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IPMS Project Steering Committee and RALC/WALC Meetings
On January 11 and 12 the IPMS Steering Committee met in Debre Zeit town to review the research and development activities plan for the next project fiscal year (April 2007 - March 2008) and to visit project interventions in... more

EPMR panel chairman visits Fogera
The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) is an informal association of over 50 members that supports a network of 16 international research centers in agriculture forestry and fisheries. The CGIAR has established a tradition of External Program and Management Reviews (EPMRs) to provide ... more

Farmer-based fruit seedling production: The future for sustainable supply
In this regard banana (dwarf and giant Cavendish types) have been introduced to Metema and Ada’a avocado to Dale and Ada’a and mango to Metema and Dale PLWs ... more

Promoting forage seeds during market days
In Alaba Special Woreda one of the impediments to increase livestock productivity is inadequate feed. IPMS and the Woreda Office of Agriculture are working together to strengthen forage development efforts started by... more

Promotion of Molasses Urea Block Supplementation to Cattle and Goat in Mieso
Promotion of Molasses Urea Block Supplementation to Cattle and Goat in Meiso woreda in Oromia Region is dominated by pastoral and agro-pastoral production system and has limited ... more

An alternative source of work power for smallholder farmers
Introduction of demand-driven and best-bet technologies and practices is an area of great interest to IPMS. A case in point is the practice of donkey traction. During one of ... more

South-South Learning—Study Tour to India
The study visit was designed to give exposure to innovative agricultural extension reforms in India use of modern ICTs for knowledge sharing and agricultural development a glimpse of innovations in women-driven microfinance and watershed management technologies... more

Innovation Systems Process Training
In order to address this need of a better understanding of Innovation Systems Process a training workshop was organised by IPMS in Furra College Yirgalem during ... more

IPMS working papers series
The IPMS working paper series has been established to share knowledge and lessons-learned in the implementation of the project with members of research and development community in Ethiopia and beyond.... more

Spatial corner
The IPMS GIS team’s main task. Is addressing spatial analysis needs of the project. In an effort to facilitate data exchange and inter-operability the team has completed... more


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Donkey traction. An alternative source of work power for smallholder farmers

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SNNP Regional Agricultural Technology Exhibition & Workshop... more

Agricultural water management training workshop (IPMS / IWMI) ... more

Ethiopian Society of Animal Production (IPMS Sponsored Annual Meeting)... more

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