FAIR PLANET PROJECT
over 5 years, over 100 Volunteers, over 800 Farmers
Low Quality Seeds
Local seeds are highly susceptible to pests and diseases and their crop has very short shelf life.
High Quality Seeds
Professional high quality seeds are resistant to many pests and diseases, the crop is of high quality and long shelf life, minimizing post-harvest losses
Malnutrition & poverty
Daily income for a smallholder farmer is about 1.5$. Over 7 million people suffer from malnutrition in Ethiopia alone.
Nutrition & Income
Locally produced vegetables allows farmers to benefit from improved nutrition. the improved yield and better crop quality increase their profit by 8 times.
Low crop yields
Average yield of tomato crop produced from local seeds is 7,670 Kg / Ha, about 20% of the yield achieved when using high quality seed varieties.
High crop yields
By using better seeds, local farmers can increase their yield more than 5 times.
The Problem
Our Solution
Hebrew
trial
We bring world wide high quality seeds and test them using local methods and practices.
We proved that by using better seeds local farmers can increase their yield by 5 times .
Train
We personally train Hundreds of smallholder farmers using the varieties who showed the best suitability for local conditions.
then we make sure those seeds become accessible to farmers in Ethiopia.
extention
We train Local experts to give guidance to smallholder farmers on a variety of agricultural domains.
We partner with local academy and agricultural offices in order to increase our impact.
demonstrate
We demonstrate new and improved technologies such as drip irrigation and trellising.
We see the potential of Ethiopian farmers and think ahead.
yield
Our Farmers grow 6 times the average yield in Ethiopia
seeds
Farmers gain access to highest quality seeds
income
Our Farmers gain 8 times more than the average income in Ethiopia
Farmers Stories
• Awel's small plot generated profit which equals 225% of the avg. annual income
• Awel yield is X 9 higher than the National value
PLOT SIZE - 1000 m2
YIELD - 7,000 Kg yield
INCOME - 38,000 Birr (1,900 $)
PROFIT - 27,000 Birr (1350 $)
The project brought a big change to my life and gives me hope. I save money for next year and the profits will improve the life of my family
Awel ZIban
• Jamberu's small plot generated profit which equals 250% of the avg. annual income
• Jamberu's yield is X10 higher than the National value
PLOT SIZE - 1000 m2
YIELD - 7,400 Kg yield
INCOME - 39,000 Birr (1,900 $)
PROFIT - 28,000 Birr (1400 $)
I will grow more tomatoes. With the profits I make, I will pay for my children’s education. School for the youngers and university for the older
Jamberu Abed
• Tajie's small plot generated profit which equals 167% of the avg. annual income
• Tajie's yield was X 7.7 higher than the National value
PLOT SIZE - 1000 m2
YIELD - 5,700 Kg yield
INCOME - 31,000 Birr (1,500 $)
PROFIT - 20,000 Birr (1000 $)
The good variety that I received allowed me to succeed even with shortage of water. I have enough to feed my family and I am saving for the next year
Tajie Meconan
