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Ethiopia

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Ethiopia has a population of 109 million people. Pastoralism is one of the main livelihoods with around 11.4 million families in the country producing livestock. More than 65 per cent of working Ethiopians are employed in agriculture. The country is also relatively young, with 12 per cent of Ethiopians between the ages of 15 and 19.

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Technical report

This report assesses the status of livestock mobility, arterial routes, infrastructure and services in Ethiopia and Kenya. It sets out recommendations to preserve these vital dryland arteries.
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Policy brief

This brief highlights key learnings for policymakers from research that explores the causal impact of two intervention models designed to support pastoralists in Ethiopia and Kenya.
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Policy brief

This brief assesses the status of livestock routes and mobility in Ethiopia. It sets out steps policymakers can take to protect these vital corridors.
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Policy brief

SPARC published five retrospective studies of projects in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Chad. This brief summarises lessons from these case studies, revisiting projects three to five years after closure.
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Policy brief

This policy brief outlines actions policymakers and donors can take to strengthen Ethiopia's goat value chain and drive behaviour change and resilience.

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DD 2
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Episode 2 of the Dynamic Drylands podcast interviews experts about aid projects which have unintended results—and why development organisations are so rarely going back to check.
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SPARC scientist Kelvin Shikuku is shortlisted for 2025 Sasakawa Award for Disaster Risk Reduction.
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Blog

SPARC is working with the Ethiopian government and ICPALD to map - for the first time - major livestock routes in the country.

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