The agricultural sector in Tigray, Ethiopia, has long been the backbone of the region's economy, with a focus on crop production and cattle fattening. However, recent years have brought unprecedented challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic, desert locust infestations, and the outbreak of conflict in November 2020. The cumulative effect of these adversities has created a … Continue reading Revitalizing Tigray’s Seed System: A step towards transforming the food system
Biannual meeting of the Ethiopian Network forGender Equality in Agriculture
The Ethiopian Network for Gender Equality in Agriculture (ENGEA) is a national platform established by the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture in 2015 to close the gender gap in Ethiopian agriculture through the exchange of experience and information, partnership and networking, research, advocacy, and services. In the past eight years, the network has been organizing regular … Continue reading Biannual meeting of the Ethiopian Network forGender Equality in Agriculture
A glimmer of hope for ginger production in Southern Ethiopia after years of stagnation
After several years of halted production, ginger cultivation has returned to southern Ethiopia, bringing hope to farmers and the local economy. The region has a long history of producing high-quality ginger, but disease pressure and unfavorable weather conditions have hampered production in recent years. However, with the support of research and partners, farmers in the … Continue reading A glimmer of hope for ginger production in Southern Ethiopia after years of stagnation
Innovation Fund 2nd Call for Proposals
Stichting Wageningen Research (SWR) Ethiopia is an international NGO registered in Ethiopia since March 2021 with the FDRE Agency for Civil Society Organizations. The organization is established with the objectives of promoting a more resilient, inclusive and sustainable food systems in Ethiopia. SWR Ethiopia currently implements four projects; Resilient Agriculture for Inclusive and Sustainable Ethiopian … Continue reading Innovation Fund 2nd Call for Proposals
Intercropping: A promising technique for increased productivity and food security
The tradition of growing sole crops is a common practice in most parts of Ethiopia, where cereal crops dominate. However, in some parts of southern Ethiopia, like Wolaita and Sidama, farmers cultivate multiple crops concurrently with different patterns of mixing. Intercropping is a farming technique where two or more crops are grown together in the … Continue reading Intercropping: A promising technique for increased productivity and food security
Soaring fertilizer costs threatening food and nutrition security in Ethiopia
Global developments are causing a chain of spin-off effects that influence the food chain at an international and local scale. The ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia has resulted in price increases for natural gas which is needed to produce ammonia and then nitrogen, key elements of fertilizers, as well as increased fertilizer transportation costs.The … Continue reading Soaring fertilizer costs threatening food and nutrition security in Ethiopia
Consultative workshop on the pesticide life cycle in Ethiopia
To enhance sustainable agricultural production in the country, there should be a safe and sound pesticide life cycle. To this end, RAISE-FS conducted a consultative workshop on the pesticide life cycle in Ethiopia. The objective of the workshop was to jointly identify the challenges, opportunities and jointly propose course of action and share responsibilities. The … Continue reading Consultative workshop on the pesticide life cycle in Ethiopia
Stakeholders workshop on fertilizer supply chain in Ethiopia conducted
Inorganic fertilizer is a crucial component for increasing agricultural output in Ethiopia's food system. However, because it is not produced domestically, there is a significant reliance on import, which makes the country very vulnerable to global price shocks. If these global drivers are not appropriately handled, they could have a detrimental effect on Ethiopia's food … Continue reading Stakeholders workshop on fertilizer supply chain in Ethiopia conducted
Validation workshop and consultative meeting on national food safety system assessment
RAISE-FS organized National Food Safety System Assessment Validation meeting with the objective of presenting findings, validating possible recommendations, and prioritizing key points to be addressed and stakeholders to be involved. An opening speech and introduction to the RAISE-FS project were given by Dr. Dawit Alemu, the project manager and country representative for SWR Ethiopia. He … Continue reading Validation workshop and consultative meeting on national food safety system assessment
Training held on Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture
SWR/RAISE-FS in collaboration with Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) organized Training of Trainers (ToT) workshop on nutrition sensitive agriculture (NSA ) from November 28- December 2, 2022 at Adama. In attendance were 20 individuals including representatives from research institutes and their affiliated center's, universities and regional RAISE-FS teams. The objectives of the training were to provide … Continue reading Training held on Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture
Agricultural professional societies in Ethiopia: how they can serve as a national think-tank for agricultural transformation
A national event was organized by the Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Institute (ATI) on 3rd December, 2022 to discuss about how the different agricultural professional societies can work together for better contribution to the agricultural sector transformation meanwhile promoting their respective profession in education, research and development. Representatives of the agricultural professional societies reported that their … Continue reading Agricultural professional societies in Ethiopia: how they can serve as a national think-tank for agricultural transformation
Consultative workshop to revitalize ginger
Ginger has since been known in Ethiopia and is cultivated primarily in the humid regions of the Southern parts of the country. Though there is huge potential for production and export earnings, there are lots of challenges that keep the performance of the commodity very low. The ginger problem was identified as a crucial concern … Continue reading Consultative workshop to revitalize ginger
Innovation Fund 1st Call for Proposals
Stichting Wageningen Research (SWR) Ethiopia is an international NGO registered in Ethiopia since March 2021 with the FDRE Agency for Civil Society Organizations. The organization is established with the objectives of promoting a more resilient, inclusive and sustainable food systems in Ethiopia. SWR Ethiopia currently implements four projects; Resilient Agriculture for Inclusive and Sustainable Ethiopian … Continue reading Innovation Fund 1st Call for Proposals
Ethiopian delegates from the horticulture field visited Wageningen University & Research
In the week of 25 September, an Ethiopian delegation representing both the public and private sector visited the Netherlands. The mission focused on exchanging knowledge and experiences in the field of food safety, phytosanitary and quality for vegetables, fruit and cut flowers. The delegation visited amongst others, LNV (the Dutch ministry of Agriculture), NVWA (the … Continue reading Ethiopian delegates from the horticulture field visited Wageningen University & Research
Baseline survey and Rapid Food System Appraisal findings validated
Resilient Agriculture for Inclusive and Sustainable Ethiopian Food System (RAISE FS) project is being implemented in partnership with different stakeholders. One of the regions where the project operate is Oromia region. In Oromia region the project collaborates with different stakeholders which includes implementing partners namely Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR) and Haramaya university and … Continue reading Baseline survey and Rapid Food System Appraisal findings validated
Rapid Food System Appraisal in RAISE-FS
Understanding the nature, processes, drivers and governance of local food systems is a key priority to identify leverage points. To this end RAISE-FS has designed and implementing a Rapid Food System Appraisal approach to generate qualitative insights on key food system challenges and opportunities by engaging local stakeholders in action research. The Rapid food system … Continue reading Rapid Food System Appraisal in RAISE-FS
Highlights from a nutrition scoping study
Malnutrition is a serious problem among the poor population of developing countries including Ethiopia. Meeting dietary standards remains the challenge to Ethiopia. Scanning thefood systems to analyse the various actors engaged in nutrition and food safety is critical for identifying viable intervention strategies and adhering to the concepts of sequencing, layering, and integration during nutrition … Continue reading Highlights from a nutrition scoping study
Sharing Experience and Exploring Possibilities for Partnership between Worldveg Ethiopia and RAISE-FS
RAISE-FS and ENSP staffs met with Worldveg Ethiopia team on 22nd of July 2022 at SWR Ethiopia office to share experiences and discuss opportunities for collaboration. Dr. Tewodrose Terefe, RAISE-FS senior advisor, made an introductory remark to set the scene of the learning event. In his introductory remark he cited the forum's general objective as … Continue reading Sharing Experience and Exploring Possibilities for Partnership between Worldveg Ethiopia and RAISE-FS
Spices private sector validation workshop
The Ethiopian Spices Aromatic and Herbs Growers and Processors Association (ESAHGPA) and RAISE FS agreed to collaborate in future platform meetings which would also help the association identify potential new members as well as enhance the engagement ofexisting members aside from discussing major sector challenges with other stakeholders. ESAHGPA held its general assembly on July … Continue reading Spices private sector validation workshop
ESTABLISHING A LIVING LAB: KEY LESSSONS FROM ETHIOPIA
By Jonah Muthui (PhD) Nakuru Living lab (Egerton University, Njoro, Kenya) The success of a living lab requires active involvement of all actors in co-creating a vision, defining the objectives and identifying activities that achieve these objectives. The REFOOTURE project’s objective is to transform food systems to regenerative and inclusive systems. To achieve this objective, … Continue reading ESTABLISHING A LIVING LAB: KEY LESSSONS FROM ETHIOPIA
RAISE-FS facilitates 2022 planning and validation workshops
Planning workshopIn order to improve collaboration and partnerships, RAISEFS recognises stakeholder engagement as an important first step in project implementation. As a result, a collaborative planning session was held in each of the regions following the signing of the collaborationagreement between RAISE-FS and the implementing partners. The planning workshops wereconducted for two days in each … Continue reading RAISE-FS facilitates 2022 planning and validation workshops
Transforming a village using game-changer innovations model: The case of South Achefer living lab in Ethiopia
By Tewodros Tefera (PhD) The REFOOTURE project (Food Futures Eastern Africa) promotes Regenerative Inclusive Food systems (RIFS) using a Living lab as a platform to bring thinkers, enablers, and doers to facilitate the process of change and transformation. It collects evidence, identifies pathways, and supports collaboration in innovation co-creation of regenerative and inclusive food systems … Continue reading Transforming a village using game-changer innovations model: The case of South Achefer living lab in Ethiopia
Soaring fertilizer costs threateningfood and nutrition security in Ethiopia
Global developments are causing a chain of spin-off effects that influence the food chain at an international and local scale. The ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia has resulted in price increases for natural gas which is needed to produce ammonia and then nitrogen, key elements of fertilizers, as well as increased fertilizer transportation costs.The … Continue reading Soaring fertilizer costs threateningfood and nutrition security in Ethiopia
Mapping gender and youth focused initiatives in theagriculture sector: a scoping study
Several governmental and non-governmental organizations, UN agencies, international organizations, civil society and research organizations are currently engaged in addressing gender and social inclusion issues in Ethiopia’s agriculture sector. However, there is stilllimited coordination and collaboration between these stakeholders, which results in duplication of effort, fragmentation of resources, and the use of various approaches and methodologies. … Continue reading Mapping gender and youth focused initiatives in theagriculture sector: a scoping study
RAISE-FS: supporting food system transformation endeavours in Ethiopia
Resilient Agriculture for Inclusive and Sustainable Ethiopian Food Systems (RAISE-FS) is a four year project (2021-2025) funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Addis Ababa and hosted by Stichting Wageningen Research Ethiopia, which is an international NGO based in Addis Ababa. With the vision of having a more resilient, inclusive, and … Continue reading RAISE-FS: supporting food system transformation endeavours in Ethiopia
Rapid Food System Appraisal in RAISE-FS
Wageningen University & Research (WUR) in collaboration with partner organizations in Ethiopia published a report “Rapid country assessment: The impact of COVID-19 on the food system in Ethiopia” on key impacts of COVID-19 crisis on Ethiopia food system.
The effect of COVID 19 on sesame belt agricultural labourers from Amhara and Tigray
BENEFIT-REALISE brief “The effect of COVID19 on agricultural casual labourers: a case of sesame belt migrants from Amhara and Tigray” highlights the findings of a rapid assessment designed to evaluate the early effects of COVID19 on PSNP households wage income in sesame growing areas of Tigray and Amhara regions.
THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON AGRICULTURAL CASUAL LABOURERS IN PSNP AREAS
To better understand the effects of COVID-19 on the livelihoods and food security of casual labourers at household level, especially those in PSNP areas, BENEFIT-REALISE conducted a rapid assessment in selected 17 zones and 24 PSNP woredas in six clusters of BENEFIT-REALISE programme.
BENEFIT-SBN published its first COVID-19 Sesame Alert
BENEFIT-SBN published its first Sesame Alert that highlights COVID-19 related challenges and urgent actions needed in the Ethiopian sesame sector. The brief outlines the major alters, their impacts, actions required, stakeholders involved, and a responsible body to take the initiatives.
New effort to better understand and mitigate the effect of COVID-19 on the seed sector: A collaborative effort between ISSD Ethiopia and WCDI
In response to COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on food security, BENEFIT-ISSD Ethiopia Program’s recent effort focuses on better understanding how the pandemic affects the seed sector and supports the development of urgent coping strategies that would enhance resilience and support continuity of activities of the seed sector.
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