Ethiopia factsheet
This two-page factsheet provides an overview of the impact of the Tropical Legumes projects in Ethiopia, including the crops targeted and the results of the work carried out. The data is clearly presented and the factsheet includes links to further information.
Enhancing Smallholder Farmers’ Access to Seed of Improved Legume Varieties Through Multi-stakeholder Platforms (Enhancing Chickpea Production and Productivity Through Stakeholders’ Innovation Platform Approach in Ethiopia: Chapter 7 of 14)
Chapter 7 of a book that shares the experiences of TL III in facilitating smallholder farmers’ access to seed of improved legume varieties through innovation platforms in seven developing countries for the past 12 years.
Misidentification by farmers of the crop varieties they grow: Lessons from DNA fingerprinting of wheat in Ethiopia
This paper evaluates the extent to which smallholder farmers misidentify their wheat varieties in Ethiopia and explores the associated factors and their implications.
Analyzing Pathways of Nurturing Informal Seed Production into Formal Private Ventures for Sustainable Seed Delivery and Crop Productivity: Experiences from Ethiopia
This manuscript analyzes the experiences of informal seed producers who graduated to formal private seed enterprises to understand the effectiveness of the support they receive to become viable seed ventures.
Tropical Legumes and Gender
This infographic identifies the ways in which gender inequality can be redressed in legume value chains.
304 improved varieties developed in 15 countries in Africa, India and Bangladesh
This infographic summarizes the achievements of the Tropical Legumes projects across 15 countries and 6 crops.
Use of vignette-based interviewing approach to explore the reasons behind low participation of women in chickpea related trainings in Ethiopia
Research study from the GENDER program in the CRP Grain Legumes that aims to explore the factors contributing to women’s low participation in TLII chickpea training programs in Ethiopia.
Tropical Legumes project intervention and advancement of the common bean program of Ethiopia
This poster demonstrates how the Tropical Legumes initiatives improved the performance of Ethiopia’s common bean program and enhanced the livelihoods of smallholder farmers.
Additive main effects and multiplicative interaction (AMMI) and genotype main effect and genotype by environment interaction (GGE) biplot analysis of large white bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) genotypes across environments in Ethiopia
This article presents the results of a study on the effect of Genotype × Environment Interaction (GEI) and evaluates the adaptability and stability of 16 large white common bean genotypes.
A recipe for success? Learning from the rapid adoption of improved chickpea varieties in Ethiopia
A study of the remarkably fast spread of improved chickpea varieties in Ethiopia, where adoption rose from 30% to 80% within seven years. It details how an attractive technology suitable for rural households in a conducive environment enabled adoption.
