Articles in Journals

Adesogan, A., S. McKune, Eilitta, M., Havelaar, A., and Dahl, G. 2019. Animal source foods: sustainability problem or sustainability and malnutrition solution? Perspective matters. Global Food Security, Volume 25, 100325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2019.100325

Amenu, K., Agga, G.E., Kumbe, A., Shibiru, A., Desta, H., Tiki, W., Dego, O.K., Wieland, B., Grace, D. and Alonso, S. November 2020. MILK Symposium review: Community-tailored training to improve the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of women regarding hygienic milk production and handling in Borana pastoral area of southern Ethiopia. Journal of Dairy Science, volume 103, issue 11. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2020-18292 It is openly available.

Balehegn, M., Duncan, A., Tolera, A., Ayantunde, A.A., Issa, S., Karimou, M., Zampaligré, N., André, K., Gnanda, I., Varijakshapanicker, P., Kebreab, E., Dubeux, J., Boote, K., Minta, M.,  Feyissa, F., and Adesogan, A.T. June 2020. June 2020. Improving adoption of technologies and interventions for increasing supply of quality livestock feed in low- and middle-income countries. Global Food Security, Volume 26, 100372. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2020.100372

Balehegn, M., Mekuriaw, Z., Miller, L., McKune, S., and Adesogan. A. T. 2019. Animal source foods for improved cognitive development. Animal Frontiers. https://doi.org/10.1093/af/vfz039

Bardosh, K.L., Hussein, J.W., Sadik, E.A., Hassen, J.Y., Ketema, M., Ibrahim, A.M., Sarah Lindley McKune, S.L., and Havelaar, A.H. 2020. Chicken eggs, childhood stunting and environmental hygiene: an ethnographic study from the Campylobacter genomics and environmental enteric dysfunction (CAGED) project in Ethiopia. One Health Outlook 2, 5. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42522-020-00012-9

Birhanu, A.F., Mummed, Y.Y., and Kurtu, M.Y. 2020. Level of Bruising and DFD Carcassesfrom Bulls of Arsi, Boran and Harar Cattle Breeds in Ethiopia. Open Journal of Animal Sciences, 10, 203-218. https://doi.org/10.4236/ojas.2020.101011

Birhanu, A. F., Mummed, Y.Y., Kurtu, M.Y., O’Quinn, T., and Jiru, Y. T. 2019. Level of Pre-slaughter stress and quality of beef from Arsi, Boran and Harar cattle breeds in Ethiopia. Cogent Food & Agriculture 5: 1694233 https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2019.1694233

Chen, D., McKune, S.L., Singh, N., Hassen, J.Y., Gebreyes, W., Manary, M.J., Bardosh, K., Yang, Y., Diaz, N., Mohammed, A., Terefe, Y., Roba, K.T., Ketema, M., Ameha, N., Assefa, N., Rajashekara, G., Deblais, L., Ghanem, M., Yimer, G., and Havelaar, A.H. 2021. Campylobacter Colonization, Environmental Enteric Dysfunction, Stunting, and Associated Risk Factors Among Young Children in Rural Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study From the Campylobacter Genomics and Environmental Enteric Dysfunction (CAGED) Project. Front. Public Health, Volume 8, Article 615793. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2020.615793

Gadisa, B., Yusuf, Y., AND Kurtu M.Y. 2019. Evaluation of physical facilities, operation and management practice in selective public abattoirs in Eastern Oromia, Ethiopia. Int. J. Agric. Sc. Food Technol. 5(1): 043-049. 10.17352/2455-815X.000040. https://doi.org/10.17352/2455-815X.000040

Gadisa, B., Yusuf, Y., and Yousuf, M. 2019. Evaluation of eating quality in sensory panelist and instrumental tenderness of beef from Harar, Arsi and Bale Cattle Breeds in Oromia, Ethiopia. Int. J. Agric. Sc. Food Technol. 5(1): 035-042. http://doi.org/10.17352/2455-815X.000039

Grace, D., Wu, F., and Havelaar, A.H. November 2020. MILK Symposium review: Foodborne diseases from milk and milk products in developing countries—Review of causes and health and economic implications. Journal of Dairy Science, Volume 103, Issue 11. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2020-18323

Minten, B., Beyene, S., and Reardon, T. 2020. Post-harvest losses in rural-urban value chains: Evidence from Ethiopia. Food Policy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2020.101860

Minten, B., Habte, Y., Tamru, S., and Tesfaye, A. 2020. The transforming dairy sector in Ethiopia. PLoS ONE 15(8): e0237456. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237456

Serra, R., Kiker, G.A., Minten, B. Valerio, V.C., Varijakshapanicker, P., and Wane, A. 2020. Filling knowledge gaps to strengthen livestock policies in low-income countries. Global Food Security, Volume 26, 100428. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2020.100428

Tefera, T.D., Mummed, Y.Y., Kurtu, M.Y., Letta, M.U., O’Quine, T.G., and Vipham, J.L. July 2019. Effect of Age and Breeds of Cattle on Carcass and Meat Characteristics of Arsi, Boran, and Harar Cattle in Ethiopia. Open Journal of Animal Sciences, 9, 367-383. https://doi.org/10.4236/ojas.2019.93030

Terefe, Y., Deblais, L., Ghanem, M., Helmy, Y.A., Mummed, B., Chen, D., Singh, N., Ahyong, V., Kalantar, K., Yimer, G., Hassen, J.Y., Mohammed, A., McKune, S.L., Manary, M.J., Ordiz, M.I., Gebreyes, W., Havelaar, A.H., and Rajashekara, G. 2020. Co-occurrence of Campylobacter Species in Children From Eastern Ethiopia, and Their Association With Environmental Enteric Dysfunction, Diarrhea, and Host Microbiome. Frontiers in Public Health, 8 (99). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00099  

Varijakshapanicker, P., McKune, S., Miller, L., Hendrickx, S., Balehegn, M., Dahl, G. E., and Adesogan, A. T. 2019. Sustainable livestock systems to improve human nutrition, health, and economic status. Animal Frontiers. https://doi.org/10.1093/af/vfz041

Vipham, J.L., Amenu, K., Alonso, S., Ndahetuye, J.B., Zereyesus, Y., Nishimwe, K., Bowers, E., Maier, D., Sah, K., Havelaar, A., and Grace, D. September 2020. No food security without food safety: Lessons from livestock related research. Global Food Security, Volume 26, 100382, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2020.100382

Yimer, G., Gebreyes, W., Havelaar, A., Yousuf, J, McKune, S., Mohammed, A., and O’Mathúna, D. 2020. Community engagement and building trust to resolve ethical challenges during humanitarian crises: experience from the CAGED study. Conflict and Health 14, 68. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13031-020-00313-w

Zelalem, A., Sisay, M., Vipham, J. L., Abegaz, K., Kebede, A., and Terefe, Y. January 2019. The prevalence and antimicrobial resistance profiles of bacterial isolates from meat and meat products in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Food Contamination 6(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40550-019-0071-z

Publications by the Management Entity (reverse chronological)

• Ethiopia’s Livestock Systems: Overview and Areas of Inquiry. August 2021. Gainesville, FL, USA: Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems.
• Gap analyses:
  
  • Brief. July 2019. Capacity development gap analysis: Ethiopia
  • Report. March 2019. Human and Institutional Capacity Development Gap Analysis in Ethiopia: Summary Report and Recommendations
• McNamara, K. and McKune, S. 2018. Looking beyond productivity: Barriers to animal source food consumption in Ethiopia. Gainesville, FL, USA: Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems.
• Report. Scheffler, J. M. 2018. Report on Train-The-Trainer Course on Meat Hygiene. Gainesville, FL, USA: Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems.
• Ethiopia: Priorities and Research Projects (in Microsoft Word). 2017
• Ethiopia: Animal-Source Foods Production and Marketing Brief. 2016
• Ethiopia: Livestock Disease Management and Food Safety Brief. 2016
• Ethiopia: Enabling Policies for Livestock Brief. 2016

Useful Resources

These resources include links to external websites, and internal documents, such as reports and outreach materials.

External Resources

• CGSpace publications (search for Ethiopia)
• Global Food Security Strategy (GFSS) Ethiopia Country Plan
• ILRI in Ethiopia

Internal Resources from the Management Entity

• Country coordinator
• Gap analyses & Reports
• Global Nutrition Symposium in Ethiopia in 2018
• Innovations
• Innovation Platforms

Blogs and news:

• February 2021. Researchers return to field work for healthy infants in Ethiopia
• International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). June 2020. COVID-19 is shifting consumption and disrupting dairy value chains in Ethiopia
• CGIAR. April 2018. Adding Value: Supporting Pastoralist Women’s Traditional Dairy Processing in Ethiopia

Projects

• Linking Cattle Nutrition to Human Nutrition: A Value Chain Approach to Improving the Production, Handling, and Consumption of Animal Source Foods in Ethiopia
• Improving the Evidence and Policies for Better Performing Livestock Systems in Ethiopia
• Addressing Young Stock Mortality in Smallholder Farms and Pastoral Herds of Ethiopia
• Improving Handling Practices and Microbiological Safety of Milk and Milk Products in Borana Pastoral Communities, Ethiopia
• The Effect of Passive Surveillance Training on Animal Health Parameters, Northern Ethiopia
• Mycotoxin Prevalence and Mitigation Measures in Ethiopia
• Application of Integrated Decision Support Systems to Improve Livestock Systems in Ethiopia: Research and Capacity Development
• Modeling Livestock System Dynamics and Economywide Policy Impacts in Ethiopia
• Feed-to-Farm Investigation of Mycotoxin Contamination of Feed and Milk in Ethiopia

The Equip projects below are funded primarily by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

• CAGED Study: Campylobacter Genomics and Environmental Enteric Dysfunction

• The Feed Study (Ethiopia & Burkina Faso)

Partners

This list of partners is not exhaustive, but it is indicative of past and prospective partners that have or will collaborate on research projects and other endeavors.

Partners in Ethiopia

Public sector

• Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency
• Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Resources
• Veterinary Drug and Animal Feed Administration and Control Authority

Research centers and institutes

• Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research
• Ethiopia Meat and Dairy Industry Development Institute
• Ethiopia National Animal Health Diagnostic and Investigation Center
• Ethiopia Public Health Institute
• ILRI Ethiopia/CGIAR
• International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)/Ethiopia Strategy Support Program
• IFPRI Ethiopia/CGIAR
• Policy Studies Institute
• Yabello Pastoral and Dryland Agriculture Research Centre

Universities

• Addis Ababa University
• Arsi University
• Bahir Dar University
• Ethiopian Civil Service University
• Haramaya University
• Hawassa University
• Mekelle University
• Oda Bultum University
• University of Gondar

Programs and projects

• Africa RISING
• Project Mercy
• Verde Beef

Private sector

• Eden-Field Agri-seed Enterprise

Zones of Influence

Table. 2021. Overview of Feed the Future Target Woredas and Administrative Zones in Ethiopia

• Afar Region: Zones 1 and 3
• Amhara Region: Zones Awi, Debub Gonder, Maekelawi Gonder, Mirab Gojjam, Semen Wello, Waghimra
• Dire Dawa Astedad: Zone Dire Dawa
• Oromiya Region: Zones Arsi, Balem Borena, Guji, Jimma, Mirab Arsi, Mirab, Hararghe, Mirab Shewa, Misrak Hararge, Misrak Shewa, Misrak Wollega
• Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples (SNNP) Region: Zones Bench Maji, Gedeo, Gurage, Hadiya, Kefa, Sidama, Silite
• Somali Region: Zones Dawa, Fafan, Jerer, Liben, Siti
• Tigray Region: Debub Misrak,  Debubawi, Mehakelawi, Misrakawi, Semen Mirab

Videos from Projects

• Livestock, Campylobacter and child nutrition

  The video and other related materials are available on this page.

• Final workshop: Improving Evidence for Better Policy Making
  Link to video: https://youtu.be/Ebzfs26CI6o

• Research in Borana, Ethiopia

  Project: Improving Handling Practices and Microbiological Safety of Milk and Milk Products in Borana Pastoral Communities, Ethiopia

• Livestock, Sanitation, Hygiene, and Child Growth

  The videos and related materials from this symposium are available.