Reducing Risks of Pesticides to Ecosystem Health in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia
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Yonas Tafesse and Girma Ayele agriculture technology smallholder farmers Amare Haileslassie spraying chemicals pesticides
Date
02 March 23
Country
Ethiopia
Summary
The growing demand for spraying agrochemicals by trained people led IWMI and SEDA to consider effective strategies for expanding the practice. A breakthrough came when they decided to involve the Water User Associations (WUAs) in the new districts of Heben Arsi and Munesa.
Dr. Amare Haileslassie, Principal Researcher at IWMI reported these collective and coordinated actions have resulted in the growth of the safe application of agrochemicals by smallholder farmers from 30 percent to 52 percent.
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