Author Archives: Tyler DeLange

New Ethiopian Dry Farming Videos

Two new videos showing the current progress on the Ethiopian Dry Farming Project:  

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In The News: Dry Season Farm Technology In Ethiopia

DRY SEASON FARM TECHNOLOGY IN ETHIOPIA Dry season farming is a farming system that takes place in areas with low amount of annual rainfall. The North American States such as Oklahoma and Utah have been using the system since 1890 … Continue reading

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In the News: Dry Farming to Reach First Harvest

The ethiopiancapitol.com had this to say about the Dry Farming Initiatives: Dry farming to reap first harvest By Muluken Yewondwossen A ‘dry farming’ investment in West Arsi Zone, Arsi Negele Woreda, is to collect its first harvest in February after … Continue reading

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Ethiopia Dry Farming Update Dec 2008

Morrell-Village of hope progress report Date: – December 19 /2008 Average Daily temperatures: –       High 25oc     low 13oc No rain Project completed 1. Meeting with Aman and Tussa was done 2. I visited Zenaba 10 gallon garden 3. Mulching system … Continue reading

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Turge and ZemZem Garden Report

Turge and ZemZem Garden Tour Report December 03, 2008 ? The main ditch has been about 70% lined from the leaky bridge. The lining has been overlapped at the joints by one meter and each joint will be sealed with … Continue reading

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Kersa Llala Ethiopia Update

Kersa Llala, Ethiopia Report; December 02, 2008 Successes: Alfalfa 2nd harvest completed on Nov. 19 & 20.  Magnum variety displaying 6-8” of re-growth, Cisco variety and the Ethiopian variety have about 3-4” of growth. Abera’s conclusion is that the order … Continue reading

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Ethiopia July 2008 Council Meetings

I have included the minutes from a couple of meetings that Paul and myself attended while we were in Africa.  They are important meetings in which goals and milestones were set with council and tribe leaders.  The following initiatives were … Continue reading

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