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0940 Recent Developments in Teff, Ethiopia's Most Important Cereal and Gift to the World
1. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN TEFF, ETHIOPIA’S MOST IMPORTANT CEREAL AND GIFT TO THE WORLD TarekeBerhe ( Ph. D ) t.berhe@vip.cgnet.com CIIFAD Forum Seminar, July 23, 2009
2. OUTLINE I. ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF TEFF II. DIETARY IMPORTANCE OF TEFF III. PRODUCTION DIFFICULTIES OF TEFF IV. UNEXPLOITED POTENTIALS & RECENT DEVELOPMENTS V. WHAT NEXT?
6. TEFF OCCUPIES A LARGE PLACE IN THE GRAIN MARKET Current price of teff grain in Ethiopia = $700-1000/ton Current price of teff flour in the USA = $2,990/ton
19. PROBLEM # 3: Politics RESTRICTIONS ON MATERIAL TRANSFER OPPOSITION TO BIOTECHNOLOGY LOW INVESTMENT BY GOVERNMENT
20. INNOVATIVE APPROACHES/TOOLS/TECHNIQUES UNDER TEST REDUCTION OF PLANT DENSITY USE OF TRANSPLANTING TECHNIQUES USE OF IRRIGATION FOR OFF-SEASON CROP USE OF MORE COMPLETE FERTILIZERS WITH MICRONUTRIENTS USE OF CONVENTIONAL & NON–CONVENTIONAL (GYNOGENESIS) BREEDING TO SPEED UP VARIETY DEVELOPMENT
27. FIRST TRIALS, 2008 –Duplication of Earlier Findings YIFRU ( 1998 ) M. Sc. THESIS Reported yield of 4-5 tons/ha for non-lodged teff vs. 2-3 t/ha for lodged teff