ISSD Oromia East Unit – November Newsletter
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ISSD Tigray Unit: Newsletter September 2018
Download and learn about the exciting updates from ISSD Ethiopia’s Tigray Unit. Read more
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. Across the sector technical and capacity challenges persist. ISSD commissioned the Royal Tropical Institute of the Netherlands (KIT) to complete a study on seed quality control across Ethiopia. A total of 32 concrete recommendations have been made.
Field day highlights successes of PVS, crowdsourcing and scaling activities
As part of ISSD’s informal seed system project, close to 200 stakeholders, including a notably large share of female farmers gathered to learn evaluate and learn from 2017 scaling up activities as well as 2018 PVS and crowdsourcing work. Read more
Exchange visits and field days highlighting key learning from crowdsourcing and PVS
ISSD’s Oromia South & West unit has facilitated crowdsourcing and PVS on multiple crops with over 400 farmers. Read more
Better collaboration on production, marketing and SPC management
ISSD Amhara organised a collaborative workshop and training for Bureau of Agriculture staff from Farta woreda, and many cooperative representatives. Read more
AGP & ISSD creating seed sector synergy
Different stakeholders are working to improve the seed system but lack strong partnership for synergetic effect. Read more
