Mrs. Leteberhan Wolday
The impact of the project at household level can best be illustrated from the following case study: The family of Mrs. Leteberhan Wolday The ultimate target of potato seed multiplication project is to support and [...]
Our Friend Gerry Boyle talks to Jim Finn of Tipp FM
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Improving Potato Farming Yields and Resilience: A Success Story of Mehari Habtemariam
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 [...]
PREVENTING CONFLICT THROUGH IMPROVED IRRIGATION.
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 [...]
INCREASING FARMERS CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND FOOD SECURITY IN ETHIOPIA
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 [...]
Potato seeds and their power to transform lives
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 [...]
Bigger yields and better crops: potato farmer Birhan Tilaye
Bigger yields and better crops: how Vita’s potato project is transforming the lives and livelihoods of farmers like Bihran in South Gonder, Ethiopia In Amhara State in the South Gonder Zone of [...]
Learn more about the Irish Potato Coalition
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 [...]
Ejigayehu Shelin – a leading light for women’s stoves initiatives
A Cook Stove Cooperative Changes Ejigayehu’s Life Ejigayehu Shelin is a busy mother of five. She and her children live with her husband in the Shara kebele (village) of Arba Minch Zuriya [...]
“I got to watch my grandchildren drink our nutritious goat milk!” Dobo Moti Dayina
Empowering Women: How Vita’s Goat-Rearing Programme is Giving Dobo Moti Dayina and Women like her, Income, Independence, and a Brighter Future “I don’t want to depend on my children anymore!” – Dobo [...]