Biotech Initiatives for Ethiopia
January 9, 2009| |
BIO-EARN, an East African regional network for the development of biotechnology, said that it will promote the application of biotechnology in agriculture, industry, and environmental management in order to contribute to sustainable development in Ethiopia. BIO-EARN project and research coordinator, Shumu Teferra, said that together with the Addis Ababa University and the Ethiopian Agricultural Research Institute, the network will conduct research to address biotic and abiotic stresses in sorghum. BIO-EARN will also release virus-resistant cassava and sweet potato varieties and innovate seed delivery system for sweet potato and cassava at the Awash Melkasa research institution.
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