Zhangjiakou Academy of Agricultural Sciences collaborates with Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research to cultivate hybrid millet
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Government of Hebei Province [Government Agency]
Recipient
Ethiopia
Sector
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (Code: 310)
Flow type
Free-standing technical assistance
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
In 2008, Hebei Province sent a business delegation to Africa, including an agricultural scientist who has developed a high-yielding hybrid millet (高产杂交谷子). The Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture was interested in the hybrid millet. Hebei asked the Zhangjiakou City Academy of Agricultural Research to pursue the cooperation. The Academy sends an agricultural engineer to visit Ethiopia periodically to oversee the tests. The millet was tested for two seasons on 11 smallholder’s plots (600 m2) in a semiarid area about 130 km from Addis Ababa, under the supervision of the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR).
Number of official sources
2
Number of total sources
3
Details
Cofinanced
No
Implementing agencies [Type]
Zhangjiakou Academy of Agricultural Sciences [Miscellaneous Agency Type]