In its attempt to transform agriculture, the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) focuses on increasing agricultural productivity, ensuring food and nutrition security, while promoting exports and import substitution in a sustainable manner. The Netherlands and Ethiopia collaborate to achieve, a.o. by a joint approach to transforming the Ethiopian seed sector. This project provides the basic analysis and recommendations for future activities to establish an efficient, well-regulated and dynamic seed sector that meets quality standards, adapts to climate change and market conditions, has transparent and inclusive governance and maintains biodiversity. The study focuses particularly on the needs of federal and regional seed authorities in terms of technical know-how, institutional capacity and mandates, skills, knowledge and resources.

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Access to financeFinancial literacy training -establishment of WUR village savings and loans establishment -Tradeline offtaker model with Fidelity Bank Access to inputs and fair Cluster agri-input fairs and pitching sessions Pest and disease management Varietal trials and field demonstrations of good agricultural practices Ashanti -Akumadan and Afrancho Bono East -Tuobodom tomato Access to finance Financial literacy training -WUR village savings and loans establishment -Tradeline and offtaker model with Fidelity Bank Access to inputs and fair Cluster agri-input fairs and pitching sessions Pest and disease management Varietal trials and field demonstrations of good agricultural practices Greater Accra -Korle Bu, Fiesta Royale, Trassaco, Ablekuma Tamale Metropolitan Area peri-urban vegetables Access to inputs and fair Cluster agri-input fairs and pitching sessions Pest and disease management Varietal trials and field demonstrations of good agricultural practices

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