As with many other institutions, COVID has influenced the development of our project at different levels. However, we have been able to adapt and find solutions in order to continue to progress. This pandemic has pushed us to reinvent ourselves. Indeed, COVID has allowed us to focus our energy on increasing the production in the …
From the outset of the organic farming training project, we considered how to empower our partner school, Bishoftu Polytechnic College (BPC). Indeed, the objective is to accompany them by setting up the new training course, then to enable them to manage the project themselves once the foundation has withdrawn (pilot project estimated at 3 years). The exploitation …
The first necessary steps in setting up our training were the development of the college’s infrastructure, as well as the development of organic farming skills. Infrastructure development Initially we concentrated our efforts on the development of the garden. When we arrived at Bishoftu Polytechnic College (BPC) in 2018, the garden did not yet exist. The …
In order for our organic farming training to be recognised nationally, we are working with the Ethiopian government to develop a new specialised curriculum. As the government is in favour of the development of organic agriculture in Ethiopia, the development of the curriculum has been very rapid. To date, Levels I to III have been …
