing regions: Highlighting the role of agricultural research & innovations. Agricultural Systems. 172:47-59. 2019
- The rapid expansion of herbicide use in smallholder agriculture in Ethiopia: Patterns, drivers, and implications 2019
- Children's diets, nutrition knowledge, and access to markets 2019
- Cities and agricultural transformation in Africa: Evidence from Ethiopia 2019
- Agricultural Markets in Ethiopia 2019
- Performance and Institutions of the Ethiopian Coffee Sector 2019
- Coffee value chains on the move: Evidence in Ethiopia. Food Policy. 83:370-383. 2019
- Labour, profitability and gender impacts of adopting row planting in Ethiopia. European Review of Agricultural Economics. 45:471-503. 2018
- Big cities, small towns, and poor farmers: Evidence from Ethiopia. World Development. 106:393-406. 2018
- Agricultural Transformation in Africa? Assessing the Evidence in Ethiopia. World Development. 105:286-298. 2018
- Cities and Agricultural Transformation in Africa: Evidence from Ethiopia. World Development. 105:383-399. 2018
- Tracking the Quality Premium of Certified Coffee: Evidence from Ethiopia. World Development. 101:119-132. 2018
- Diet transformation in Africa: the case of Ethiopia. Agricultural Economics. 48:73-86. 2017
- Determinants of the Productivity of Teff in Ethiopia. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH. 29:866-892. 2017
- Children’s Diets, Nutrition Knowledge, and Access to Markets. World Development. 95:303-315. 2017
- The Rapid Diffusion of Herbicides in Farming in India: Patterns, Determinants, and Effects on Labor Productivity. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH. 29:596-613. 2017
- The Herbicide Revolution in Developing Countries: Patterns, Causes, and Implications. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH. 29:533-559. 2017
- The Rapid Expansion of Herbicide Use in Smallholder Agriculture in Ethiopia: Patterns, Drivers, and Implications. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH. 29:628-647. 2017
- Can Agricultural Traders be Trusted? Evidence from Coffee in Ethiopia. World Development. 90:77-88. 2017
- Market Access, Well-being, and Nutrition: Evidence from Ethiopia. World Development. 90:229-241. 2017
- Agricultural price evolution in drought versus non-drought affected areas in Ethiopia, An updated assessment using national producer data (January 2014 to January 2017) 2017
- Agricultural value chains: How cities reshape food systems 2017
- Transforming Staple Food Value Chains in Africa: The Case of Teff in Ethiopia. Journal of Development Studies. 52:627-645. 2016
- Economic Benefits of Rural Feeder Roads: Evidence from Ethiopia. Journal of Development Studies. 52:1335-1356. 2016
- Wastage in Food Value Chains in Developing Countries: Evidence from the Potato Sector in Asia 2016
- Agricultural prices during drought in Ethiopia: An assessment using national producer data (January 2014 to January 2016) 2016
- Cities and Agricultural Transformation in Africa: Evidence from Ethiopia 2016
- Feeding Africa's Cities: The Case of the Supply Chain of Teff to Addis Ababa. Economic Development and Cultural Change. 64:265-297. 2016
- Food processing, transformation, and job creation: The case of Ethiopia's enjera markets 2016
- Synopsis, Agricultural mechanization in Ethiopia: Evidence from the 2015 Feed the Future survey 2016
- Synopsis: How big are post-harvest losses? Evidence from teff 2016
- Synopsis: The rapid expansion of herbicide use in smallholder agriculture in Ethiopia: Patterns, drivers, and implications 2016
- Urban food retailing and food prices in Africa: the case of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. JOURNAL OF AGRIBUSINESS IN DEVELOPING AND EMERGING ECONOMIES. 6:90-109. 2016
- Food quality in domestic markets of developing economies: a comparative study of two countries. Agricultural Economics. 46:617-628. 2015
- Agricultural growth in Ethiopia (2004-2014): Evidence and drivers 2015
- Can agricultural traders be trusted? Evidence from urban coffee markets in Ethiopia 2015
- Synopsis: Can agricultural traders be trusted? Evidence from urban coffee markets in Ethiopia 2015
- Urbanization, diet change, and the transformation of the downstream and midstream of the agrifood system, Effects on the poor in Africa and Asia. Faith & Economics. 2015
- The New and Changing Roles of Cold Storages in the Potato Supply Chain in Bihar. Economic and Political Weekly. 49:98-108. 2014
- The quiet revolution in Asia's rice value chains.. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1331:106-118. 2014
- The quiet revolution in agri-food value chains in Asia: Understanding the fast emergence of cold storages in poor districts in India 2014
- The Power of Information: The ICT Revolution in Agricultural Development. ANNUAL REVIEW OF RESOURCE ECONOMICS, VOL 11. 6:533-550. 2014
- Structural Transformation of Cereal Markets in Ethiopia. Journal of Development Studies. 50:611-629. 2014
- Perceptions, Impacts and Rewards of Row Planting of Teff 2014
- Structure and performance of Ethiopia's coffee export sector 2014
- The last mile(s) in modern input distribution: Pricing, profitability, and adoption. Agricultural Economics. 44:629-646. 2013
- The Transformation of Rice Value Chains in Bangladesh and India: Implications for Food Security 2013
- Forest management and economic rents: Evidence from the charcoal trade in Madagascar. Energy for Sustainable Development. 17:106-115. 2013
- Branding and agricultural value chains in developing countries: Insights from Bihar (India). Food Policy. 38:23-34. 2013
- Food Quality Changes and Implications: Evidence from the Rice Value Chain of Bangladesh. World Development. 42:100-113. 2013
- Multinationals vs. cooperatives, The income and efficiency effects of supply chain governance in India. Journal of Agricultural Economics. vol. 64. 2013
- The teff value chain on the move 2013
- Supermarket revolution in Asia and emerging development strategies to include small farmers. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 109:12332-12337. 2012
- Regulations, brokers, and interlinkages: The institutional organization of wholesale markets in India. Journal of Development Studies. 48:864-886. 2012
- Modern Food Supply Chains and Development: Evidence from Horticulture Export Sectors in Sub‐Saharan Africa. Development Policy Review. 30:473-497. 2012
- The Political Economy of Relief Aid Allocation: Evidence from Madagascar. World Development. 40:486-500. 2012
- Branding and agricultural value chains in developing countries: insights from Bihar, India 2012
- Economic benefits and returns to rural feeder roads 2012
- Food quality changes and implications: Evidence from the rice value chain of Bangladesh 2012
- Impact of SMS-Based Agricultural Information on Indian Farmers. WORLD BANK ECONOMIC REVIEW. vol. 26. 2012
- Structural transformation in Ethiopia: Evidence from cereal markets 2012
- The New and Changing Roles of Cold Storages in the Potato Supply Chain in Bihar 2012
- The quiet revolution in agri-food value chains in Asia: Understanding the fast emergence of cold storages in poor districts in India 2012
- Surprised by supermarkets: diffusion of modern food retail in India. JOURNAL OF AGRIBUSINESS IN DEVELOPING AND EMERGING ECONOMIES. 1:134-161. 2011
- The Potato Value Chain in Bihar: An Assessment and Policy Implications 2011
- The Rapid Emergence of Branding in Food Retail in Asia: Insights from Bihar (India) 2011
- Taboos, Agriculture and Poverty. Journal of Development Studies. 47:1455-1481. 2011
- The quiet revolution in India's food supply chains 2011
- The Potato Value Chain and Benefits of Cold Storages: Evidence from Bihar (India) 2010
- Food Prices and Modern Retail: The Case of Delhi. World Development. 38:1775-1787. 2010
- The Benefit of Cold Storages: Evidence from Bihar (India) 2010
- An analysis of household food demand in Bhutan 2010
- Horticulture Wholesale Trade and Governance in India: Evidence from Uttarakhand. Journal of South Asian Development. 5:113-136. 2010
- The makhana value chain and the fast emergence of branding in food retail: Evidence from Bihar (India) 2010
- Global Retail Chains and Poor Farmers: Evidence from Madagascar. World Development. 37:1728-1741. 2009
- Evaluating Alternative Policy Responses to Higher World Food Prices: The Case of Increasing Rice Prices in Madagascar. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 91:711-722. 2009
- Insecurity and Welfare: Evidence from County Data. Journal of Development Studies. 45:831-863. 2009
- Spatial integration at multiple scales: rice markets in Madagascar. Agricultural Economics. 40:281-294. 2009
- Compensation for biodiversity conservation 2009
- Growth in high-value export markets in sub-Saharan Africa and its development implications 2009
- Media, Monitoring, and Capture of Public Funds: Evidence from Madagascar. World Development. 37:242-255. 2009
- On Measuring the Benefits of Lower Transport Costs. Journal of Development Economics. 89:28-38. 2009
- Food Prices, Quality, and Quality's Pricing in Supermarkets versus Traditional Markets in Developing Countries. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy. 30:480-490. 2008
- Isolation and agricultural productivity. Agricultural Economics. 39:1-15. 2008
- Agricultural Technology, Productivity and Poverty in Madagascar. World Development. 36:797-822. 2008
- Quality control in nonstaple food markets: evidence from India. Agricultural Economics. 38:251-266. 2008
- Evaluating Alternative Approaches to Poverty Alleviation: Rice Tariffs Versus Targeted Transfers in Madagascar. IMF Working Papers. 8:1. 2008
- Evaluating alternative policy responses to higher world food prices, The case of increasing rice prices in Madagascar 2008
- Productivity in Malagasy rice systems: wealth-differentiated constraints and priorities. Agricultural Economics. 37:225-237. 2007
- Spillovers from high‐value agriculture for exports on land use in developing countries: evidence from Madagascar. Agricultural Economics. 37:265-275. 2007
- Is Land Titling in Sub-Saharan Africa Cost-Effective? Evidence from Madagascar. The World Bank Economic Review. 21:461-485. 2007
- Public service provision, user fees and political turmoil. Journal of African Economies. 16:485-518. 2007
- Public service provision, user fees, and political turmoil 2007
- Quality control in non-staple food markets, Evidence from India 2007
- The food retail revolution in poor countries, Is it coming or is it over? Evidence from Madagascar 2007
- Welfare dynamics in rural Kenya and Madagascar. Journal of Development Studies. 42:248-277. 2006
- Unraveling the linkages between the Millennium Development Goals for poverty, education, access to water and household water use in developing countries, evidence from Madagascar. Journal of Development Studies. vol. 42. 2006
- Rice Price Stabilization in Madagascar: Price and Welfare Implications of Variable Tariffs 2005
- Transactions Costs and Agricultural Productivity: Implications of Isolation for Rural Poverty in Madagascar 2003
- Pathways of rural development in Madagascar, an empirical investigation of the critical triangle of environmental sustainability, economic growth, and poverty alleviation 2000
- The effect of distance and road quality on food collection, marketing margins, and traders' wages: evidence from the former Zaire. Journal of Development Economics. 60:467-495. 1999
- Relationships and traders in Madagascar. Journal of Development Studies. 35:1-35. 1999
- Pathways of rural development in Madagascar: an empirical investigation of the critical triangle between environmental sustainability, economic growth and poverty alleviation. Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture. 1999
- Poverty, policies and deforestation: the case of Mexico 1999
- Poverty, policies, and deforestation: The case of Mexico. Economic Development and Cultural Change. 47:313-344. 1999
- Relationships and traders in Madagascar 1998
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chapter
- The quiet revolution in India's food supply chains 2012
- Opening the beer gates, How liberalization caused growth in India's beer market 2011
- Trade liberalization, rural poverty and the environment, two studies of agricultural exports in Madagascar 2010
- Domestic traders versus global retail chains, Evidence from Madagascar 2007
- Global supply chains, poverty and the environment, Evidence from Madagascar 2007
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conference paper
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document
- Synopsis: Food processing, transformation and job creation, The case of Ethiopia's enjera markets 2017
- The rising costs of animal-source foods in Ethiopia: Evidence and implications 2017
- Agricultural prices during drought in Ethiopia: An updated assessment using national producer data (January 2014 to June 2016 2016
- Cash crops and food security: Evidence from Ethiopian smallholder coffee producers 2016
- Children's diets, nutrition knowledge, and access to markets 2016
- Diet transformation in Africa: The case of Ethiopia 2016
- How big are post-harvest losses in Ethiopia? Evidence from teff 2016
- Non-farm income and labor markets in rural Ethiopia 2016
- Row planting teff in Ethiopia: Impact on farm-level profitability and labor allocation 2016
- Synopsis: Children's diets, nutrition knowledge, and access to markets 2016
- Synopsis: Cities and agricultural transformation in Africa: Evidence from Ethiopia 2016
- Synopsis: Market access, welfare, and nutrition: Evidence from Ethiopia 2016
- Coffee value chains on the move: Evidence from smallholder coffee farmers in Ethiopia 2015
- Synopsis, Diet transformation in Ethiopia 2015
- Synopsis: Coffee value chains on the move: Evidence from smallholder coffee farmers in Ethiopia 2015
- Transformation of African Agrifood Systems in the New Era of Rapid Urbanization and the Emergence of a Middle Class 2015
- Who benefits from the rapidly increasing voluntary sustainability standards? Evidence from fairtrade and organic certified coffee in Ethiopia 2014
- Ethiopia's value chains on the move: The case of teff 2013
- Prices and quality in urban food retail, Evidence from Addis Ababa 2013
- The last mile(s) in modern input distribution, Evidence from Northwestern Ethiopia 2013
- Economic Benefits and Returns to Rural Feeder Roads: Evidence from a Quasi-Experimental Setting in Ethiopia 2012
- The quiet revolution in staple food value chains, Enter the dragon, the elephant, and the tiger 2012
- The broken broker system?, Transacting on agricultural wholesale markets in India (Uttarakhand) 2011
- The quiet revolution in agrifood value chains in Asia, The case of increasing quality in rice markets in Bangladesh 2011
- Agricultural commercialization and diversification in Bhutan 2010
- Agricultural commercialization and diversification in Bhutan 2010
- Agricultural marketing, price stabilization, value chains, and global/regional trade 2010
- An analysis of household food demand in Bhutan 2010
- Transaction costs and agricultural productivity, implications of isolation for rural poverty in Madagascar 2003
- Infrastructure, market access, and agricultural prices, evidence from Madagascar 1999
- La structure et le comportement des marchés des intrants et des produits agricoles et la réponse des ménages agricoles face aux réformes des politiques agricoles à Madagascar, extensification agricole et son impact sur les pratiques agricoles, la fertilité des sols et les ressources naturelles -- résultats basés sur des données communautaires (y compris des villages périphériques du Parc National de Ranomafana) 1998
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report
- La structure et le comportement des marchés des intrants et des produits agricoles et la réponse des ménages agricoles face aux réformes des politiques agricoles à Madagascar, accessibilite au marche des produits agricoles et prix aux producteurs dans les villages ruraux a Madagascar 1998
- La structure et le comportement des marchés des intrants et des produits agricoles et la réponse des ménages agricoles face aux réformes des politiques agricoles à Madagascar, la pauvrete dans les villages malgaches -- les changements relatifs à l'accès aux services publics et aux taux de salaire rural de 1987 à 1997 1998
- La structure et le comportement des marchés des intrants et des produits agricoles et la réponse des ménages agricoles face aux réformes des politiques agricoles à Madagascar, niveau, evolution, et facteurs determinants des rendements du riz a Madagascar -- une interprétation basée sur des données communautaires 1998
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review
- The transforming value chain of Ethiopia's "orphan" tef crop.. Planta. 769-781. 2019
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working paper
- Scaling-up adoption of improved technologies: The impact of the promotion of row planting on farmers' teff yields in Ethiopia 2013
- Using evidence in unraveling food supply chains in Ethiopia: The supply chain of teff from major production areas to Addis Ababa 2013
- Increasing returns and market efficiency in agricultural trade 2002