HETRIIL – Higher Education, TVET & Research Industry Innovation Linkage System

Industry Information

Industry Type: Agriculture
Branch: Central Branch Linkage Coordination Office (ማዕከላዊ ቅርንጫፍ የትስስር ማስተባበሪያ ጽ/ቤት): AASTU University
Established: November 30, 2014
Region: amhara
Address: West Gojjam, Amhara, Bure, Ethiopia
Email: tesfayebna@gmail.com
Phone: +251913359645

Ediget Bandinet Seed Multiplication and Marketing Cooperative Union, established on November 30, 2014, in Bure, West Gojjam, Ethiopia. The union operates primarily within the agricultural sector, focusing on seed processing, seed multiplication, and marketing. In addition, it provides a range of agricultural services including mechanization farming, harvesting, threshing, and extension services to support local farmers. Ediget Bandinet Cooperative Union is committed to enhancing agricultural productivity and sustainability through quality seed production and comprehensive farming support services.

Main Products are seed processing, seed multiplication, and marketing and services such as agricultural services including mechanization farming, harvesting, threshing, and extension services to support local farmers.

Company Profile

Sector: Agriculture
Company Size: Medium
Nearby City: Bure
Nearby University / TVET: Debre Markos University
Contact Person: Tesfaye Birhanu
Technology Status: Semi-automated

Academia–Industry Partnership

Linkage: No
HETRIIL Plan: Yes
Internship Capacity: 20 intern students in Business and Economics and Engineering.
Externship Capacity: 2 externs in Accounting and finance, agronomy, agricultural economics, agri-business and value chain management.
Cooperative Training Capacity: 22
Linkage Achievements: In Progress.

Industry Demand

Externship Demand: Process liquid agronomy, accounting and finance, agri-business and value chain management
Cooperative Training Demand: Production agronomy practice and seed cleaning machine service
Technology Gap: Lack of automated information processing system, digital literacy, sewing machine not fully utilized.
Joint Applied Research: Production and chemical mix, adoption of improved seed, agronomy practices, capacity building on leadership and record keeping.
Consultancy Demand: Agricultural practice, market linkage and risk management
Priority Collaboration Theme: Short and long term capacity building activities

Industry-university linkage, international experience sharing, project design and development in collaboration with NGOs.