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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…
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National Seed Road Map Guide
What is required to strengthen a seed sector resulting in an increase in the use of quality seed of improved varieties for the crops that smallholder farmers grow? What does it take for policy makers, seed sector stakeholders and practitioners to answer the questions: Where are we now? Where do we want to go, and…
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Counterfeit Seed: a growing challenge that is threatening the sector in Ethiopia
The problem of fake, counterfeit, or substandard seed in Ethiopia has received little attention, yet there are substantial indications of the problem as an emerging challenge facing the seed sector. Cognizant of this fact, ENSP has organized stakeholder workshops at Adama and Bahir Dar to provide a platform for stakeholders to discuss the status of…
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Exploring the Potential of using HTPS for variety registration in Ethiopia: Consultative workshop
Hybrid True Potato Seed (HTPS) is a new technology that has the potential to revolutionize potato production in Ethiopia. It is not possible to use TPS for potato mainly because of segregation and the use of tuber has affected rapid multiplication and marketing of potato seed. HTPS is believed to solve such problem. As a…
