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

Jessica Leight, Harold Alderman, Daniel Gilligan (d.gilligan@cgiar.org), 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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