The Formal Seed System of Maize in Ethiopia: Implications for Reducing the Yield Gap

Table 1

Amount (MT) of improved seed of maize produced by public enterprises in Ethiopia.

Year	OSE	ASE	SSE	EABC	SoSE	Total
2019	5797.7	1331.8	3303.6	3867.2	750.0	15050.3
2020	9718.4	1614.6	3878.8	6649.7	1034.2	22895.7
2021	10521	2757.2	550	2295.1	989.4	17112.7
2022	10521.0	1627.9	550.0	1639.2	1221.5	9707.4
Total	30729.4	7331.5	8258.9	14451.2	3995.1	64766.1

OSE = Oromia Seed Enterprise; ASE = Amhara Seed Enterprise; SSE = South Seed Enterprise; EABC = Ethiopian Agricultural Business Corporation; SoSE = Somali Seed Enterprise (source: Federal and Regional Public Seed Products Forum (unpublished data)).