BSF project "Using local durum wheat & barley diversity to support the adaptation of small-scale farmer systems to the changing climate in Ethiopia"

This BSF project aims to develop a mechanism to allow Ethiopian farmers access to locally adapted varieties of durum wheat and barley in order to ensure food security, reduce the risk of crop failures, build resilience in the face of unpredictable climatic changes, strengthen national self-sustainability and improve the seed industry through the development of market-based seed distribution systems. This will be achieved by using innovative Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and participatory evaluation practices. Our partners will make available and distribute seed material of locally adapted durum wheat and barley varieties to farmers in six regions through local seed distribution systems. As a result, Ethiopian farmers will have access to new, tested, locally adapted varieties to better cope with climate change and ensure sustained crop production.