Original Story Published by: Jean Marie Takouleu, www.afrik21.africa
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The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) has joined forces with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to support the cultivation of climate-resilient wheat in Ethiopia. Much of this country in the Horn of Africa has been affected by drought for more than 4 years.
Climate change is threatening food security throughout the Horn of Africa. In Ethiopia, the government is implementing the Climate Resilient Wheat Value Chain in Ethiopia (CREW) project. Addis Ababa has just received support from the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA), which has joined forces with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to support this multi-faceted project.
CREW focuses on improving wheat production in the face of climate change. Within this framework, the Ethiopian government wants to facilitate access to seeds for small-scale farmers, while promoting wheat varieties adapted to the new irrigated zones in mid-mountain regions. CREW will also enable the rehabilitation, development and management of irrigation systems. According to the authorities, the aim is to improve the efficiency of existing irrigation systems by rehabilitating and maintaining infrastructure, desilting, draining and extending canals, etc.
GCA support
The rehabilitation of irrigation systems should involve 1,500 hectares of plantations in the Afar region, 950 hectares in the Amhara region, more than 13,000 hectares in the Oromia region and at least 1,500 hectares in the Somali region. In addition to improving the road network to facilitate crop evacuation, Addis Ababa will support the installation of 528 water pumps with a capacity of 75 litres per second and maintenance kits for groups of farmers under a cost-sharing agreement.
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