Worancha ወራንቻ

The African agriculture story is one of poverty amidst plenty.  With the world's largest share of arable land, 79% of it uncultivated, Africa has the resources to feed itself and the world. However, a quarter of all Africans experience the everyday reality of hunger. African farmers use 11kg of fertiliser for every hectare, compared with 169kg in South Asia Although rates of poverty have declined from 57% in 1990 to 49% in 2010, high population growth means that the number of people in poverty has continued to rise. Today, 414 million Africans live in poverty. I firmly believe that this reduction in poverty rates indicates that a hunger-free continent is within our grasp, provided the right policy and institutional frameworks are put in place. Research conducted by the non-governmental organisation ONE shows that we can eradicate hunger in Africa by 2063 – just two generations from now – if we invest more and better. According to a recent United Nations Food and A

CHOOSING WHICH SINGLE ORIGIN TO TEST FOR THIS EDITION OF THE NEWSLETTER WAS PRETTY SIMPLE REALLY. WE WERE DISCUSSING WHAT IS COMING OFF JEN’S ‘COFFEE BOAT’ AND THE ETHIOPIAN SIDAMA CAME UP AS A RECENTLY HARVESTED CROP. SO IT WAS A BIT OF A NO BRAINER, AS IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PERSONAL FAVOURITE. THE SIDAMA HAS RECENTLY LANDED ON OUR SHORE, AND IS SURE TO BECOME A FAVOURITE WITH MANY OTHER PEOPLE AS WELL. So as I did with the Villa Boa, I tasted this coffee though a range of different styles in an effort to give the best experience for differing tastes. For the first trial, I went over to the Australian Barista Academy Brew bar. Unfortunately I’m not unbiased here. I?m fully aware of the quality of this region as a filter option and I was dripping with anticipation. I tried the Sidama through the  CCD , Syphon and Chemex. They were all amazing. This is a great coffee for Syphon fans though, with the light tea-like quality of the filtrate (I used 19g to 300ml) accentuating the flo

By Zerihun Getachew Ethiopian Public Health Institute(EPHI) announced that it is making all the necessary preparations to prevent Ebola from entering Ethiopia. Awareness creation discussion was held on Ebola virus with different stakeholders, including health professionals and representatives of Ethiopian Airlines in collaboration with Ministry of Health. Institute Deputy Director, Dr. Dadi Jimma said that the institute is working closely with different stakeholders to prevent the disease from entering Ethiopia, by preparing technical and other inputs necessary to pre-empt it. With respect to inputs, Dr. Dadi said preventive equipment and medicines are readied, and preventive activities would be carried out in border areas and at airports. According to Mesafint Alebachew, Officer with Addis Ababa City Administration Health Bureau, the bureau, besides training health professionals, has created awareness among the public about the disease, its causes, a

Ethiopia's Walia Ibex arrived safely in Brazil for a two week preparation tour ahead of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers where they are grouped with Malawi, Mali and Algeria. The East Africans will play five friendly matches with local sides that include AC Anapolina Club Do Remo at the Arena Baenao Gama, Brasiliense at the Boca do Jacare stadium and the last friendly will be against Itubiara at the 30,000 seater JK stadium. While in Brazil, the national team will stay at Hotel San Peter and will be training at one of the training centers that was used by the Brazilian national team during the World Cup. Coach Mariano Barreto, his assistant Daniel Tsehai, team doctor Dr. Terefe Tafa, Physio Behailu Abera have landed in Brazil. Jemal Tassew, Sesay Bancha, Ephrem Ashamo, Mesud Mohammed, Shemeles Tegegn, Andaregachew Yelake, Thok James, Abebaw Butako, Behanu Bogale, Mintesinot Adane, Akilu Ayanaw and Dawa Hottesa are some of the players already in Brazil. Player

ሀዋሳ ሐምሌ 27/2006 የሃዋሳ ከተማ አስተዳደር ምክር ቤት መደበኛ ጉባኤ ከ1 ቢሊዮን ብር በላይ በጀትና ሁለት ደንቦችን በማፅደቅ ትናንት ማምሻውን ተጠናቀቀ፡፡ ምክር ቤቱ በትናንትናው ውሎ የሃዋሳ ከተማ ከፍተኛ ፍርድ ቤት የ2006 በጀት አመት እቅድ አፈፃፀም ሪፖርት ቀርቦ ውይይት በማድረግ በሙሉ ድምፅ አጽድቋል፡፡ በተለይ በከተማ ቀልጣፋና ውጤታማ የፍትህ አገልግሎት ተደራሽ ለማድረግ ከመደበኛ ፍርድ ቤቶች በተጨማሪ አዳዲስ ምድቦችንና ተዘዋዋሪ ችሎሎቶች በመክፈት የተከናወኑ ስራዎች አበረታች በመሆኑ ተጠናክሮ መቀጠል እንዳለበት ምክር ቤቱ አሳስቧል፡፡ ምክር ቤቱ በ2007 በጀት አመት ለመደበኛና ለካፒታል ፕሮጀክቶች ማስፈጸሚያ ከ1 ቢሊዮን ብር በላይ በጀት አጽድቋል፡፡ በጀቱ የሚሸፈነው ከመንግስት ግምጃ ቤት፣ ከከተማ ገቢ እንዲሁም ከማዘጋጃ ቤት አገልግሎት ፣ ከጤናና ትምህርት ተቋማት ገቢ መሆኑም ተመልክቷል፡፡ በከተማው የሚከናወኑ የመልካም እስተዳደር፣ የልማትና ዴሚክራሲያዊ ስርዓት ግንባታ ስራዎችን አጠናክሮ ለማስቀጠል የተመደበው በጀት ካለፈው በጀት አመት ጋር ሲነጻጸር  ከ200 ሚሊዮን ብር በላይ ብልጫ ያለው ነው፡፡ የምክር ቤቱ ጉባኤ በተጨማሪም የሃዋሳ ሀይቅን እንዲሁም ተራራማና ረግረጋማ መሬት አያያዝና አጠቃቀምን ለመወሰን የወጣውንና  የስብሰባና ሰላማዊ ሰልፍ ስነ ሰርዓት ረቂቅ ደንቦች ላይ ከተወያየ በኋላ በሙሉ ድምፅ በማፅደቅ ትናንት ማምሻውን ተጠናቋል፡፡ Source: ENA ________________________________________________________ We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion and data. If you see a comment tha