Ethiopia, there is no formal cotton seed enterprise or seed supply chain to cotton producers. As Table 1. Seed cotton production areas and productivity plan for fifteen years (2016–2030) Source (National Cotton Commodity Research Strategy (NCCRS) (NCDS 2017, n.d. ). SNNP = Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples.
What oilseeds are produced in Ethiopia?
Other oilseeds like linseed, soybeans, groundnuts, sunflower, and safflower seeds are produced in different parts of the country . Production and export of sesame seed has increased dramatically in the last ten years and thus Ethiopia. Ethiopia is fourth largest producer of sesame seed in the world behind India, China and Sudan.
How to prepare cotton seed in Ethiopia?
Cotton seed preparation requires unique procedures unlike other crops (CTA, 2017). Acid delinting is becoming the norm for removal of fuzz fibers and seed preparation in Ethiopia. Cotton production should be environmen- industry but also for the nation.
What is the production system of cotton in Ethiopia?
Cotton varieties and production system in Ethiopia large-scale irrigation schemes. It is also grown on small-scale farms under rain-fed agriculture. few of them are commercialized ( Table 2 ). Currently 96 % of the cotton varieties grown in the Bremen the global center for cotton Testing and research, 2018 ). The species Gossypium hirsutum