DigEthiopia - Stories tagged with agriculture

Nearly 206,000 ha. land covered with seeds in Awi Zone

published 87 days, 19 hours, 5 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 87 days, 19 hours, 22 minutes ago
Tuesday, June 08, 2010 4:21:29 AM GMT Tuesday, June 08, 2010 4:04:11 AM GMT
Close to 206,000 hectares land has been covered with seeds in Awi Zone, Amhara State in the current harvest season, zonal agriculture and rural development main department said. Department head, Adgeh Mekuria told ENA that the plan was to cover over 271,000 hectares land with seeds. Efforts are underway to cover the remaining area of land with seeds. Adgeh said activities are underway to increase productivity by 50 per cent through improving distribution of agricultural inputs and expanding the area of... (more)
Digg It category: Economy | comment | | source: www.reliefweb.int tags: agriculture, Bahir Dar, economy, Food

Teff luck: What Has Piracy Got To Do With The Price of Injera?

published 200 days, 16 hours, 16 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 200 days, 16 hours, 17 minutes ago
Monday, February 15, 2010 7:10:49 AM GMT Monday, February 15, 2010 7:09:48 AM GMT
Here is a feature opinion piece on piracy, patenting, and intellectual property in the developing world. (more)
Digg It category: Business | comment | | source: www.tadias.com tags: agriculture, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, Teff

How to make Bread using Ethiopian Teff flour

published 271 days, 22 hours, 33 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 271 days, 22 hours, 53 minutes ago
Sunday, December 06, 2009 12:53:52 AM GMT Sunday, December 06, 2009 12:33:54 AM GMT
By Susan | Wild Yeast Here’s what we did six or seven weeks ago: We raised bread with sourdough starters made from several ancient grains: amaranth, sorghum, quinoa, millet, and teff. My favorite of these was teff. It’s best known for the Ethiopian staple flatbread injera, but it makes a wonderful addition to loaf breads as well [...] (more)

Why is the West still feeding Ethiopia?

published 313 days, 16 hours, 25 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 313 days, 16 hours, 30 minutes ago
Sunday, October 25, 2009 7:02:02 AM GMT Sunday, October 25, 2009 6:56:29 AM GMT
25 years since more than 1 million Ethiopians died as those of us lucky enough to live in the rich world sat transfixed in front of our television screens. The horrible suffering brought with it the biggest outpouring of charity ever seen as governments and ordinary people dug deep to stop it. (more)
Digg It category: Economy | comment | | source: blogs.reuters.com tags: agriculture, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news

Ethiopia: State set to develop over 1.4 million hectares of land through irrigation

published 313 days, 16 hours, 25 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 313 days, 16 hours, 38 minutes ago
Sunday, October 25, 2009 7:02:02 AM GMT Sunday, October 25, 2009 6:49:02 AM GMT
More than 1.4 million hectares of land in Oromia State would be developed through irrigation, the State's Agriculture and Rural Development Bureau said. (more)

Center conducting research

published 339 days, 4 hours, 26 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 342 days, 4 hours, 24 minutes ago
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 7:00:54 PM GMT Saturday, September 26, 2009 7:02:44 PM GMT
Desse, September 23 (WIC) – The Serinka Agriculture Research Center in the Amhara state said it is conducting 149 various research activities. Center Director, Fiseha Worede told WIC that research activities are being carried out on 76 new and 73 existing agricultural technologies suitable for all climatic conditions. The research is being carried out in 11 research [...] (more)
Digg It category: Economy | comment | | source: www.ethioplanet.com tags: agriculture, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news

Ethiopia – Teff farming in Kansas proves troublesome

published 341 days, 16 hours, 12 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 344 days, 16 hours, 59 minutes ago
Sunday, September 27, 2009 7:15:04 AM GMT Thursday, September 24, 2009 6:27:55 AM GMT
Ethiopia – Teff farming in Kansas proves troublesome HILL CITY, Kan., Sept. 21 (UPI) — Attempts to grow and harvest teff in Kansas have proved problematic due to the traditional Ethiopian food plant’s unusual characteristics, farmers say Read More from UPI .. Share and Enjoy: (more)