Training on storage of seed potatoes
Training on storage of seed potatoes
One example is Waldaa Chimina fi Gudinaa dubartoota ganda Waldo Talfem, a group of 80 women organized as a primary cooperative under the Liben farmers’ union. Farmers in the Waldo Talfem cluster selected the cooperative as their main seed potato supplier. The women were trained on seed multiplication techniques by experts from the union. Holeta Research Center provided quality seed, other partners provided fertilizers and agrochemicals. Farmers contributed land, labor and building materials for a new store designed specifically for seed potatoes. Construction has begun, and the store will be operational by September. “Last year we were potato farmers, now we are seed producers,” says the president of Waldaa Chimina.