The consultant conducted a training course together with the PATSPO Tree Improvement Officer, Girma Eshete and Duncan Sanders covering the subject ‘Training in and support adjustment, use and maintaining of equipment for seed processing and seed testing at the RTSC and FRC, incl. assessment of seed testing standards and data management of seed testing and seed stock’ at one RTSC and at FRC. Furthermore, a short trip to RTSC Mekele in Tigray was organized to estimate the current situation at the seed center, after the region has been closed for 2 years due to conflicts in the Tigray region.

The consultant further assisted in repairing and calibrating laboratory equipment at the FRC seed centre and at Bahir Dar RTSC and Mekele RTSC. The TOR for the consultancy is given in Annex I.