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Assessing climate change impacts and adaptation strategies for smallholder agricultural systems in Uganda by Bagamba, F., Bashaasha, B., Claessens, Lieven, Antle, John M.

“…However, there is still scanty information necessary to ably address climate change related issues. There is a considerable knowledge gap with respect to climate change impact, vulnerability and adaptation to increased climate variability and change. …”
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Poultry sector: Agritrade Executive Brief Update 2013 by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation, Eastern Africa Grain Council

“…It highlights the need of reconciling the interests of large-scale commercial poultry producers and small-scale producers; reconciling the interests of poultry producers with those of low-income consumers in the formulation of poultry sector trade policies; and establishing a coherent set of national and regional commercial policies, in order to avoid unfair and abusive practices in intra-regional trade.…”
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Rethinking agrifood systems for the post-COVID world by Fan, Shenggen, Chen, Kevin Z., Si, Wei, Swinnen, Johan

“…Moreover, an additional 130 million people are threatened by acute severe food insecurity during the pandemic (WFP 2020a). …”
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Public private partnerships for irrigation: Expanding access or increasing inequality by Bernier, Quinn, Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.

“…Ce type de partenariats fait partie du «Guide de la troisième conférence internationale sur le financement du développement tenue à Addis Abeba en juillet 2015 et qui visait à approuver un cadre d’appui financier aux objectifs de développement durable et de l’agenda post 2015. …”
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Hyperendemicity of Rift Valley fever in Southwestern Uganda associated with the rapidly evolving lineage C viruses by Bakamutumaho, B., Juma, John, Clancey, E., Nyakarahuka, L., Situma, S., Odinoh, R., Dawa, J., Nasimiyu, C., Eskew, E.A., Balinandi, S., Mulei, S., Kayiwa, J., Klena, J.D., Shoemaker, T.R., Whitmer, S.L.M., Montgomery, J.M., Schieffelin, J., Lutwama, J., Muruta, A., Bosa, H.K., Nuismer, S.L., Oyola, Samuel O., Breiman, R.F., Njenga, M.K.

“…Methods: A 22-month long hospital-based study in three districts of SW Uganda targeting patients with acute febrile illness (AFI) or unexplained bleeding was followed by a cross-sectional population-based human-animal survey. …”
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Norovirus in Pediatric Gastroenteritis: A Study in Argentine Hospitals Before and After the Introduction of Universal Rotavirus Vaccination by Gomes, Karina A., Rivero, Karina A., Barrios Mathieur, Christian, Degiuseppe, Juan I., Cortes, Paulo R., Gonzalez, Patricia A., Zurschmitten, Abel, Castro, María P., Parreño, Gladys Viviana, Mozgovoj, Marina Valeria, Stupka, Juan A.

“…Norovirus (NoV) is a leading cause of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in young children worldwide. …”
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Investment in Enhanced Landfill Mining (ELFM): a real option approach by Sime, Abiy Getachew

“…Koshe/Repi, an old landfill in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, is considered to be a huge opportunity in terms of material recovery and energy production. …”
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Training for improved seasonal climate prediction over Ethiopia by Ahmed, Jemal Seid, Teshome, Asaminew, Demissie, Teferi Dejene

“…An interactive training took place from January 11-15, 2021 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with the participation of 26 NMA staff members selected from Regional Meteorological Service Centers and from the NMA Head Office, using local capacity and technical support from IRI and CCAFS East Africa.…”
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Decades of emerging infectious disease, food safety, and antimicrobial resistance response in Vietnam: The role of One Health by Hung Nguyen-Viet, Lam, S., Huong Nguyen-Mai, Dao Thu Trang, Vu Thi Phuong, Nguyen Do Anh Tuan, Dang Quang Tan, Nguyen Thu Thuy, Dang Thuy Linh, Phuc Pham-Duc

“…Since facing outbreaks of severe acute respiratory syndrome and avian influenza A in 2003, Vietnam has increasingly applied a One Health approach to address emerging infectious diseases of animal origin. …”
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Six Guatemala municipalities benefit from a community-based climate risk and food security surveillance system, directly reaching 7,500 households by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…The information benefits decision-making as it helps to make more effective, timely and targeted decisions on food-security interventions. Acute food insecurity in the Guatemalan Dry Corridor is highly related to climate change and increased periods of drought. …”
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Global impact of COVID-19 on animal health and welfare by Rahman, Habibar, Hiremath, Jagadish, Chanda, Mudassar, Kennady, Vijayalakshmy, Kumar, Chetan, Yogisharadhya, R.

“…The industry slowed down for want of timely raw materials of livestock origin and also acute shortage of labourers due to pandemic. Though there are no estimates of economic loss incurred but indirect measures indicate significant direct and indirect losses to the sector. …”
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COVID-19 school closures and mental health of adolescent students: Evidence from rural Mozambique by Chimbutane, Feliciano, Herrera-Almanza, Catalina, Karachiwalla, Naureen, Lauchande, Carlos, Leight, Jessica

“…The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, entailing widespread school closures as well as acute disruptions to household livelihoods, had substantial consequences for adolescent well-being in low-income countries. …”
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COVID-19 is shifting consumption and disrupting dairy value chains in Ethiopia by Tesfaye, Agajie, Habte, Yetimwork, Minten, Bart

“…The COVID-19 crisis is having a range of impacts on food consumption and value chains everywhere — containment measures, lost incomes, and perceptions of disease risk are food altering availability and consumer preferences. To understand the effects of the COVID-19 crisis on Ethiopia’s important dairy sector, we conducted a qualitative appraisal of the dairy value chain supplying Addis Ababa. …”
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The COVID-19 nutrition crisis: What to expect and how to protect by Headey, Derek D., Ruel, Marie T.

“…But malnutrition will also increase due to healthcare failures, as already strained healthcare systems are forced to divert resources from a range of nutritionally important functions — including antenatal care, immunization, micronutrient supplementation, and prevention and treatment of childhood diarrhea, infections, and acute malnutrition — toward combating COVID-19.…”
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Will China’s demographic transition exacerbate its income inequality? A CGE modeling with top-down microsimulation by Wang, Xinxin, Chen, Kevin Z., Robinson, Sherman, Huang, Zuhui

“…Demographic transition due to population aging is an emerging trend throughout the developing world, and it is especially acute in China, which has undergone demographic transition more rapidly than have most industrial economies. …”
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A proposal for measuring resilience in a risky world by Barrett, Christopher B., Headey, Derek D.

“…This disturbing state of affairs, along with our expanded knowledge of the intimate interactions between short-term shocks and long-run development, has catalyzed widespread interest in resilience building and in what a resilience framework implies for our understanding of the causes and consequences of acute vulnerability to natural and man-made disasters. …”
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Training of local stakeholders on animal nutrition in Son La Province, Vietnam by Tran, Thi Bich Ngoc, Tran, Viet Phuong, Nguyen, Thien Truong Giang, Do, Trong Hieu, Nguyen, Tien Sinh, Dao, Thi Thu Hang, Atieno, Mary, Peters, Michael, Duncan, Alan J.

“…In the Livestock CRP project (Li-chan), farmers in four villages of Chieng Chung and Chieng Luong communes, Mai Son district, were trained on feeds and feeding regimes, however, the farmer’s receptivity to knowledge was still limited due to the short project duration and other operational barriers. Acute winter (dry season) feed shortage, lack of high-quality forage varieties and limited capacity in animal nutrition techniques are pressing issues for livestock producers in the region. …”
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Synthesis of themes and policy issues by Alston, Julian M., Pardey, Philip G., Piggott, Roley R.

“…These problems of underinvestment and policy challenges are more acute in developing countries than in developed countries; and the task of correcting for the underinvestment in agricultural R&D is therefore even greater. …”
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Rebuilding trust in local governance in conflict-affected settings by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…With the participation of over 40 attendees from government institutions, the private sector, research institutes and educational institute, the long-anticipated half-day seminar titled "Rebuilding Trust in Local Governance in Conflict-Affected Settings" took place on June 26, 2025, at the ILRI Campus in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The event was co-organized by IFPRI, IGC, CGIAR-Policy Initiative, and CGIAR-FSS programs. …”
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African Union Great Green Wall Initiative Experts’ and Partners’ Engagement Meeting Report (13th-15th May 2025) by Africa Union, Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa

“…The meeting was held from the 13th - 15th May 2025 at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The purpose of the meeting was to foster collaboration and coordination among key stakeholders to streamline implementation and operationalise the GGWI Strategy. …”
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