Ethio-Japan Partnership Seminar Proceeding - CRDA Ethiopia

Malawi and Ethiopia too. In addition to attracting market and more income tothe farmer, this serves as community empowerment tool so that it will enhanceconfidence and help in setting good mind set within the community, as hedisclosed. Further to this, he said, this project was introduced in the FarmersFestivals in Awassa town, which was organized by the Ethiopian government 10days ago. In this display a paper craft made from banana tree, a well-packagedseed made by the research institute and other products were introduced.The participatory Forest Management Project deals with consensus of buildingamong forest users, in which sustainable forest management is carried out insustainable manner by the local people in Belete-Gera RFPA as he mentioned.Among few activities carried out in this project are, guideline, extension strategy,capacity building on local people, and other major works that improve thelivelihood of farmers have been performed. In improving the livelihood of thefarmer, the project facilitates in obtaining certification of coffee productivity soas to help the farmers obtain 25% premium incentives, and promotes exportersto buy those quality products from the farmers. The Beleta Gera projectsperformed three major tasks, which includes preparing easy documents ormanuals that help as guide lines, introduction of livelihood of the farmers thruobtaining certificate of coffee productivity, and agro forestry productivityfarmers field school, and cover all part of the populations of the village in theBelete Gera so as to avoid conflict that may arise due to such selection andseparation.In his brief intro speech, the program coordinator of the project to the areadelivered introduction about the progress and activities JICA was carrying out inthe area. He said JICA is highly effective and helpful to the farmers and to thearea. It is a matter of knowledge to us that the 2% left over of the forest of thecountry is found only there, as we all know as he commented. And then heforwarded the session to the beneficiaries of the Project, delegated two farmersthat came to attend the seminar. A farmer named, Hussein Abdi, presented aspeech representing WaBUB farmers association, in Sebuke Debuye kebele. Thename WaBUB signifies ‘Forest Management Association’. He reported on the8