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‘If I fail, I will become a farmer’: challenge of getting young people...
By Dirk Hoekstra, Yigzaw Dessalegn, Worku Teka and Beamlak Tesfaye Kifle seems a bright young boy, whose father started onion seed production through observations and exchange of information with the...
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External monitoring mission visited LIVES intervention sites
External monitoring mission visiting LIVES intervention site in Bona district, SNNP Region ( Photo Credit: ILRI\ Yoseph Mekasha) The Livestock and Irrigation Value chains for Ethiopian Smallholders...
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A farmer trainer and mentor is changing the extension services landscape in...
By Mamusha Lemma and Gemeda Duguma Ejigu Tefera managing his grafted avocado trees (photo credit: ILRI\Gemeda Duguma). To promote value chain thinking and practice in Ethiopia, the Livestock and...
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Fruit seedling supply as lucrative business for youth: Tadele Gobeze’s story
Tadele Gobeze at his fruit nursery in Mecha District, Amhara Region (photo credit: ILRI\Yigzaw Dessalegn). By Yigzaw Dessalegn and Teshome Derso Tadele Gobeze is a young entrepreneur who is engaged in...
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Better harvesting methods improve smallholder mango production in Gamo Gofa
Written by Birhanu Biazin, Tesfaye Dubale, Yoseph Mekasha Gobeze Akoye a smallholder grafting mango plants in Arba Minch Zuria District (photo credit: ILRI/Birhanu Biazin). Better harvesting...
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Model farmers who benefited from the training facilitated by LIVES are...
Written by Gemeda Duguma and Amenti Chali LIVES’ model farmers, Ijigu Tefera and his wife, removing weeds from grafted avocado seedlings (photo credit: ILRI\Amenti Chali). The Livestock and Irrigation...
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Banana production expands in Lay Armacheho District
Written by Yigzaw Dessalegn and Worku Teka Banana bunch ready for harvest (Photo credit: ILRI\LIVES) Amhara region has a diverse agro-ecology with altitudes ranging from 500 to 4620 metres, huge...
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LIVES training manual on establishing irrigation water users associations in...
The ‘Establishing and strengthening irrigation water users association (IWUAs) in Ethiopia’ training manual explains how to set up and manage IWUAs which were announced by the Ethiopian government....
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An East Shoa farmer’s example of multifunctional agriculture for livelihood...
Teklemariam Simie (right), a farmer in East Shoa zone practicing multifunctional agriculture and agritourism (photo credit:ILRI\Zewdie Adane). The practice of agritourism and multifunctional...
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LIVES supports creation of new irrigated crops innovation platform in Oromia
Participants of the Oromia regional irrigated fruits and vegetables commodity platform establishment meeting (photo credit: ILIRI\LIVES) Oromia region is endowed with vast natural resources and a...
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Improved marketing systems raise incomes for banana farmers in Gamo Gofa
Banana is an important commercial commodity in Gamo Gofa zone of the Southern Nations and Nationalities People’s Region (SNNPR) in Ethiopia. About 80% of the banana supplied to the Addis Ababa market...
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Will the modest pineapple help Ethiopian smallholders break into the...
To meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the world is going to have to ‘act local’. This story is an example of that. It’s about hardships faced by farmers in Sidama, one of...
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Watermelons – a great opportunity for Ethiopian producers
A common misconception about watermelon is that it contains mainly water and sugar. In reality, it is a nutrient-dense fruit. Watermelon is an excellent source of antioxidants such as lycopene, and...
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Market performance of irrigated vegetables and fruits – reflections from...
Vegetable and fruit markets in Ethiopia are not well developed. The actors involved are too many and the chain is lengthy, without significant value additions in each channel. The time or input...
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Integrating seedling suppliers with fruit growers in Tigray
Fruits from the agricultural exhibition (Credits: Ilya Mashkov/wikipaintings) Attractive and delicious tropical and temperate fruits are much in demand in the local markets of Tigray, particularly...
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