{"id":17494,"date":"2024-01-30T13:35:26","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T13:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/?p=17494"},"modified":"2024-01-30T13:37:32","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T13:37:32","slug":"ethiopian-farmers-turn-to-old-answers-to-new-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/ethiopian-farmers-turn-to-old-answers-to-new-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopian Farmers Turn to Old Answers to New Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
An ancient crop is providing answers to a newer problem confronting small-scale farmers in hot, dry regions of Ethiopia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Teff, the annual cereal grass that has been a part of the staple diet of Ethiopians for millenia, is also providing a route out of poverty for women like 35 year old Tsedu Behutiyo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tsedu is a producer of teff seed, which she grows on her small farm in Ambelta District of Ethiopia\u2019s Oromia Province, close to Lake Ziway.<\/p>\n\n\n