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Effects of intercropping desho grass with vetch on forage yield, nutritional quality and soil fertility in Lemo District of Hadiya Zone, Southern Ethiopia by Berhanu, Melkamu

“…This experiment was conducted in Hadiya Zone, Lemo district of southern Ethiopia with the objectives of evaluating the effects of intercropping desho grass with vetch (v.villosa) on forage yield, nutritional quality and soil fertility. …”
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Time-series ARIMA modelling of the Labeobarbus spp (Cyprinidae) fishery in water hyacinth-infested and non-infested sites in Lake Tana, Ethiopia by Yesuf, Brehan Mohammed, Getahun, Abebe, Mengistou, Seyoum, Wilson, Glenn, Anteneh, Wassie, Abera, Wuletawu

“…Ethiopia’s largest freshwater lake, Lake Tana, is home to 21 endemic fish species, the majority of which are cyprinids in the genus Labeobarbus. the lake is undergoing numerous ecological changes, including an invasion of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) …”
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Tailored, climate-informed and location-specific agro-advisory services in the highlands of Ethiopia increased smallholder farmers’ wheat grain yields and profitability by Tamene, Lulseged D., Wuletawu, Abera, Liben, Feyera Merga

“…A location-specific, tailored, season-smart agro-advisory decision support tool (DST) in the Highlands of Ethiopia increased wheat yields of smallholder farmers by up to 25% with an average partial profitability of USD 600 per ha per season. …”
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Implications of changes in land use for ecosystem service values of two highly eroded watersheds in Lake Abaya Chamo Sub-basin, Ethiopia by Mekuria, Wolde, Gedle, A., Tesfaye, Y., Phimister, E.

“…This study takes two highly degraded watersheds, Aba-Bora and Guder, in Ethiopia and uses the value transfer valuation method to estimate changes in ecosystem service values. …”
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Spatial distribution and association of biophysical factors with chickpea chlorotic stunt and pea seed-borne mosaic viruses affecting legume crops in Ethiopia by Ademe, Anteneh, Kumari, Safaa, Alemu, Tesfaye, Abraham, Adane, Aynewa, Yetsedaw, Moukahel, Abdulrahman, Guadie, Demsache, Kemal, Seid Ahmed

“…Food legumes are key commodities produced in sole and mixed cropping system in Ethiopia. Their productivity has been affected recently by virus infections. …”
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The Climate change atlas for Africa of tree species prioritized for forest landscape restoration in Ethiopia: A description of methods used to develop the atlas by Kindt, R., Abiyu, A., Borchardt, P., Dawson, Ian K., Demissew, S., Graudal, L., Jamnadass, R., Lillesø, J.-P.B., Moestrup, S., Pedercini, F., Wieringa, J.J., Wubalem, T.

“…This working paper describes the methods used to develop the online Climate change atlas for Africa of tree species prioritized for forest landscape restoration in Ethiopia. The purpose of the atlas, available at http://atlas.worldagroforestry.org/, is to indicate how climate change is likely to affect the locations where particular tree species can grow in Africa. …”
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Women and youth inclusive value- chain development: A case from Ziway-Shalla sub-basin of Ethiopia and Wegnia and Sourou of Mali by Nigussie, Likimyelesh, Diallo, Assitan, Minh, Thai Thi

“…This study explores the impact of livelihood assets, access strategies, and enabling and discouraging factors on women’s and youth’s inclusion in surplus agricultural production and off-farm activities in Ethiopia and Mali. It is based on an ecologically sustainable agricultural water management project that aims to make markets work for the poor through inclusive value-chain development in Ziway-Shalla Subbasin of Ethiopia and Wegnia and Sourou of Mali. …”
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WHEAT AND TEFF GRAIN MINERAL MICRONUTRIENT CONCENTRATION AND FIELD DATA FROM GEONUTRITION ON-FARM FIELD EXPERIMENTS IN WESTERN AMHARA REGION, ETHIOPIA by Manzeke-Kangara, M.G, Amede, T., Bailey, E.H., Wilson, L., Mossa, A.W., Tirfessa, D., Kebede-Desta, M., Gashaw-Asrat, T., Agegnehu, G., Sida, T.S., Desta, G., Amare, T., Alemayehu, B., Haefele, S. M., Broadley, M., Lark, R. M., Gameda, S.

“…Trotter) grown over two cropping seasons (2018 and 2019) in the Western Amhara region of Ethiopia. Wheat and teff were grown across a landscape gradient (hill slope, mid-slope, foot slope) and supplied with different rates of mineral nitrogen fertilizer and different Zn and Se fertilizer application methods (basal, basal + side dressing, basal + foliar fertilizer) across different farms. …”
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Exploring opportunities for scaling of sustainable intensification interventions through farmer engagement and positive deviance approach: A case for Basona Worena, Ethiopia by Andreas, Daan, Cossu, Alessandra, Mekonnen, Kindu, Hammond, Jim, López Ridaura, Santiago, Groot, Jeroen C.J.

“…In Ethiopia, much like in several other African nations, the availability of food relies significantly on a large number of smallholder farmers. …”
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Quantitative assessment of food safety interventions for Campylobacter spp. and Salmonella spp. along the chicken meat supply chain in Burkina Faso and Ethiopia by Ssemanda, J.N., Besten, H.M.W. den, Wagenberg, C.P.A. van, Zwietering, M.H.

“…In this study, we developed stochastic QMRA models for <i>Salmonella</i> spp. and <i>Campylobacter</i> spp. in the chicken meat supply chain in Burkina Faso and Ethiopia employing the modular process risk model in @Risk software. …”
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Comprehensive approach for improving adherence to prenatal Iron and folic acid supplements based on intervention studies in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, and India by Sanghvi, Tina, Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Forissier, Thomas, Ghosh, Sebanti, Zafimanjaka, Maurice G., Walissa, Tamirat Tafesse, Mahmud, Zeba, Kim, Sunny S.

“…The World Health Organization recommends daily iron and folic acid (IFA) supplementation during pregnancy, but consumption remains low, and high prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (PW) persists.This study aims to (1) examine factors at the health system, community, and individual levels, which influence adherence to IFA supplements; and (2) describe a comprehensive approach for designing interventions to improve adherence based on lessons learned from 4 country experiences.We conducted literature search, formative research, and baseline surveys in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, and India and applied health systems strengthening and social and behavior change principles to design interventions. …”
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Stakeholder analysis: improving agricultural water management planning and practices to address small-scale producer vulnerability in the Awash River Basin, Ethiopia by Mekuria, Wolde, Seid, Abdulkarim, Haileslassie, Amare, Admasu, W., Abebe, S., Negash, D., Getachew, T.

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Detection and antibiogram profile of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli isolated from two abattoir settings in northwest Ethiopia: a one health perspective by Abey, S.L., Teka, M., Bitew, A.B., Molla, W., Ejo, M., Dagnaw, G.G., Adugna, T., Nigatu, S., Mengistu, B.A., Kinde, M.Z., Berju, A., Belete, M.A., Temesgen, Wudu, Dagnachew, S., Tesema, T.S.

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Home food availability, food insecurity and nutrition knowledge are key factors influencing dietary diversity among adolescent girls in Southern Ethiopia by Kim, Sunny S., Sununtnasuk, Celeste, Tadesse, Amare W., Oumer, Abdulaziz, Walissa, Tamirrat, Sanghvi, Tina, Menon, Purnima

“…In Ethiopia, where 40% of the population is under 15 years, evidence on adolescent nutrition is limited. …”
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Effect of fish-oil supplementation on breastmilk long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid concentration: A randomized controlled trial in rural Ethiopia by Argaw, Alemayehu, Bouckaert, Kimberley P., Wondafrash, Mekitie, Kolsteren, Patrick W., Lachat, Carl, De Meulenaer, Bruno, Hanley-Cook, Giles, Huybregts, Lieven

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Vegetable value chains during the COVID- 19 pandemic in Ethiopia: Evidence from cascading value chain surveys before and during the pandemic by Hirvonen, Kalle, Mohammed, Belay, Tamru, Seneshaw, Abate, Gashaw T., Minten, Bart

“…We combine in-person survey data collected in February 2020 (i.e., just before the pandemic was declared) with phone survey data collected in March 2021 (i.e., one year into the pandemic) and August 2021 (i.e., approximately 18 months into the pandemic) to study how vegetable value chains in Ethiopia have coped with the COVID-19 pandemic. Focusing on the major vegetable value chain connecting farmers in East Shewa zone to consumers in Addis Ababa, we applied a cascading survey approach in which we collected data at all levels of the value chain: vegetable farmers, urban wholesalers, and retailers.…”
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Dairy value chains during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia: Evidence from cascading value chain surveys before and during the pandemic by Hirvonen, Kalle, Habte, Yetmwork, Mohammed, Belay, Tamru, Seneshaw, Abate, Gashaw T., Minten, Bart

“…We combine in-person survey data collected in February 2018 with phone survey data collected in June and September 2021 to study how dairy value chains in Ethiopia have coped with the COVID-19 pandemic. Focusing on the major dairy value chain connecting farmers in North and West Shewa as well as peri-urban and urban producers in and around Addis Ababa to consumers in Addis Ababa, we applied a cascading survey approach in which we collected data at all levels of the value chain: dairy farmers, rural wholesalers, and urban retailers.…”
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Effective food systems innovations: An inventory of evidence from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Viet Nam, and other low-and middle-income countries by Lecoutere, Els, Van den Berg, Marrit, de Brauw, Alan

“…This paper reviews the literature on food system innovations in the food environment and addressing consumer behavior on diet and nutrition-related outcomes in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Viet Nam, and other LMICs, then highlights promising innovations and demonstrates gaps in the literature. …”
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Faba Bean Forage Intercropping Practices to Meet Food-Feed Demands in Land-Constrained Mixed Crop-Livestock Systems of Southern Ethiopia by International Livestock Research Institute

“…s diagnostic surveys showed that during such times weeds growing with faba bean crop are used as important feed resource by farmers in Ethiopia. Farmers leave the weed to grow with the faba bean until a certain stage, which is against the recommended agronomic practice through the extension system. …”
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A report on Digital Innovations to Support Equitable, Sustainable, and Resilient Agri-Food Systems and Last Mile Delivery—A Snapshot of Ethiopia by Dhulipala, Ram, Gebreyes, Million, Seifu, Haimanot, Whitbread, Anthony M.

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