The government has identified opportunities in feed production, poultry health, farm inputs and distribution.
The agreement spans feed, hatcheries, farming, processing, cold chain and distribution.
The research will assess whether the technology can reduce virus levels in poultry environments while protecting bird health and production.
The ambition highlights the need to strengthen Ethiopia’s local feed manufacturing capacity as poultry production expands.
The initiative also seeks to reduce the Southeast’s dependence on crops traditionally associated with northern Nigeria.
In 2023, the company became the first in South Asia to secure a Sustainable US Soy licence.
The acquisition gives BiomEdit control of Folium’s Guided Biotics CRISPR-Cas technology and BiomElix One.
To combat African Swine Fever, ILRI and the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) are collaborating on new research to evaluate the likelihood of ASFV spreading via pig feeds.
The acquisition became effective on 31 July 2026 and builds on a long-standing partnership between the two companies.
Under the strategy, soybean production is targeted to increase from about 25,000 tonnes to 300,000 tonnes by 2036.