Ethiopia
For more information, contact CIMMYT’s Ethiopia office.
Strengthening wheat production in Africa
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Source: Sci Dev Net (31 Jul 2019)
CIMMYT scientists stress the importance of increasing wheat yield and tolerance to drought for a food secure Africa.
Scientist Bekele Abeyo details research in Africa with BBC
Nutrition, health and food security
In an interview for BBC Newsday, Abeyo explained African countries’ potential to boost wheat production, and how CIMMYT is helping.
Ethiopian farmers weatherproof their livelihoods
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Farmers boost their climate resilience and make money as they phase out a 25-year-old maize variety and replace it with drought-tolerant BH661 seeds.
Women and youth find profitable business pathways through small-scale mechanization
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
FACASI project explored ways to address access to appropriate mechanization solutions.
Conservation agriculture works for farmers and for sustainable intensification
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Agriculture leaders of eastern and southern Africa encourage wider adoption of conservation agriculture for the benefit of farmers, consumers and the environment.
MARPLE team recognized for international impact
Innovations
Research team behind revolutionary field test for wheat disease wins prestigious BBSRC prize.
Fact sheet debunking labor and mechanization myths presented in Zimbabwe
Capacity development
Research shows African farming households are far more dependent on hire labor markets, and much more inclined to hire mechanization services, than previously thought.
Sustaining the production and demand of Quality Protein Maize in Ethiopia
Nutrition, health and food security
As the Nutritious Maize for Ethiopia (NuME) project comes to an end, partners draw plans to extend its impact.
Book launch: Lead farmers in eastern and southern Africa
Climate adaptation and mitigation
A new book draws on experiences of men and women farmers across eastern and southern Africa who bravely embraced change to improve their farming methods and the lives and livelihoods of their families.
Transforming African agriculture through mechanization
Innovations
Source: The Nigerian Voice (3 May 2019)
The FACASI project has benefited over a hundred young people from Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.
