The Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EAIR) and Regional Agricultural Research Institutes (RARIs) are key seed sector stakeholders. These institutes have a lead role in
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Innovations improve linkages between seed supply and demand
Ensuring seed supply matches demand is a complex national process. Various institutional bottlenecks continue to result in farmers not getting seed of the varieties they
Transformative agenda for seed sector developed, endorsed and adopted
Across 2018, regional and national seed sector stakeholders have engaged intensively, shaping an action agenda to transform the seed sector.
Social capital and community welfare motivates nodal farmers’ informal seed exchange
Nodal farmers’ role and motivations to exchange seed in their locality formed the topic of recent research. ISSD Tigray Unit facilitated a Wageningen University (Netherlands)
Enhancing skills for post-harvest quality seed management
BENEFIT-ISSD Oromia East project unit organized and conducted a one day training of trainers (TOT) on post-harvest quality seed management for woreda experts and DAs
ISSD Oromia East Unit – November Newsletter
Download and read the latest updates from the ISSD team in Oromia East
ISSD Tigray Unit: Newsletter September 2018
Download and learn about the exciting updates from ISSD Ethiopia’s Tigray Unit.
Key actions to improve national seed quality identified
Poor quality seed is a key contributor to reduced productivity and thus food and livelihood insecurity. Smallholder farmers are particularly challenged by seed quality issues.
