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What can Ethiopian Seed Association do more to profile itself and enhance its relevance in the seed sector?
The Ethiopian Seed Association (ESA) is a young organization that aims to promote the development of a vibrant seed sector in Ethiopia. ESA works with various stakeholders, including public and private seed producers, distributors, traders, research institutions, and international partners, to ensure the sustainable supply of quality seed to smallholder farmers. ESA also serves as…
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Ethiopia enacted a new seed law:opportunity for seed sector development
Early May 2023, Ethiopian parliament has enacted a new seed law, marking the third revision in the history of the country’s seed regulatory system. The first seed related regulation was in 1997, which was replaced by the seed law 206/2000. That was again revised and replaced by the seed law 782/2013. The new law is…
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Ethiopian Agricultural Authority piloting variety testing and registration
The Ethiopian Agricultural Authority (EAA) is the sole responsible body in the variety release and registration process of Ethiopia. This means that the authority is mandated to accept applications and conduct DUS and VCU tests. However, the capacity of the authority is limited, as it has not secured its own testing sites for conducting the…
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The National Seed Forum urged the government to devote more emphasis to the seed sector
A National Seed Forum was held at Desalegn Hotel, Addis Ababa on 27th of April 2023. The Forum was organized by the Ethiopian Seed Association (ESA) with support from the Ethiopia Netherlands Seed Partnership. The forum’s theme was “Guiding efforts towards seed sector transfiguration in Ethiopia”. Mr. Abdulsemed Abdo, a delegate of the Minister of…
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National Seed Quality Control (NaSQC) Platform: toharmonize efforts in seed quality control
The Ethiopian Agricultural Authority recently organized The 12th Annual National Seed Quality Control (NaSQC) Platform, from April 6-7, 2023. it was aimed at enhancing collaboration between regional and federal seed regulatory bodies. The event was opened by Ambassador Diriba Kuma, Director General of EAA, who spoke about the main objective of the forum, which is…
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Call for MSc./MA. Research Fund Opportunity for Female Students
Stichting Wageningen Research (SWR) Ethiopia is an International NGO registered in Ethiopia since March 2021 with the FDRE Agency for Civil Society Organizations. The organization is established with the objectives of promoting a more resilient, inclusive and sustainable food systems in Ethiopia. One of the projects implemented by SWR is Ethiopia is the Ethiopia Netherlands…
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Ethio-Netherlands Seed Committee Reinitiated
The Ethio-Netherlands Seed Committee (ENS-committee) held its first meeting on February 23, 2023, at the Radisson Blu hotel in Addis Ababa, with the goal of facilitating trade and investment in the seed sector by creating a conducive business environment for international companies. The Netherlands and Ethiopian governments’ cooperation in fostering an environment that is favourable…
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ENSP advisory board meeting
Are we doing the right things and are we doing things right? These are fundamental learning questions for any impact driven organization and ENSP is no exception. On Wednesday February 22nd, ENSP convened its first Advisory Board meeting, bringing representatives of the public and private sectors from Ethiopia and the Netherlands together to help answer…
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Solynta and Pepsico join forces to empower Ethiopian potato farmers with hybrid potato seed technology
Solynta and PepsiCo’s Ethiopia-based Foods Unit, Senselet Food Processing PLC (“Senselet”) have launched a joint project to introduce hybrid true potato seeds (HTPS) to Ethiopia. Together, the parties will enrich and expand the country’s growing potato sector by introducing advanced potato genetics with Solynta’s innovative non-GMO hybrid breeding technology. Hybrid breeding enables focused breeding of…
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A state-of-the-art seed producing companies in Ethiopia visited
Staff from the ENSP project and a Plantum representative visited two cutting-edge seed producing companies: Nunhems, which is situated in the Amhara region close to Arerti town, and Solagrow PLC, a potato seed producer company situated around Bishoftu city. Ben Depraetere, Managing Director of Nunhems Ethiopia PLC and Country Head of BASF’s vegetable seed business…
