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Payments discourage coordination in ecosystem services provision: Evidence from behavioral experiments in Southeast Asia by Bell, Andrew R., Zhang, Wei

“…Beyond the well-recognized social costs (e.g., pollution to soil and water, and health effects both on consumers and other species) there are also private costs on farmers beyond the direct costs of inputs, associated with elevated risks of both acute and chronic damage to farmers' health, and with the destruction of populations of beneficial organisms. …”
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Synopsis: The impact of Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Programme on the nutritional status of children: 2008–2012 by Berhane, Guush, Hoddinott, John F., Kumar, Neha

“…Using inverseprobability-weighted regression-adjustment estimators, we find no evidence that the PSNP reduces either chronic undernutrition (height-for-age z-scores, stunting) or acute undernutrition (weight-for-height z-scores, wasting). …”
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The impact of Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Programme on the nutritional status of children: 2008–2012 by Berhane, Guush, Hoddinott, John F., Kumar, Neha

“…Using inverse-probability-weighted regression-adjustment estimators, we find no evidence that the PSNP reduces either chronic undernutrition (height-for-age z-scores, stunting) or acute undernutrition (weight-for-height z-scores, wasting). …”
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The impact of Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Programme on the nutritional status of children: 2008–2012 by Berhane, Guush, Hoddinott, John F., Kumar, Neha

“…Using inverse-probability-weighted regression-adjustment estimators, we find no evidence that the PSNP reduces either chronic undernutrition (height-for-age z-scores, stunting) or acute undernutrition (weight-for-height z-scores, wasting). …”
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Economic losses due to foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Ethiopian cattle by Rasmussen, P., Shaw, A.P., Jemberu, Wudu T., Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D., Conrady, B., Apenteng, O.O., Cheng, Y., Muñoz, V., Rushton, J., Torgerson, P.R.

“…FMD is caused by several distinct and highly contagious viral strains that can result in acute disease in cattle, causing losses in productivity and impeding international trade. …”
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Vitamin A intake and infection are associated with plasma retinol among pre-school children in rural Zambia by Hotz, Christine, Chileshe, Justin, Siamusantu, Ward, Palaniappan, Uma, Kafwembe, Emmanuel

“…To determine the prevalence of vitamin A deficiency, infection and adequacy of vitamin A intakes among Zambian children, and the contribution of dietary vitamin A and infection to vitamin A status.A cross-sectional survey of vitamin A intakes by the 24 h recall method, vitamin A status by plasma retinol and the modified relative dose-response test, and infection by acute-phase proteins.Rural communities in Central and Eastern Provinces of Zambia.Children 2–5 years of age.The prevalence of vitamin A deficiency was 56 % by plasma retinol, 48 % with infection-adjusted plasma retinol and 22 % by the modified relative dose-response test. …”
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How can African agriculture adapt to climate change: Perceptions of stakeholders on climate change and adaptation strategies in Ethiopia by Admassie, Assefa, Adenew, Berhanu, Tadege, Abebe

“…Three stakeholder discussion forums held in 2006 in Addis Ababa, Awassa, and Bahir Dar as part of the project, Food and Water Security under Global Change: Developing Adaptive Capacity with a Focus on Rural Africa, were attended by representatives of the government, civil society, business sector, and local communities. …”
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A sub-national hunger index for Ethiopia: Assessing progress in region-level outcomes by Schmidt, Emily, Dorosh, Paul A.

“…Given rapid agriculture-led economic growth between 2004-05 and 2008-09, it is expected that when new household survey data is available, these indices will show continued improvement.…”
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African swine fever virus antibody rapid detection assays evaluation: Evaluation of rapid lateral flow assays for the detection of antibodies against African swine fever virus for... by Lacasta, Anna, Oba, Peter, Dione, Michel M.

“…There are no globally available treatment nor commercial vaccines against ASF. …”
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Physical growth and nutritional status of Tsimane's Amerindian children of lowland Bolivia by Foster, Z., Byron, Elizabeth, Reyes-Garcia, Victoria, Huanca, Thomas, Vadez, Vincent, Apaza, Lilian, Perez Eddy, Tanner, S., Gutierrez, Y., Sandstrom, B., Yakhedts, A., Osborn, C., Godoy, Ricardo, Leonard, William. R.

“…Arm muscularity of Tsimane' children is similar to that of their US age peers, and this suggests that they are not experiencing acute protein malnutrition. Variation in measures of nutritional status of Tsimane' children is modestly correlated with village‐level differences. …”
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Climate, conflict and security in global livestock systems by Synnestvedt, Thea, Maviza, Gracsious, Pacillo, Grazia

“…As the climate crisis intensifies, its impacts are felt acutely in the agricultural sector, with livestock systems being particularly vulnerable due to their dependency on climate-sensitive resources such as water and pasture. …”
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Epidemiological investigation of a pertussis outbreak among schoolchildren in Burkina Faso, 2019 by Ilboudo, Abdoul K., Cissé, A., Savadogo, M., Sana, M., Gouba, N., Sourabié, Y., Nayaga, R., Tialla, D., Zongo, M., Yaméogo, I., Tarnagda, Z.

“…Introduction: Pertussis remains among the top ten most common fatal aetiologies of acute respiratory infections worldwide. This study reports findings from the first laboratory-confirmed pertussis outbreak among primary schoolchildren in Burkina Faso. …”
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Enhancing smallholder resilience through index-based crop insurance: Evaluation of the aMaizing Project in Kenya by Mwungu, Chris, Otieno, Felix, Njambi, Agnes, Ghosh, Aniruddha

“…Smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa remain highly vulnerable to climate-induced shocks, with Kenya’s agriculture sector facing acute risks due to drought. Despite growing recognition of crop insurance as a risk mitigation tool, adoption remains below 1% among smallholders, largely due to affordability, limited awareness, and distribution challenges. …”
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Rethinking delivery modalities in conflict-affected settings: Why beneficiaries in Sudan prefer digital transfers by Abay, Kibrom A., Abushama, Hala, Mohamed, Shima, Siddig, Khalid

“…The conflict that erupted in Sudan in April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has resulted in the world’s largest displacement crisis, triggering an acute and multidimensional humanitarian emergency requiring urgent and substantial international support. …”
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Public-private partnership for the delivery of veterinary services: Workshop report on the review and validation of PPP models for scaling out by Berhanu, Dagim, Desta, Hiwot, Gizaw, Solomon, Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D.

“…This workshop, held on 27 March 2025, at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Addis Ababa campus, was part of the Restoration of Livestock Services in Conflict and Drought-Affected areas of Ethiopia (RESTORE) project’s efforts to strengthen veterinary service delivery in conflict and drought-affected areas of Ethiopia. …”
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Training of trainers on climate-smart livestock feed resourcing options for Tigray, South Ethiopia, and Afar regions by Desta, Hiwot, Adie, Aberra, Lemma, Mamusha, Bezabih, Melkamu, Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D.

“…The training of trainers on climate-smart livestock feed resourcing options for Tigray, South Ethiopia and Afar regions, held on 25–26 June 2025 took place at International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Addis Ababa, with practical sessions conducted at the ILRI Bishoftu Genebank field site, the herbage seed unit, and a private feed processing and multi-nutrient block manufacturing plant in Adama. …”
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Producer-led scaling with pioneer positive deviance in animal health, feed and forage, and social norms for increased climate resilience. by Worku, Tigist, Habermann, Birgit, Getahun, Elizabeth, Lemma, Mamusha, Adie, Aberra, Alemu, Biruk G., Berhanu, Dagim, Derseh, Melkamu, Jemberu, Wudu T., Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D., Achandi, Esther

“…To support this effort, a National Stakeholder Engagement Workshop was held on 27 November 2025 at the ILRI Campus in Addis Ababa to present and discuss the Pioneer Positive Deviance (P-PD) approach, share findings from ongoing implementation in pastoral systems, and gather feedback for improving and institutionalizing the approach within Ethiopia’s pastoral extension system. …”
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Traditional cow and camel milk production and marketing in agropastoral and mixed crop-livestock systems: the case of Mieso District, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia by Hussen, K., Tegegne, Azage, Kurtu, M.Y., Gebremedhin, Berhanu

“…It was conducted in Mieso District of Oromia Regional State, located 300 km east of Addis Ababa and at about 200 km east of Adama. Five rural kebeles, Dire Kalu, Gena, Huse Mendera, Hunde Misoma and Welda Jejeba, that have milk production potential were selected. …”
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Vegetation response to cattle grazing in the Ethiopian highlands by Mwendera, E.J., Mohamed-Saleem, M.A., Woldu, Z.

“…The study used 0.01 ha plots, established on 0-4 percent and 4-8 percent slopes located close to each other at Debre Zeit research station, 50 km South of Addis Ababa. The grazing regimes were: light grazing stocked at 0.6 animal-unit-mouth per hectare (AUM ha-1); moderate grazing stocked at 1.8 AUH\M ha-1; heavy grazing stocked at 3.0 AUM ha-1; very heavy grazing stocked at 4.2 AUM ha-1; very heavy grazing on ploughed pasture stocked at 4.2 AUM ha-1; and a control of `no grazing'. …”
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Hydrologic response to cattle grazing in the Ethiopian highlands by Mwendera, E.J., Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.

“…The study was conducted on 0.01 ha plots established on sites with 0-4 percent and 4-8 percent slopes at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Debre Zeit research station, 50 km south of Addis Ababa. The grazing regimes were: light grazing stocked at 0.6 animals-unit-months (AUM) ha-1; moderate grazing stocked at 1.8 AUM ha-1; heavy grazing stocked at 3.0 AUM ha-1; very heavy grazing stocked at 4.2 AUM ha-1; very heavy grazing on ploughed soil stocked at 4.2 AUM ha-1; and a control with no grazing. …”
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