PROJECT SUMMARY
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Project name |
Bio-inoculant use in farmers’ fields to boost their legume productivity in Southern Ethiopia |
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Project short name |
B-INOC-Ethiopia |
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Project phase |
I |
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Partner(s)/ country(ies) |
Italy, AMU |
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AMU project coordinating office |
College of Natural and Computational Sciences |
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Project type |
Research |
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Project implementation location |
Gato, Walaite, (Derashe Zone), Kucha, Daramalo and Boreda (Gamo Zone) |
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Target communities |
Smallholder farmers |
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AMU-Project coordinator |
Dr. Ashenafi Hailu |
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Partner-Project Coordinator |
No |
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Project manager |
No |
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AMU-Principal investigator |
Dr. Ashenafi Hailu |
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AMU-Co-investigators |
Mr. Meseretu Melese, Mr. Bereket Getachew, Mr. Desalegn Dalge and Mr. Zikie Ataro |
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Partner-Principal investigator |
No |
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Partner-Co-investigators |
No |
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Total project budget (Euro) |
30,000.00 |
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Project start |
25 Sep 2025 |
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Project end |
30 Aug 2027 |
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Financial reporting period |
Quarterly |
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Project finance management office |
AMU main finance & budget admin |
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Progress reporting period |
Annually |
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Contact person |
Dr. Ashenafi Hailu: |
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Soil fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa is poor, exacerbated by rapid population growth with increasing food demand. Crop production often falls short of meeting this demand, forcing the region to rely on food aid and remittances. Various interventions have been implemented to improve agricultural productivity, including application of chemical fertilizers and integrated farming practices. However, food shortages remain prevalent, particularly in rural Ethiopia. In addition to poor farming practices, factors such as prolonged armed conflicts, climate shocks, and displacements have further worsened food security across the country. To enhance crop production under such conditions, the use of inoculants presents a sustainable agricultural solution. Thus, this ICGEB Bio-inoculant grant will be used to scale up the evaluation of the rhizobia strains previously identified by ARIT-FID project in smallholder farmers’ fields across different locations in south Ethiopia region to boost crop productivities.
