A widow, Schmegie Kulbla is part of the solution to the problem that small-scale farmers across Ethiopia face in accessing good quality crop seed. Upwards of 90% of the country’s farmers produce their own seed from year to year, standards are poor, and often result in crop yields that are just a fraction of their potential.
Read MoreEast Africa Food Crisis
Self Help Africa is responding to the worst food crisis that has been experienced in East Africa in decades
Read MoreHunger Falls and Incomes Grow in Africa Projects
Impact Report shows number of households eating three times daily has increased, as have household disposable incomes.
Read MoreCoping with Ethiopia’s Climate Challenge
15,000 farmers are being supported with a range of climate smart farming methods in Ethiopia’s Southern Nations province.
Read MoreMother makes a better income from improved livestock
In Ethiopia, amid food shortages, a mother provides for her family thanks to the sale of improved breeds.
Read MoreTeenager benefits from family’s improved fortunes
Teenager benefits from family’s improved fortunes, as a result of their farm work
Read MoreTop prize for work with agricultural cooperatives
Self Help Africa has received a prestigious national award for its work supporting agricultural cooperative development in Ethiopia.
Read MoreSeed the key to coping with Ethiopia’s climate crisis
Ethiopia’s community-based seed producers have a vital role in climate crisis
Read MoreClimate change deal is good news for Africa
The global climate change deal that was agreed in Paris is good news for Africa – but we all have a part to play.
Read MoreDiageo deal will benefit thousands of Ethiopian farm families
Thousands of Ethiopian farmers will benefit under a deal that will see brewing giant Diageo buying their barley in the years to come.
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