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Planting the foundations of the Somali Region’s first tree seed system
New seed orchards, a tree seed laboratory and seed collector groups are being established in Ethiopia’s Somali region to improve…
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Women forestry professionals build confidence and leadership skills in Ethiopia
For years, Dr Marta Kidemu believed that reaching senior leadership positions in Ethiopia’s forestry sector would be more difficult for…
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Seed orchards in Ethiopia are being thinned to improve seed quality
The Provision of Adequate Tree Seed Portfolios (PATSPO) project has so far established 62 breeding orchards (BSOs) and seedling seed orchards (SSOs)…
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Two strategies, one vision for Ethiopia’s sustainable food future
Kelil Beshah did not set out to transform his farm. He planted avocado trees because they seemed like a good…
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Developing thriving nurseries and diverse tree seed supply options
Across Ethiopia’s highlands and drylands, millions of hectares of once-productive soil lie degraded — stripped of vegetation, battered by erosion…
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Ethiopian National Agroecology Strategy validated
The Ethiopian National Agroecology Strategy was validated at a national workshop held on 11 December 2025 in Addis Ababa, marking the conclusion of more than…
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Ethiopia launches its National Agroforestry Development Strategy
Ethiopia has officially launched its National Agroforestry Development Strategy 2026–2035, marking a transition from years of policy development to nationwide implementation. The launch was…
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Green jobs restore hope and landscapes in southwest Ethiopia
Mohammed Jemal remembers a time when the days felt long and empty. Before August 2021, the young man from Seko,…
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Enriching the land and farmers’ lives through agroforestry in Ethiopia
In Gechi District, Oromia Region, where coffee has long been the backbone of rural livelihoods, a quiet shift is taking…
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Gedeo’s agroforestry legacy: Farming without losing forests
This article follows a visit to the Humbo Carbon Project, where communities restored degraded land through collective action. In Gedeo,…
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Learning from the Humbo experience: How community-led forest restoration delivers climate and livelihoods
A group of 25 people from various faith-based non-governmental organizations and government offices visited the South Ethiopia Region from 12…
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Ethiopia advanced national agroecology strategy with strong stakeholder consensus
“The main reason why agroecology has become so important is that collectively we have realized that we cannot work in…
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Scaling up agroecology for Africa’s climate-resilient future
A call to scale investment in agroecology for climate resilience took centre stage at the second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2)…
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Hands-on learning from Gergera: Training brings watershed restoration to scale in Tigray
In late March 2025, dozens of natural resource professionals from across Tigray gathered in Wukro town for an intensive, three-day…
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Gergera Watershed: Where floods are controlled and gullies reclaimed
The floods were taking away more and more farmland. Not just crops—even houses were being swept away When we arrived…
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