Ethiopia
Farmer science accelerates climate adaptation
A new study in PNAS addresses the challenge of climate adaptation in a way that is both scalable and targeted. Scientists demonstrate a unique...
Testing farmers evolutionary plant breeding strategies for coping with climate change
Bioversity International and IFAD are pleased to announce an IFAD grant of $3.5 million and national co-funding of $2.1 million, on the use of genetic...
Ethiopian farmer communities – from citizen scientists to published authors
Ethiopian farmers’ knowledge was crucial in selecting wheat varieties that can ensure food security and climate resilience. Researchers in Italy and...
Modern science meets traditional knowledge to improve crop breeding
Scientists have partnered with traditional farmers to demonstrate, for the first time, how indigenous knowledge may drive future breeding.
Harnessing traditional knowledge to wheat breeding in Ethiopia
A new study of durum wheat varieties in Ethiopia, shows the value of including farmer evaluations based on traditional knowledge into crop breeding...
Agrobiodiversity characteristics for multiple benefits in restored agricultural systems
In the latest blog for the COP13 blog series, Natalia Estrada-Carmona and colleagues describe the behind-the-scenes work on a new tool that will...
Can ancient Ethiopian wheat varieties provide resistance to stem rust?
Interviewed by Süddeutsche Zeitung, Bioversity International scientist Carlo Fadda explains how Ethiopian durum wheat offers a unique and not fully...
Ethiopian wheat offers unique source of diversity for weathering climate change
A pioneering study by Scuola Sant’Anna, Bioversity International and partners has revealed that Ethiopian durum wheat is a fresh source of genetic...
Why agricultural biodiversity matters for the future of Ethiopia
On a field trip to meet farmers testing durum wheat varieties, Dr. Teshome Walle, Head of the Bureau of Agriculture, Amhara, spoke about why he thinks...
Tracking proteins in farmers' varieties of durum wheat in Ethiopia
Durum wheat is a common crop in Ethiopia where many local varieties are grown. Mr Basazen Fantahun, an Ethiopian, has been awarded Bioversity...