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January Newsletter

From Organic Farmers to Entrepreneurs Over the past year, the graduates of our organic horticulture training programme, our Hub members, have been able to experience many different aspects of business development and organic vegetable production in context. Following their graduation, the Hub members were given the opportunity, by Green Flower Foundation, to set up and …

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October 2022 Newsletter

Images worth more than a thousand words A year ago, the Green Flower Foundation went a step further by supporting the graduates of our training programme to plan and set up businesses within the organic horticulture value chain. This tailor-made support includes  training sessions, field coaching and support for the development of the market linkage.  After one year, the progress of the young …

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July 2022 Newsletter

A future that is built step by step From seeds to harvest… Through the Go Organic project, GFF is supporting 11 businesses; 3 stores and juice bars, and 8 organic farms. These 11 businesses are run by 34 entrepreneurs who have completed the organic horticulture training developed by GFF between 2018 and 2021. Since last November the young entrepreneurs supported …

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Beekeeping graduation ceremony

On the 28th of March 2022 the second graduation ceremony of our beekeeping training took place.  13 students have followed the first 10 days of training and successfully passed their exams. Next month, they will receive all the beekeeping equipment and two hives with colonies to bring back home. To ensure the successful development of their hives GFF will …

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Meet the new entrepreneurs

Despite the pandemic and the complicated political situation, we, along with our partners and beneficiaries have continued our activities. As a result, the first companies supported by GFF were born at the beginning of 2022. We would like to remind you that the foundation is supporting 11 start-ups through the means of a HUB Centre. The centre offers young entrepreneurs training programmes and personalised support for the development …

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Poems from students

Respect for Ethiopian farmers Anania Afework When God created Adam from the very beginning Sinned he and fell from Heaven down to the ground Go and eat the plants of the field with the sweat of your brow, Then Adam started digging and turning over the earth, Nature provides its hidden treasure and fills the …

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Curriculum level IV

21 December 2020 At the beginning of the year, we announced that level I to III of the organic horticulture curriculum had been validated. Today GFF and the Ethiopian government are working on level IV, which will finalise the whole process. This workshop reunites the Federal TVET agency curriculum and Training material development team, the …

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Introducing bees to optimise our harvests & broaden our students’ knowledge

3 November 2020 We have officially launched the bee project! With five new hives set up in the college garden, our students will be able to learn modern beekeeping. This project aims to diversify our students’ knowledge and optimise the harvests in the garden through pollination. Why include beekeeping in the organic-farming training? The bee project was …

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