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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 …
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 …
Introducing bees to optimise our harvests & broaden our students’ knowledge Read More »
20 August 2020: On the 4th August 2020, the authorities and media gathered in the college garden, alongside our students and in-country team, to take part in our big tree planting campaign. This day of festivity was an opportunity to present our curriculum and training in organic agriculture in detail. Thanks to the presence of …
Hundreds of new trees planted in the college garden Read More »
3 August 2020: The Green Flower Foundation has arranged a summer organic vegetable production exercise from home for the students. Several students showed interest in being involved in the activity to grow organic vegetables in their backyards during the summer break. GFF supported them by developing a production guide book and providing necessities such as …
Seeds for the students to practise organic vegetable production during the summer break Read More »
Last May, we were visited by the Oromia Bureau. This supervisory body of the Oromia region visited the Bishoftu Polytechnic College to carry out an evaluation of our project. The experts provided a relevant analysis, raising avenues for improvement and recommendations for taking the project forward, but also highlighting our strengths. In particular, we received …
Our commitments acknowledged by the Oromia Bureau Read More »
Our partner, the Bishoftu Polytechnic College, gave 2000 sqm to be used to set up a vegetable farm. In order to conceive a sustainable farm, we had to face multiple challenges. The old diesel powered water pump, unused for the last forty-five years was one of them. It was defective and not usable. We decided …
Water at the Green Flower Foundation’s Vegetable Farm Read More »
Dereje Negasa is from Gurudu region in Ethiopia. Gurudu is 262 km away from Addis Abeba and 165 km away from Bishoftu. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Plant Science and he is also certified in horticulture crops production. Dereje has been teaching Crop Production & Natural Resources at Bishoftu Polytechnic College for …
In December 2018 the students of the Bishoftu Polytechnic College planted vegetable seeds (carrots, beans, Chinese cabbage, etc.). All started with the preparation of the groundwork. They had to plan, define and prepare the soil in accordance to the seed they wanted to grow. While the students learn theoretically in class how to grow vegetables …
Hailu Dejene is from Ambo, the Oromia Region in Ethiopia. Ambo is 110 km away from Addis Abeba and 165 km away from Bishoftu. He graduated from Jimma University with a Bachelor of Science in Horticulture. He is also certified in urban greenery, beautification and landscapes by the National Assessment Agency. Hailu has been teaching …
