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13 Feb, 13
                                        What are Farmers’ Seed Varieties?   Farmers’ seed varieties are crop species, which are developed by natural processes, by adaptation to the natural and cultural environment in which they live. Farmers have selected, domesticated and put in use their crop varieties
12 Feb, 13
Community Based Agro-biodiversity Management (CBAM), MELCA-Ethiopia Program
Recently, a group of filmmakers was at Ejere kebele, in Lome woreda, Eastern Showa Zone of Oromia Regional State. The group had a visit to the kebele to document the story of how
11 Feb, 13
Sheka Forest Biosphere Reserve Sheka Forest is found in Sheka zone of the SNNPR. It covers a unique bio-geographic unit in the area, extending from cold and very wet highlands bordering Illubabor zone of Oromia regional state and Kafa zone
11 Feb, 13
  Why and when did MELCA start a project in Sheka
Sheka is one of the few places in Ethiopia endowed with immense cultural and biological resources. A significant proportion of the few remaining afro-montane forest coverage of the country is
10 May, 11
This book is the first product of MELCA Mahiber's engagement in research and advocacy in sustainable management of environment and conservation of indigenous knowledge and culture. click her to download the pdf file
Stories
The Coffee Dilemma: A story from Sheka PDF Print E-mail

The Coffee Dilemma:

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A story from Sheka

By Million Belay (PhD), Director of MELCA-Ethiopia

I just had a coffee in one of the coffee houses, in a little container, in Masha, Sheka. Containers houses are famous here in Ethiopia both for their mobility and sturdiness. Just over a three year ago there were only two containers selling coffee. Now you can count over two dozen.

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stories of change 2012 PDF Print E-mail
stories-of-change-broschureThis are success stories collected from MELCA's Suba-Sebeta project area. Please click here to read the stories.
 
Oduu durii PDF Print E-mail
oduu-durii-cover-pageThis book contains stories, proverbs, riddles and poems collected by SEGNI club member students in MELCA's Suba-Sebeta project area and compiled and produced in the form of book by MELCA-Ethiopia. Click here to read the book.
 


MELCA

MELCA, revitalizing the missing links! MELCA-Ethiopia formerly known, as MELCA Mahiber is a non-governmental organization registered under the Charities and Societies Agency of Ethiopia with a certificate no. 3408 as an Ethiopian resident charity.

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