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19 May 2022
Bulcha Bilo, 34, is a dairy farmer from Tepachoroqe Woreda in the Oromia region. Soon after starting the farm five years ago, Bulcha faced a challenge of getting sufficient feed for the cattle. Due to favorable weather conditions, a significant proportion of the population in Tepachoroqe are keeping cattle, which...
Bulcha Bilo, 34, is a dairy farmer from Tepachoroqe Woreda in the Oromia region. Soon after starting the farm five years ago, Bulcha faced a challenge of getting sufficient feed for the cattle. Due to favorable weather conditions, a significant proportion of the population in Tepachoroqe are keeping cattle, which...
18 May 2022
Two years ago, Amina Abdi, 40, from Gursum Woreda in the Somali region, relied only on the social protection grants provided by the Government to provide for her family and buy food. However, her life changed when in 2021, she received a USD 300 Livelihood grant from FAO. With the...
Two years ago, Amina Abdi, 40, from Gursum Woreda in the Somali region, relied only on the social protection grants provided by the Government to provide for her family and buy food. However, her life changed when in 2021, she received a USD 300 Livelihood grant from FAO. With the...
16 May 2022
Ethiopia enhances irrigation, watershed and pastureland management to translate climate plans into actionable climate solutions
Ethiopia enhances irrigation, watershed and pastureland management to translate climate plans into actionable climate solutions
28 April 2022
Seeing green vegetation and crops in a drought-ravaged environment is unexpected. However, thanks to irrigation facilities at the Shabelle River in Godirey Kebele, Gode Woreda, Somali region, Fatouma Umar’s maize and vegetable fields are green and promise a good harvest. In 2021, FAO provided Fatouma’s and other 1 300 households in...
Seeing green vegetation and crops in a drought-ravaged environment is unexpected. However, thanks to irrigation facilities at the Shabelle River in Godirey Kebele, Gode Woreda, Somali region, Fatouma Umar’s maize and vegetable fields are green and promise a good harvest. In 2021, FAO provided Fatouma’s and other 1 300 households in...
31 March 2022
Pastoral and agro-pastoral communities count losses as three seasonal rains fail Halima Mohammed sat on her veranda, glancing at the dusty ground and dry shrubs surrounding her homestead. Carcasses of goats, sheep, and cattle scattered around her compound emit a foul smell that the strong wind carries away. "These carcasses are...
Pastoral and agro-pastoral communities count losses as three seasonal rains fail Halima Mohammed sat on her veranda, glancing at the dusty ground and dry shrubs surrounding her homestead. Carcasses of goats, sheep, and cattle scattered around her compound emit a foul smell that the strong wind carries away. "These carcasses are...
