Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)
ADCIN strengthens agricultural capacity and resilience in sub-Saharan Africa
Capacity development
CIMMYT is strengthening Africa’s dryland regions by building capacity in seed systems, crop improvement, business sustainability, and data-driven agricultural innovation
New heat-tolerant wheat varieties prove fruitful for Ethiopia’s irrigated lowlands
Climate adaptation and mitigation
The release of new lines by the ADAPT-Wheat project will expand Ethiopia’s total farming area and wheat production by opening up lowland farming opportunities.
Discovering the potential of multispectral UAV and satellite sensors in detecting wheat rust in Ethiopia
Environmental health and biodiversity
Sensor technology is an efficient mitigator of crop epidemic and global food security risks.
Scaling impact of dryland crops research through regional crop improvement networks
Environmental health and biodiversity
Scientists and stakeholders in Africa are co-designing a network approach to improve and expand dryland crops value chains in the continent.
In maize research, farmers’ priorities are our priorities
Climate adaptation and mitigation
New CIMMYT research sheds light on farmer maize preferences in Ethiopia and western Kenya.
CIMMYT leads innovation sprint to deliver results to farmers rapidly
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Climate-resilient soil fertility management by smallholders in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Shared priorities and plans for partnership
Capacity development
Director General’s visit to Ethiopia consolidates existing partnerships and finds new opportunities for collaboration.
Drought-tolerant maize and use of forecasting in agriculture praised by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Climate adaptation and mitigation
CIMMYT and CGIAR scientists develop drought-tolerant maize and use forecast information to prevent the spread of crop diseases.
Tracking improved crop varieties
Environmental health and biodiversity
CIMMYT and EIAR launch working group in Ethiopia to implement IMAGE, a five-year project that will improve seed variety deployment in Africa.
In Ethiopia, local challenges inform national action for climate-smart agriculture
Climate adaptation and mitigation
There is no universal model for successfully delivering climate-smart agriculture. But the AICCRA experience in Ethiopia shows how engaging changemakers can reveal effective, inclusive, and localized ways to make farming communities more resilient to climate change.
More than machines
Innovations
In collaboration with GIZ, CIMMYT’s Scaling Scan is helping Green Innovation Centers in Africa address the sustainability problem.
Pilot of new wheat variety improves yield for farmers in Ethiopia
Capacity development
Farmers in Ethiopia’s lowlands trialed usage of the Kingbird wheat variety, with promising results for improved yield and increased income.