Sophie Reeve Addis Abeba/Hawassa January 21/2019 – Ethiopia’s agriculture is complex, involving substantial variation in crops grown across the country’s regions and ecologies. And although there has been significant growth in the cultivation of cereal crops over the last decade, by international standards, yields are low, and overall production is …

Addis Abeba, November 20/2018 – The Donkey Sanctuary and the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture will co-host a forum on Thursday 29 November in Addis Abeba, on the theme of ‘Protecting Ethiopia’s National Donkey Herd: the socio-economic opportunities and challenges presented by humane and sustainable farming of donkeys for the emerging …

Ethiopia’s wheat production has consistently lagged other African nations. The Wheat Initiative raises hopes, but what happens when results don’t meet expectations? Gashaw Tadesse Abate, Tanguy Bernard, Alan de Brauw and Nicholas Minot Addis Abeba, Oct. 15/2018 – Small-holder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa often experience lower yields, and efforts to …