with plans to begin testing the Ethiopian Seed Platform (ESP) later this year. The Ministry of Agriculture has announced its commitment to prioritize digital agriculture, with plans to begin ...

Best seed supply is improving agricultural productivity. The agricultural policy framework of Ethiopia, which is known as 'Agricultural Development Led Industrialization (ADLI)', sets out ...

The Ethiopian Seed Enterprise, too, feels the problem. "We could not get the real demand of the farmers," says Tafese Gebru (PhD), head of theEnterprise. "Sometimes we are requested higher than ...

Ethiopia leads the way in preserving crop seeds by engaging farming communities in the effort, and making the exchange of seeds part of village life and culture, reports Claire Provost. But now it's ...

With crop failure a key cause of the 1984 famine, Ethiopia has set up local seed banks to help farmers adapt to climate shifts EJERE WOREDA, Ethiopia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Thirty years ...

ADDIS ABABA, Oct 9 2013 (IPS) - Ethiopian farmers are learning that seed security is the basis of food security. After a successful trial, the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations ...

Ethiopia, the world’s fourth-largest sesame grower, may see earnings from exports of pulses, oil seeds and spices rise by a third to more than $900 million this year. Africa’s largest coffee ...

ADDIS ABABA, June 19 (Reuters) - Oil seed exports overtook coffee as Ethiopia's biggest foreign exchange earner in the 11 months to May, the agriculture ministry said on Friday. Sign up here.

Ethiopia has introduced a programme to improve food security that combines scientific knowledge with local know how, as new community-based seed banks and training centres try to help farmers meet ...