Production

 Wheat Production and Research in Ethiopia: Wheat research in Ethiopia can be divided into 4 periods. Prior to 1930, research dealt mainly with germplasm collection, identification, and characterization. From 1930-52, introduction, hybridization and selection began, culminating in the release of Kenya 1 and 5. This work continued at Debre Zeit and other stations during the period 1953-66 when 6 cultivars were released. The national wheat improvement program has been organized most effectively from 1967-90. During these 24 years, a comprehensive program has developed and 30 improved wheat varieties have been released. (194kb,12pp)

 An Agro-Climatological Characterization of Bread Wheat Production Areas in Ethiopia: This report describes a GIS-based assessment of the distribution of wheat production in Ethiopia, with emphasis on climatic factors limiting the potential wheat area. Analyses relied primarily on agro-climatological characteristics obtained from interpolated climate data contained within the Ethiopian Country Almanac; the same GIS-based tool was used to analyze climatic data related to current and potential wheat production areas in Ethiopia.(2.10Mb,19pp)

 Adoption of Improved Bread Wheat Varieties and Inorganic Fertilizer by Small-scale Farmers in Yelmana Densa and Farta Districts of Northwestern Ethiopia: The study was undertaken in West Gojam and South Gonder Zones, specifically in Yelmana Densa and Farta Districts where the rate and pattern of wheat technology adoption had not previously been investigated. This report is organized in ten sections. The first section provides background, outline the rationale and objectives of the study, and also describe very briefly the status of wheat production and its importance in the national economy. Section two provides background information about the study area. Section three provides details on wheat technology generation and transfer. Section four elaborates the methodology used to execute the field study and analyze the data. Sections five to nine present the findings of the study. Section ten discusses the conclusions and recommendations arising from the study.2001 (313kb,40pp)

 FAO's Basic statsics on wheat in ethiopia: Ethiopia has a great potential to produce wheat to meet the growing demands of our food processing companies and the public at large which uses this crop in most daily consumption.