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Capacity Building Trainings on Ecological Plant Protection Alternatives 
PELUM Ethiopia and A Glimmer of Hope in collaboration with PAN Ethiopia organized training on ecological plant protection. The two day training held on June 10-11, 2023 in Debub Sodo Woreda of Gurage zone. The training aimed to enhance the capacity of kebele and district level community facilitators and DPs.

Certificate of Appreciation and Recognition
the Ethiopian biodiversity institutes extends its appreciation to the PELUM Ethiopia for sponsoring the 1^st international research conference under the theme " biodiversity conservation and ecosystem management: opportunities and challenges" organized by Ethiopian biodiversity institute (EBI) and held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 22-23 May, 2023. 

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PELUM Ethiopia Consortium General Assembly and Book launch

PELUM conducted General Assembly meeting on March 26, 2023 at Panorama Hotel, Addis Ababa. 14 participants were part of the important annual meeting.

Abstract on Trench garden accepted as poster presentation in the East Africa Agro-ecology Conference

Following review by the Conference Organizing Committee,  PELUM Ethiopia’s submission of abstract on trench garden entitled 'Trench Gardening: An agro-ecological means to improve access to food and nutrition in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas of Ethiopian Rift Valley' has been accepted for Poster presentation at the 1^st East African Agro-ecology Conference.

PELUM Ethiopia in collaboration with Best Practice Association (BPA) is organizing two day training on inter-generational linkage in the Agro-ecological based farming communities for selected youth and elders located in Lude Hitosa Woreda and held on February 25, 2023 in Huruta Town. The training aimed to develop intergenerational linkage between the young and old generation on their indigenous farming practices.

PELUM Ethiopia and MELCA Ethiopia are planning to jointly organize a Capacity Building and Orientation program for Media Professionals on Agro-ecology, Food Systems, and Biosafety Concepts to be held on January 30, 2023 at Grand Eliana Hotel, Addis Ababa.