In rural Chencha Wereda, smallholder farmers like Abayneh Bekele struggle to make a living from their crops. Despite their hard work, they often face significant challenges, including crop diseases that can devastate their yields and [...]
Dr. Mekdes Ourge of Arba Minch University explores the transformative potential of the Moringa tree for women's empowerment and community health in South Ethiopia. Dr. Mekdes Ourge, an Assistant Professor and Researcher at Arba Minch [...]
In southern Ethiopia, where the Rift Valley's Lake Abaya and Lake Chamo frame a landscape of beauty and ecological significance, Arba Minch University is a centre of innovation. Dr. Teklu Wegayehu Zara, Director of Community [...]
When Derek Roulston, a potato expert from Co. Donegal, Ireland, stepped onto the stage at the 12th World Potato Congress (WPC) in Adelaide, Australia, he brought his expertise with him and the transformative work of [...]
Potato is a superfood, rich in essential vitamins and minerals, and high in calories. Moreover, it is a climate-smart crop that is resistant to droughts and requires less water to grow when compared to crops [...]
Shikurte Abderkader (34), is a smallholder farmer of Sankura woreda, Ethiopia. She grows bell pepper, potato, and wheat through irrigation for income generation and household consumption. Previously, this was not possible. The communal water distribution [...]
Ethiopia is experiencing one of the worst effects of climate change, Droughts. The recent droughts are the most severe that the country has experienced in the last 40 years, pushing millions into an alarming life [...]
The Story of Layhugni Berihun Layhugni Berihun is 36 and lives with her husband and five children in the Ata kebele of the Farta district in South Gonder, Ethiopia. She is, like [...]
Climate Smart Agriculture: Irish Potato Coalition Vita acts as the driver to coordinate a seven country Potato Coalition covering Ethiopia, Malawi, Eritrea, Tanzania, Uganda, Mozambique and Kenya. The Coalition involves Irish and [...]
Tozene Nada builds her family’s sustainable future powered by the potato Tozene Nada was born in the mountains of the Great Rift Valley in southern Ethiopia. Despite the steep and hilly countryside [...]
