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Increasing self-sufficiency for pastoralists in Afar, Ethiopia

10 July 2012

Members of Afar’s Alidege community are now able to provide food for their cattle during long dry seasons thanks to the hard work of their Community Development Committee.

Exchange visit to Brazil pays off for Farm Africa Ethiopia staff

03 July 2012

Staff from Farm Africa’s Ethiopia office have just returned from an incredibly valuable exchange trip to the Amazon Rainforest where they studied the measures being taken by forest communities there to promote sustainable development through reducing deforestation.

New skills and tools to help pastoralists cope with drought

02 July 2012

Farm Africa has been working with pastoralist communities in the drought prone areas of Afar and SNNP regions since 1999. Pastoralists depend primarily on their livestock for milk to drink and meat to eat, and also use their cattle as a form of currency to pay in kind for other products like grain and services.

Farm Africa work showcased in SABMiller's Sustainable Development Report 2012

29 June 2012

For the past year Farm Africa has been SABMiller's Charity of the Year". The South African brewing multinational is working in partnership with Farm Africa, both supporting project work and getting involved in a wide range of fundraising activities.

Farm Africa publishes its 2012 Annual Review

28 June 2012

Following its successful AGM which was held in London on 27 June, Farm Africa has published its 2012 Annual Review. The Review is introduced in a message from Farm Africa's Chief Executive, Nigel Harris, and also showcases our successes over the year.

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