Pilot of new wheat variety improves yield for Ethiopian farmers
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| Authors & editors | |
| Publisher | Milling & Grain |
| Year of publication | 2022 September |
| Languages | |
| Medium | Digital |
| Edition | 1 |
| Topics | Cereal processes > Cereal and milling science |
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| Scope & content | In 2021, The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) launched a project called ‘Adaption, Demonstration, and Piloting of Wheat Technologies for Irrigated Lowlands of Ethiopia’ (ADAPT-Wheat) in 2021. Eight farmers were selected from the Melke Yegna Tesfa Association, a membership group of 83 smallholder farmers, nearly half of which is female. It has been a year since the project began and the results are extremely positive. Participants were given a new variety of wheat to plant in their smallholdings called Kingbird seeds…Read more. |
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