A five day Experience sharing visit and practical training on highland fruit especially apple fruit for participants from highland communities i.e. MitakAmanuel, Ticho and Assela was organized from 19-24 December, 2021 in Kachabira, Kembata zone, SNNP. The types of participants were people from apple growing areas, project beneficiaries and development agents. 

PELUM Ethiopia consortium in collaboration with CCRDA and PHE Ethiopia has organized a one day National consultative workshop on “the prospects of agro-ecological farming system in Ethiopia in the face of globalizing agriculture” with special focus in Enset. The national consultative workshop was held on 05 November, 2020 at CCRDA’s meeting hall in Addis Ababa. The workshop brought together approximately 62 participants, representing development associations, farmers, academics, universities, researchers, CSOs, private sector, governmental officials (HoR, PMO, MoA, biodiversity institute etc.) and media (print, radio and TV), attended the workshop.

The Consultative meeting on soil health and fertility stakeholders’ platform was organized by the MoA, GIZ and PELUM Ethiopia and held on 30 September 2021 at Saro Maria hotel in Addis Ababa. The stakeholders’ platform brought around 70 participants from partners and stakeholders i.e. officials, civil society organizations, research institutes, universities, regional bureaus of agriculture, different directorates of MoA, invited farmers, media and etc.

PELUM Ethiopia Consortium organized a practical training and experience sharing for project target beneficiaries from Abramo and Megele 33 Kebeles of Assosa Zuria Woreda. The selected four beneficiaries are who introduced and planted pineapple in their own farms three months ago. The practical training and experience sharing visit which is conducted starting from 27-30 December, 2020 focuses; on the management of pineapple; plantation techniques and cultural practice of coffee; biogas technology and visiting aromatic and medicinal plants.