Ethiopia - Supporting farmers train in modern systems of production
In 2008 farmers living in Meki in central-east Ethiopia were offered
an opportunity to train in modern systems of production and
conservation.
The Farmers’ Training and Production Programme was an ambitious new scheme, set up to improve subsistence farming in the region, which has exposed families to a continuous cycle of poverty and famine in the recent years.
The aim of the project was to train farmers on how to introduce some variety in their yields and improve on their cattle breeding methods. misean cara provided co-financing for the purchase of equipment for the training centre.
As part of the project, led by the De La Salle Brothers, income generating activities were introduced through the marketing and selling of produce at their college, Meki Catholic School. Monies from these activities were then invested back into the local school programme, which caters for 1,500 students.