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BENEFIT-ISSD Ethiopia National Newsletter – October 2017
Read our October newsletter to find out the latest updates, achievements and focus areas! Continue reading
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PVS and Crowdsourcing focus during farmer field day in Oromia
ISSD conducted farmers’ field day on participatory varietal selection and crowd sourcing on pilot farms on August 30, 2017 at Lode Bamban Kebele of Sire woreda, Oromia South West. Continue reading
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Seed Core group addresses key issues and plans for the way forward
The ISSD Oromia South West unit has conducted seed core group meeting on July 14, 2017 to discuss on the key issues relating to seed and specify the direction for the upcoming period. Continue reading
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Collaborative efforts allow tackling the “virtually impossible” in Duresa LSB
ISSD and partner support to LSB in SNNPR leads to exciting achievements Continue reading
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Super El Niño tests the resilience of Ethiopian seed systems
Swift collaborative action and capacity strengthening in informal seed systems key to increase security in the face of drought Continue reading
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DSM: Time to move forward?
Direct seed marketing has been shown to contribute positively to farmers’ access to quality seed. Why then have we not moved beyond the pilot phase? Continue reading
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Continued strategic interventions needed in seed value chain
Innovation-driven progress in seed value chains is constrained by capacity and cooperation shortages. Participatory assessments have created awareness for problems of a systemic nature, identified critical interventions needed to stimulate and build on innovation in seed value chains. Continue reading
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Increasing food security through cooperatives in PSNP woredas
Chronic food and nutrition insecurity continues to affect many rural households. Seed producer cooperatives, supported by ISSD, are improving resilience in some of Ethiopia’s most food-insecure woredas. Continue reading
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Bringing informal seed systems into focus
With the majority of farmers sourcing seed from informal systems, ISSD has in 2017 launched a new and wide-ranging package of activities to reach and support farmers and processes which have until now been out of focus. Continue reading
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Preparing for crowdsourcing of farmer-preferred varieties in Tigray
The ISSD Ethiopia Programme’s Tigray unit completed a training on crowd sourcing and participatory varietal selection Continue reading
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