The Netherlands focuses on developing plant propagation material in Ethiopia

Published 2021년 10월 20일

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A new partnership between Ethiopia and the Netherlands, called the Ethiopia–Netherlands Seed/Potato Partnership, has been launched to develop the market segment of plant propagation material in Ethiopia. The partnership, funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, aims to support the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture in areas such as plant breeders' rights and new variety registration. The partnership also seeks to involve the Dutch agribusiness community in the partnership's activities and to increase export value of vegetable seeds from Ethiopia to 5 million euros by 2025. The partnership will also address challenges in the seed trade, such as the lack of hard currency for imports and the testing and registration of new varieties.

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The new Ethiopia–Netherlands Seed/Potato Partnership was signed in September 2021 and will start this year. The Agriculture team of the Dutch embassy in Addis Ababa sees a role for it by fully informing the Dutch agribusiness community about the new Partnership and involving it where possible in the planned activities, according to Agrobericht Buitenland. In addition, the aim is to support the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture and its services in areas such as plant breeders' rights, testing and registration of new varieties, quality and phytosanitary. In August, an Ethiopian expert delegation visited the Netherlands to share knowledge and experience, and the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality had a market study carried out on Plant Propagation Material in Ethiopia. Seed/Potato PartnershipThe aim of the Ethiopia–Netherlands Seed/Potato Partnership (under the umbrella of SeedNL) is to help further develop the market segment of plant propagation material in Ethiopia in ...

Source: AGF