ISSD Tigray: July newsletter
Download and read the latest developments and achievements by ISSD’s Tigray Unit, with this month’s focus on partnerships
Category Archives: Tigray
ISSD Tigray: Collaborating with AGP to modernise the seed system
ISSD’s team at Mekelle University hosted colleagues from the Agricultural Growth Program (AGP) to identify opportunities for improved collaboration in our efforts to strengthen the Tigray seed sector Read more
ISSD Tigray: Supporting partners to lead on crowdsourcing and PVS
The ISSD Tigray unit has delivered an orientation workshop on crowdsourcing (CS) and participatory varietal selection (PVS) for researchers from four Agricultural Research Centers (ARCs) and wereda office of agriculture representatives Read more
ISSD Tigray: Key achievements highlighted during Research Review Day
The ISSD Tigray unit project has presented its main achievements on the Mekelle University annual research review day Read more
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) researcher to conduct a seed social network analysis, concluding that while nodal farmer self-interest plays a role, community and neighbourly well-being remain important factors in engaging in seed exchange. Read more
ISSD Tigray Unit: Newsletter September 2018
Download and learn about the exciting updates from ISSD Ethiopia’s Tigray Unit. 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
