We are pleased to share with you, BENEFIT Newsletter for January-June 2018. In this issue, we bring you highlights of stories, updates and news about our initiatives implemented by BENEFIT Partnership that unites five progammes – ISSD, CASCAPE, ENTAG, SBN and REALISE.
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collaborating in selected loctions on increasing productivity and strengthening value chains
Collaborating on products and commodities in selected locations
Four BENEFIT programmes combine efforts and work on the same commodities and products in selected locations; BENEFIT product-place combinations.
Enhancing sesame and rotational crops productivity and marketing
ISSD, CASCAPE, ENTAG and SBN collaborate in Metema woreda (in Amhara) to improve productivity and income from Sesame.
Strengthen fababean seed system SNNPR
ISSD and CASCAPE collaborate in SNNPR region for creating improves access to seed of superior varieties of Faba Bean for increased productivity and income.
Improving productivity of sorghum
ISSD and CASCAPE collaborate in Tigray region to identify best practice for increasing sorghum production and promotion of the identified best practice.
Strengthening bread wheat value chains
ISSD and CASCAPE collaborate in Amhara region to improve productivity and income from bread wheat.
Strengthening malt barley value chain
ISSD and CASCAPE collaborate in Amhara region to improve seed quality, productivity and income from malt barley.
Chick pea value chain Oromia
ISSD and CASCAPE collaborate to enhance chickpea value chain in Oromia region to encourage farmers to commence preferred variety seed production.
Soybean value chain Western Oromia
ISSD, CASCAPE and ENTAG collaborate in Western Oromia to increase area under soya bean production by 20%.
Malt barley value chain development
ISSD and CASCAPE collaborate in SNNPR region with the objective of creating improve access to seed of superior variety, increased productivity and income as well
Sesame value chain performance
ISSD, CASCAPE and SBN collaborate in Western and Northern zones of Tigray region to improve quality Sesame production and marketing.
