Project Name
Conservation Agriculture-based Climate Resilient Food Security Project
Project Location
Ethiopia
Project Natures
- Livelihood Development
- Creation Care
- Humanitarian Relief and Disaster Risk Reduction
Project Objectives
- Increasing food security and climate-resilient crop production as well as providing livelihoods for smallholder farmers:
- Through capacity building and support, so that they may increase their adoption of conservation agriculture;
- Through mobilising and organising, especially into gender-equitable learning groups.
Beneficiaries
Vulnerable smallholder farmers
No. of Beneficiaries
Approx. 1,250
Key Activities
- Establish Farmers’ Field School: providing farmers with training on topics such as farm management and farm record keeping.
- Organise Farmers’ Field Days: church mobilisation, sensitisation and targeting on climate adaptation strategies, food security situational analysis, exposure visits about conservation agriculture.
- Training on conservation agriculture: training on livestock integration, including crop residue management and dry mulching.
- Promote integrated soil fertility management: Training farmers on soil fertility management practices, soil and water conservation, and integrated pest management practices.
- Provide access to farm inputs: Supporting farmers with seeds of cover crops, fodder, improved seedlings, drought-tolerant plants and local varieties, including spices, herbs and medicinal plants, promoting farmers’ access to organic inputs such as vermicompost and heap compost.
Project Period
Apr 2025 to Mar 2028
Expenses
Approx. HK$795,880
PARTNER INFORMATION
Partner Name
Terepeza Development Association (TDA)
Year of establishment
1987
The Year Our Partnership Started
2017
Partner's Mission
TDA works with local churches to promote economic empowerment, sustainable agriculture, natural resource management, leadership training and more in rural Ethiopia to foster community development and improve the lives of poor communities.
donation method
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