We are supporting smallholder horticulture farmers in Ethiopia to increase their incomes through change of mind-set from "Grow and Sell" to "Grow to Sell"
On the second day of the Scale Up TOT for the Oromia region, participants practiced crop selection and ranking, Crop production & Market Calendar Development, action plan development by zone & woreda, and reporting on Ethio-SHEP activities. #agriculture#SHEP#Ethiopians#JICA
On November 1, Ethio-SHEP2 held the 1st-day Scale Up TOT for the Oromia region. About 62 Participants (8F) attended from the Southeast, Southwest, & Central Oromia zones. They learned how to conduct a market survey & prepare the survey findings, both theoretically & practically.
On October 31, the Oromia Regional Review Meeting was held in Adama City. A total of 53 participants attended the meeting, & Participants reaffirmed their commitment to the effective implementation and scale-up of the SHEP approach across Oromia Region.
We are currently conducting Endline Survey ToT for 1st batch target areas in 3 regions. On 20th to 21st, extension officers from Silti Zone and Dara Woreda participated in the training in Hawassa. #SHEP#Ethiopia#agricultur
On September 25, 2026, Ethio-SHEP2 held the Sidama regional review meeting at Hawassa City. A total of 31 (2F) people attended the meeting. The meeting covered a status report on SHEP activities, the region's scale-up plan & implementation, & SHEP implementation in the region.
The regional review meeting for the South ET Region was held in Sodo City on Sep 24/2026. A total of 30 participants (3F) attended the meeting. It covered: SHEP implementation in the region, a progress report on SHEP activities, & the region's scale-up plan & implementation.#SHEP
In the Central ET Region's third batch of woredas, Ethio-SHEP is monitoring gender.
Example: Participants in an interview in Lanfuro Woreda stated that they had finished gender training and had a firm grasp of gender concepts through the Visioning & Gender Balance Tree. #SHEP
On the last day of the Scale-Up TOT for the Amhara Region, participants gained knowledge on such as Crop selection, Gender matters, and Crop Production & Marketing Calendars. They will conduct market surveys as soon as they return to Amhara region by themselves.#SHEP#Ethiopia
On 20th Aug. 2026, the 2nd Group of Scale Up TOT for Amhara Region (Central Gonder, South Gonder, & North Gojam Zones: 56 participants) conducted a market survey as a practical matter at Saris Market. They surveyed 6 crops, including Green Pepper & Potato.#SHEP#Agriculture#JICA
On the second day of the Scale Up TOT for the Amhara region, the participants practiced crop selection and crop ranking, Crop production and Market Calendar Making, action plan making by zone and woreda, and how to report Ethio-SHEP activities. #SHEP#Ethiopia#Agriculture#JICA
On August 18, Ethio-SHEP2 held the 1st-day Scale Up TOT for the Amhara region. About 47 Participants (3F) attended from the North Wollo & South Wollo Zones. They learned how they can conduct a market survey & prepare the findings of the survey theoretically & practically.#SHEP
The project team visited farmers implementing #SHEP in Gormo Koisha Kebele, Boroso Sole Woreda, and confirmed their enthusiasm for the cooperative production of head cabbage to supply to larger markets. #Agriculture#Ethiopia