Category Archives: In The News
First Aid Station
According to the Survey of Current Efforts and Potentials in Application of Telemedicine in Ethiopia, by Fikreyohannes Lemma, Solomon Atnafu, and Samuel Kinde Kassegne, the Ethiopian physician to population ratio is one of the lowest in the world, with 1 … Continue reading
Drought
“Poor water availability in the southeast following below-average Oct-Dec rains.” “To date, the performance of hageya/deyr rains has been below average as predicted. This has resulted in shortages of pasture and water in the southeastern pastoral and agropastoral parts of … Continue reading
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
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