The 2020 sesame marketing season started in October. The highest price of Whitish Humera Gondar sesame traded in ECX reaches 5,500 ETB, while the lowest is 4,300 ETB per quintal in October. This year’s price is a little lower compared to last year. In October last year, the price was  6,400 ETB while the lowest is 4,000 ETB. The price

Benefit-SBN in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) and Amhara and Tigray Regions Agricultural Research Institutes (ARARI and TARI) conducted the third rapid assessment of the most pressing challenges facing the sesame sector in light of the current circumstance. Data was collected from about 80 respondents from woreda, zone, region, and national levels; and four focus group discussions were

We herewith provide you with an update on the activities and initiatives that the SBN stakeholders, partners and the government are undertaking in the context of the coronavirus pandemic. In the Amharic version contents covered are: Soya bean farmers and Richland Biochemical Pvt signed marketing agreement Cooperatives in West Gondar get credit through guarantee fund Field day organised in Metema

West Gondar Zone Agriculture Department in collaboration with Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA) organized a field visit for more than 100 SBN stakeholders in Lemlem Terara Kebele, Metema woreda on the 15th of September 2020. The objective of the field visit, according to Mr. Getenet Belihun, head of the West Gondar Zone Agriculture Department, was to provide a platform for agricultural

Cooperatives from West and Central Gondar zones, participating in guarantee fund scheme, discussed with Abay Bank and Benefit-SBN on the experience of the last four years from 2016 to 2020 and the way forward, in the meeting held at Gondar on the 4th of  September 2020. The main objective of the meeting was to review the performance of the past

We herewith provide you with an update on the activities and initiatives that the SBN stakeholders, partners and the government are undertaking in the context of the coronavirus pandemic. In the Amharic version contents covered are: Providing extension materials to WoA Advice as soya bean may have a better market opportunity (with the establishment of the processing companies) Weather forecasting

BENEFIT-SBN has provided electronic and printed soya bean and mung bean production guides, and a guide to the identification and control of sesame pests, diseases and weeds for seven woreda agricultural offices in the West Gondar and Awi Zones, on the 8th of June 2020. The support programme also compiled soft copies of all the extension materials including short videos,