| ID: | 62666 |
|---|---|
| Country: | Ethiopia |
| Title: | Ethiopia - Indigenous Tree Species Restoration, Climate Change Adaptation and Indigenous Livelihood Enhancement Project November 2018 |
| Description: |
Ethiopia, Gendo Gembella, Liyo village, NOV 2018 Gamo people. Chencha- Guggie Indigenous Tree Species Restoration, Local Climate Change Adaptation and Indigenous Livelihood Enhancement Project Mr Gata Kalda (blue jacket and colourful hat, 52 years of age) is a farmer in Gendo Gembella, Liyo village. Gata Kalda learnt about the project from Initiative Living Community Action (ILCA). He learnt how to set up a nursery, and afterwards he used the leaves of the new trees as a natural fertilizer. He explains that the trees generate a nice shade. Before this project started Gata was part of the Ethiopian safety-net program, a UN supported program to assist the poorest of the poor and was one of the beneficiaries of the food for cash programs. He left the safety-net program after his crops had improved and he was able to set up a sustainable life. Gata Kalda learnt about the project from Ilka. He learnt how to set up a nursery, and afterwards he used the leaves of the new trees as a natural fertilizer. He explains that the trees generate a nice shade for the crops. On the picture: Gata Kalda at his home, posing with his lambs. Photo: IFAD/Petterik Wiggers |
| Size: | 18.33 MB; 6566 x 4377 pixels; 556 x 371 mm (print at 300 DPI); 1737 x 1158 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Copyright: | ©IFAD/Petterik Wiggers |
| Categories: | none |
| URL: | www.ifad.org |
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