#13 Strengthening greenhouse production systems in Bole Sub-city, Ethiopia
Meron Woldeyohannise, Ethiopia

Strengthening greenhouse production systems in Bole Sub-city, Ethiopia

Meron Woldeyohannise, Ethiopia

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Initiative's goal

The goal of the project is to increase the local youth's livelihoods in urban settings through the promotion of affordable and sustainable green house production systems.

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Main activities

1. Preparation and organization assess and select main infrastructure required in order to build green house production system

• assess and select the project area suitability for horticulture production and the opportunity to further scaled out

• conduct environmental analysis

• design suitable green house

• communicate with relevant stakeholders. Consultative workshop with key stakeholders and organize community conversation programme are mandatory for communicating about the project importance.

• identify and prepare irrigation system for greenhouse cultivation

• identify required purchasing materials and equipments

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2. Implementations

• prepare and fumigation of the land for constructing the green houses

• purchasing required materials and equipments for green house

• establish green houses

• install drip irrigation system

• purchase and install collapsible water tank

• train the benefiters on vertical farming and drip irrigation system

• train the benefiters on green house harvesting and post-harvest handling practices • train the benefiters on social entrepreneurship and marketing development plan

• purchase seedlings equipments and materials

• supply seed for the project benefiters

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3. Monitoring and evaluation

• monitor the project progress

• evaluate the impact of the project in accordance with the success indicator framework

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4. Scaling up

• collect practical data on the potential to increase the horticulture production c

• train the producer on self-sufficient water systems

• business linkage creations

• assess and identify project scale out opportunities

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In order to get to the next level, the project needs:

• train the producer on maintenance and utilization of green house and drip irrigation system irrigation

• train the producer on social entrepreneurship and marketing plan development

• assist the producer in order to install standard green house that control the environment

• assist the producer for effective irrigation system development (self-sufficient water systems development by designing an irrigation system development from the nearby river called Akaki river)

• market linkage creation

• advice the produce for integrating their project with Ethiopian land development plan