This study focuses on innovation in a cluster of informal shoemaking firms in Ethiopia - namely the Mercato footwear … cluster. It examines how differently those firms are embedded in networks and how heterogeneous they are in absorptive … other producers are the major channels through which knowledge flows into the cluster. These business networks are mainly …

This study focuses on innovation in a cluster of informal shoemaking firms in Ethiopia—namely the Mercato footwear … cluster. It examines how differently those firms are embedded in networks and how heterogeneous they are in absorptive … capacity, and how this heterogeneity affects their innovation performance. Business networks are the major channels through …

among peasants in Ada and Selale districts of the Central highlands of Ethiopia. The results indicate that Ada farmers …

decisions to adopt new agricultural technologies in the Ada and Selale districts of Ethiopia. Peasants follow sequential … technologies in both study regions. Households may be willing to take more risks if they receive insurance from social networks …

This report provides a descriptive analysis of youth entrepreneurs in agribusiness in Sub-Saharan Africa. Based on … primary data collected in Benin, Ethiopia and Senegal, it offers insights into the socio demographic background of the youth …

The lingering policy dilemma facing many governments in sub-Saharan Africa in recent years is what can be done in the …