Wageningen, The Netherlands
November 25, 2008
Source:
Wageningen University
 On
October 28, 2008 the book "Farmers, seeds and varieties:
Supporting informal seed supply in Ethiopia" was officially
launched in Addis Ababa. The first copy was presented to Yaekob
Yalla, the Ethiopian State Minister of Agriculture, by
Wageningen International's Dr. Niels Louwaars and Dr. Tefesse
Gebru, general manager of the Ethiopian Seed Enterprise.
The Dutch ambassador to Ethiopia in his opening speech stressed
that a well functioning seed system is crucial for improving
food security, increasing agricultural export, and conserving
agrobiodiversity. He emphasized the good cooperation between
Ethiopia and the Netherlands in the area of agriculture in
general and the seed sector specifically. Yeakob Yalla in his
speech indicated that seed supply has top-priority in his
Ministry.
(Source: Press release Royal Netherlands Embassy Ethiopia)
This book addresses strategies and approaches through which
professionals can support informal seed supply, and link these
with the conservation and use of the huge genetic resource base
of crops and local varieties. The aim of all the strategies,
case studies and reflections on experiences presented in this
book is to improve the availability of and access to seeds and
varieties, thereby improving the livelihoods of small-scale
farmers in Ethiopia and beyond.
The book is the result of a one-year capacity building programme
coordinated and facilitated by Wageningen International, in
cooperation with ICARDA and ESE.
Wageningen International's Dr. Marja Thijssen was one of the
Editors of the book.
Source:
http://www.cdic.wur.nl/UK/Publications/
Farmers, seeds
and varieties. Supporting informal seed supply in
Ethiopia
Thijssen, M.H., Zewdie Bishaw,
Abdurahman Beshir, Walter S. de Boef
2008
The Ethiopian Seed Enterprise (ESE), The
International Centre for Agricultrual Research in
Dry Areas (ICARDA), Wageningen International ISBN:
978-90-8585-215-5
This book addresses strategies and approaches
through which professionals can support informal
seed supply, and link these with the conservation
and use of the huge genetic resource base of crops
and local varieties. The aim of all the strategies,
case studies and reflections on experiences
presented in this book is to improve the
availability of and access to seeds and varieties,
thereby improving the livelihoods of small-scale
farmers in Ethiopia and beyond.
The full guide as wel as individual chapters can be
downloaded below (pdf):
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