1 Department of Biomedicine, School of Health Science, Dilla University, Dilla, Ethiopia 2 Department of Medical Microbiology, Aklilu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 3 Department of Tropical and Infectious Diseases, Aklilu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 4 Department of Microbiology, School of Biomed...

Improving soil fertility is one of the most common practices in agricultural productivity for all crops. Teff [Eragrostistef(Zucc.) Trotter] is the major indigenous cereal crop of Ethiopia, where it was originated and diversified. It is a highly demanded and a staple food grain for 60-65% of the Ethiopian people. In a country of over 80 million people, teff accounts for about 15% of all calorie...

Box 1: Selected Gender Indicators for Ethiopia • Gender-related Development Index (GDI): 142 out of 157 countries • Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM): 84 out of 108 countries • Maternal mortality: 673 deaths per 100,000 live births (2005) • Violence against women (including FGM): affects 73% of women and girls • Early marriage: 75% of girls marry before age 17 • Combined gross primary, secondary...

Ethiopia’s economy is growing very fast, in fact, the fastest growing non-oil economy in Africa and one of the top ten fastest growing economies in the world. Ethiopia’s GDP has been growing with an average of 11.2% for the last eight consecutive years and much faster than average annual growth in Africa as a whole (nearly 6 percent). Ethiopia’s per capita income has more than doubled over the ...

The study assessed the health quality of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) seed samples collected from formal and informal sector in Ethiopia and Syria. In Ethiopia, several seed-borne fungi were found on wheat samples: Cochliobolus sativum, Fusarium avenaceum, F. graminearum, F. nivale, F. poae and Septoria nodorum. C. sativum was predominant with 84% of samples...

1Department of Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia. 2Biotechnology Institute, Addis Ababa University. P.O. Box 1176 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 3Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Addis Ababa University, P.O. box 1176 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 4Department of Biomedical Science, Adama Science and Technology University, Ethiopia. 5Division of Biology and Medici...

Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Pathology, College of Public Health and Medical Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia Department of Health Education and Behavioral Sciences, College of Public Health and Medical Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia Department of medicine, college of medicine and health sciences, Debremarkose University, Debremarkose, Ethiopia Department...

Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia is a nonprofit organization [3] that began in 1974 as a joint endeavor by Reginald and Catherine Hamlin and the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia promotes reproductive health in Ethiopia by raising awareness and implementing treatment and preventive services for women affected by obstetric fistulas. It also aims to restore the...