Promoting Sustainable Water Management: My Failure Experience and the Power of the 3R Approach
By Sukru Esin Water is one of the most vital resources for our planet and managing it in a sustainable … Continued
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Reflecting on Four Transformative Years: The Green Future Farming Program in Ethiopia
Girma Senbeta (MetaMeta Ethiopia), Getachew Engdayehu (Amhara Bureau of Agriculture), Nardos Masresha (MetaMeta Ethiopia), Guta Eshata Gemmechu (MetaMeta Ethiopia), Bantamlak Wondmnow (Amhara Bureau of Agriculture), Redeat Daniel (MetaMeta Ethiopia), Getanew Tesfaw (MetaMeta Ethiopia), Tena Gobena (Oromia Bureau of Agriculture), Mitiku Bajiga (Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture), Frank van Steenbergen (MetaMeta), and Femke van Woesik (MetaMeta) Imagine a large tanker sailing across the ocean. If you alter the ship's course by just one degree at the beginning of the journey, the final destination can differ by hundreds of kilometres. In other words, over time, a small change can make a huge difference. This was the intention of the Green Future Farming (GFF) program: a small engine propelling a vast vessel onto a new course. Ethiopian governance has a large and strong agricultural department with a far-reaching extension system, which is a key policy instrument for necessary changes. Over the past four years, GFF has worked together with the Bureaus of Agriculture in… Continued
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Land Entitlement
By Jannatul Raim Rushni and Frank van Steenbergen Entitlement is a big thing. It is contractual but also in relations … Continued
Loose and gain: coastal erosion in Bangladesh
By Frank van Steenbergen and John Marandy It is loose but also gain. Bangladesh loses every year 34 square kilometer … Continued
Watershed Management and Job Opportunity: Experiences from Middle Awash
By Girma Senbeta In a watershed, everything is interconnected. The health of the soil and water supply directly impacts flora … Continued
A conversation with Meera Bai: A BRC business manager
by Meghna Mukherjee and Vinitika Lal Meet Meera Bai from Kutela Gram in Dindori District in Madhya Pradesh, India. Meera … Continued
Local Entrepreneurship in Kureili, Madhya Pradesh, India
By Anushree Mitra (MetaMeta) A local entrepreneur is an individual who starts a business in their local area. Entrepreneurs are important to … Continued
Women friendly agricultural hand tool to improve the quality of life of rural women farmers in Madhya Pradesh and Jharkand, India
by Marina Vara Gutiérrez (Aidenvironment), Rubén Borges Robles (Rockinsoils), and Francesco Sambalino (MetaMeta) Agriculture is the backbone of the Indian … Continued
Iron Deficiency: Addressing Hidden Hunger through biofertilizers
By Rubén Borge (RockinSoils), Femke van Woesik (MetaMeta), Redeat Daneil (MetaMeta) & Frank van Steenbergen (MetaMeta) Hidden Hunger, a global … Continued
Large scale composting units: A solution to upscale regenerative agriculture?
by Marina Vara Gutiérrez (Aidenvironment) and Rubén Borges Robles (Rockinsoils) India has been facing a problem of soil fertility for … Continued
Cold in Quetta
Talal Naseer and Frank van Steenbergen Quetta, the mountain capital of Balochistan (Pakistan), is known for its harsh winter season. … Continued
Coffee and recovery: psychosocial support in Gubalafto (Amhara)
By Nardos Masresha Introduction The North and northeastern part of Ethiopia was immersed in a violent conflict that started on … Continued
Rural Transportation in Ethiopia: Status Quo and Ways Forward
By Getanew Tesfaw In Ethiopia, there are roughly 1.2 million vehicles, meaning that in a group of a hundred people, … Continued
Homestead poultry keeping for a vibrant rural economy
by Getanew Tesfaw Livestock and poultry are essential to strengthen the rural economies as they are serving as supplemental income … Continued
Now available: Key Results and Recommendations of the FAO’s Agroecology Dialogue Series
The Agroecology Dialogue Series is an initiative of FAO and the Biovision Foundation in support of the Coalition for food systems transformation through Agroecology … Continued
Green Roads for Water (GR4W)- a first outlook in Madhya Pradesh, India
By Saroj Yakami (MetaMeta Research), Anurudh Kumar Shastri (PRADAN), Khusbu Bisen (PRADAN), Nitesh Kumar (PRADAN), Supriya Sharma (PRADAN), & Luwieke … Continued
Agroforestry in Amhara, Ethiopia
By Bantamlak Wondmnow Agroforestry is a new name for a set of long-standing practices. Farmers in Amhara have immense traditional … Continued
Sustainable landscape rehabilitation: The establishment of Watershed User’s Cooperatives
By Bantamlak Wondmnow & Femke van Woesik In Ethiopia there are many succesful stories of rehabilitated watersheds through large scale … Continued
Postcard from Central Rift, Kenya (part 2). Shade but no grass.
By Ishani Sonak The rangeland in South of Kenya has been historically dominated by a wide variety of grass species. … Continued
Postcard from Central Rift, Kenya (part 1). End of the tether: Four years of drought
By Ishani Sonak Postcard from Central Rift Valley, Kenya. This is what four years of utter drought look like. … Continued
Multipurpose plantation – making productive use of watershed rehabilitation in Amhara, Ethiopia
By Bantamlak Wondmnow In Amhara, yearly successful watershed rehabilitation campaigns are carried out through the government’s mass mobilization of local … Continued