Can a light-touch graduation model enhance livelihood outcomes? Evidence from Ethiopia

Jessica Leight, Harold Alderman, Daniel Gilligan (), Melissa Hidrobo and Michael Mulford

No 2203, IFPRI discussion papers from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: In recent years, a growing literature has examined the potential of multifaceted, intensive “graduation model†interventions that simultaneously address multiple barriers constraining households’ exit from poverty. In this paper, we present new evidence from a randomized trial of a lighter-touch graduation model implemented in rural Ethiopia. The primary experimental arms are a bundled intervention including a productive transfer valued at $374 (randomly assigned to be cash or an equivalent value in poultry), training, and savings groups; a simpler intervention including training and savings groups only; and a control arm. We find that three years post-baseline, the intervention inclusive of the transfer leads to some increases in assets, savings, and cash income from livestock, though there is no shift in consumption or household food security; these effects are consistent regardless of the modality of the transfer (cash versus poultry). The effects of training and savings groups alone are minimal.

Keywords: poverty; cash transfers; poultry; livelihoods; food security; livestock; savings group; Ethiopia; Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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