This was an essential step to ensure that breeding efforts are aligned with farmer needs, market demand, and national food self-sufficiency goals. Defining wheat market needs in EthiopiaBreeding for Tomorrow promotes a market-driven approach to crop improvement. During the PDT meeting, participants reviewed market insights in Ethiopia and identified six wheat market segments spanning both bread and durum wheat. “The PDT discussions helped ground breeding priorities in Ethiopia,” said Sridhar Bhavani, CIMMYT Wheat Improvement Lead for East Africa. Working together, EIAR, CIMMYT, Breeding for Tomorrow, and the ENABLE cross-cutting team reviewed breeding pipelines, operational processes, and coordination mechanisms.

Source: Ethiopian News January 29, 2026 06:27 UTC