FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief, No. 58.

This policy brief highlights the main findings of a study assessing the food security and livelihoods impacts of widespread agricultural interventions, primarily aiming at increasing agricultural yields. Results show that agricultural interventions are effectively associated with higher agricultural yields, better food security outcomes and adjustments in livelihood strategies. Further analyses show that the agricultural interventions actually affected different types of households differently: the most vulnerable households primarily benefited through food security improvements while more-endowed households adjusted their livelihood strategies.

The findings of this brief have been adapted from the FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper 22-13 Agricultural interventions and food security in Ethiopia: What is the role of adjusting livelihood strategies?