Ethiopian Sustainable Food Project
Disease resistant potatoes & storage solutions for Ethiopians that help small Ethiopian farm families to sustainably improve their food security.
WHAT WE DO
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Ethiopian Sustainable Food Project (ESFP)
This project empowers small Ethiopian farm families to grow and store more food sustainably, providing access to disease resistant crops and solar-powered post-harvest solutions through extension support and local research. Please provide your support!
$538K
In Donations received over the last 14 years.
$497K
Total Grants made by ESFP.
92.4%
of those grants have gone to the Amhara Regional Agricultural Research Institute (ARARI).
ABOUT OUR CHARITY
You Can Help Lots Of People By Donating Little
Charity Meetup – the future of charity
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James Gooch
Volunteer
Charity management degree apprenticeship taster event
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Andrea Melton
Volunteer
Refresher Trustee Training – Trustee Roles & Responsibilities
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Isaiah Williams
Volunteer
Sharing Our Faith & Love To Children
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Corinne White
Volunteer
Learn more about supporting Ethiopian farmers in their efforts to increase food security for their country.
Learn about Dr. Higgins and his efforts.
The Lab
Situated in Bahir Dar, in northern Ethiopia, the Amhara Region Agricultural Research Institute (ARARI) Tissue Lab is responsible for producing clean, potato seed tubers. These tubers, which are planted in the fields to start the seed production process, are in high demand by local farmers. Potatoes are subject to infection by various parasites that stunt their growth, so farmers need a continuous supply of clean, disease resistant tubers.
Ten years ago, this facility was sitting empty. Former Ethiopia Peace Corps Volunteer and agronomist Dr. Charles Higgins was instrumental in establishing this tissue lab and guiding its staff in correct methods to produce disease resistant tubers. The laboratory is now staffed by Ethiopian scientists, led by Dr. Desalegn Abebe Mekonen. It is primarily funded by the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture. The Ethiopian Sustainable Food Project has helped advance the lab’s work with financial and technical support since 2010.
Interactive Map
The locations indicated on the map are active ESFP sites: Food science workshops, field seed production localities, a potato breeding and genetics station, Gondar Farmer’s Co-op, branch stations, plant tissue lab, seed potato recipients, seed grower marketing venues, screen houses (provided by World Vision), solar dehydrator development location, and the ARARI Lab.
GALLERY
“Life’s persistent and most urgent question is, “What are you doing for others?””
– Martin Luther King Jr
About $500,000 has been donated to the project over the last 14
years. Demand for these improved potato varieties far exceeds the
supply, so the Ethiopian team is in the process of building more
capacity.
Madina, Ethiopia
“Having clean water would be like having a peaceful and happy life.”
Kawo, Dodola
“We have cried out for clean water, but nobody has given us an ear yet.”
Gishu, Ethiopia
“Eu facilisis sed odio morbi quis commodo. Pulvinar etiam non.”
Sumaiya, Dodola
“Habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames.”
OUR CAUSES
We Raise Money From All Over The World
SAFE + EASY DONATIONS
Connects Nonprofits, Donors, & Companies In Every Country
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Donation Hotline:
032 668 92 54
TEAM MEMBER
Your Contribution Can Help Achieve A Solution
Krystle Ketterer
Volunteer
Randal Smith
Volunteer
Carolyn Tipton
Donation quality
Austin Nelson
Donation quality
Clifford Neal
Volunteer
Sylvia Pogue
Volunteer
Daniel Cormier
Volunteer
Julia Long
Volunteer
The Ethiopian Sustainable Food Project has three main components.
The project will help Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture extension staff and researchers to perform outreach to small farm families.
1
Tissue Culture Lab
2
Potato Storage
3
Food Science
Department