Community Engagement Programs
Crop production
- Training, consultation and technology transfer of major improved seed varieties of cereal crops such as Malt Barley, Wheat, Maize, Teff, Hairy coat bean, Soybean and post harvest technology and storage system.
- Training, consultation and dissemination of Disease resistant, fast growing and high yielding varieties of Inset, Coffee and fruits.
- Training, consultation and dissemination of Improved varieties of root and tubers crops such as Potato, virus free Sweet potato, vegetables and introducing vertical farming technologies at urban centers.
- Training, consultation and technology transfer of agricultural marketing, value chain and cooperative society
- Training, consultation and technology transfer of agricultural engineering (Machineries)
Animal husbandry
- Training, consultation and technology transfer of Dairy cattle breed improvement through artificial insemination, community based breeding of small ruminants, dissemination of improved forage seeds and planting materials, improved poultry breed, aquaculture and fish farming technology, transfer of advanced beekeeping technologies
- Training, consultation and technology transfer of agricultural marketing, value chain and cooperative society
- Training, consultation and technology transfer of milk processing, forage chaffing and feed belling Machineries
Natural resource management
- Training on natural resource management (soil, water, forest, wildlife…)
- Transfer of natural resource management technologies to rehabilitate galley and severely degraded lands by building physical and biological controlling measures at lake Hawassa basins
- Training, consultation and technology transfer of urban waste management and urban beauty and greenery
- We expand “The Green Legacy Initiative policy; a tree-planting campaign aimed at curbing the effects of climate change and deforestation” focusing on disseminating multi-purpose trees and fruits.
Education and Training
- Training and consultation on various fields related to Education (Leadership and school management, technical drawing, Continuous professional development, ICT, Science Laboratories and library uses etc) for teachers and students
- Training on STEM and Foreign language for junior and high school students
- Education related technology Transfer activities and various supports such as science kits and models
Health and Nutrition
- Training and consultation on health and nutrition
- Transfer of health and nutrition related knowledge and technologies
Other Socio-economic issues
- Governance & Service delivery
- Need based trainings of other social science fields
- Micro-economy, financial literacy and saving
- Entrepreneurship
Community Service
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Service
- Free legal services
- Free livestock clinical service
- Community based education program on public health
- ICT
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Social responsibilities
- School support (building school building, Library and science laboratory)
- Illegal human trafficking, migration and sexual harassment
- Illegal drug and substance abuse
- Road traffic accident and safety
- Digitalization
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Collaborative Projects
- Promoting Youth Employment and Food Security through Coffee and Avocado Seedling Nursery and Vermicompost Business at Boricha District, Sidama Region
Enhancing Food production and Food security through Engaging Unemployed Youth into Beekeeping Enterprise as means of livelihood income generation in Dale District, Sidama Regional State.
Developing and Piloting Climate-Resilient Agricultural Technology Packages for Sustainable Management of Lake Hawassa and its Watershed Ecosystem Services (ESs): An Integrated Landscape Approach.
Restoration of gully and degraded land to increase the vital resources retention capacity through eco-hydrological nature-based solution.
Restoration of gully and degraded land to increase the vital resources retention capacity through eco-hydrological nature-based solution.
Supporting Food Security Efforts through Engaging Youths in Improved Fodder Production as a Business in Shebedino District, Sidama Region.
