Healing the Earth for Sustainable Agriculture: An Ethiopian Story

埃塞俄比亚的故事 – 为永续农业康复地球

The experience of the Institute for Sustainable Development (ISD) and the Bureau of Agriculture and Natural Resources in Tigray (BoANR) shows that there is little need for genetically manipulated seeds to improve the livelihood of poor rural communities. The experience outlined below shows how farmers can control their lives by combining their knowledge and science instead of putting themselves in a cycle of debt and despair by borrowing money to buy chemicals and improved seeds.

The project was started with four villages in Tigray, northern Ethiopia, and grew to 83 villages, involving more than 2,000 households. It has become the programme of the government of the Tigray region, with the potential of spreading to other parts of Ethiopia. The demand for the project is already huge and the ISD is preparing itself to facilitate its introduction to more areas.

非洲埃塞俄比亚（Ethiopia）永续发展学院（ISD）与蒂格雷（Tigray）农业及天然资源局的经验说明，贫穷社区是不须要依赖基因种子谋生的，以下经验指出农民只要利用他们的技术和科学知识就可以把握自己的生活，而无须举债买农药和肥料。

这项计划是开始于埃塞俄比亚北段蒂格雷4个村庄，接着延续到83个村，受惠家庭超过2千户。蒂格雷政府落实这项计划之后，已有潜能扩展到埃塞俄比亚其他乡区。征求技术的计划不断在增加，ISD亦准备将这套技术推介到更多乡镇。

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Mrs Sue Edwards had visited Hulu Yam a few years back, encouraged Hulu Yam farmers to practice Natural Farming, but until today only 2 farmers of Hulu Yam practicing Natural Farming and support from government agencies is limited.

苏·爱华德女士数年前曾访问乌鲁音菜区，鼓励菜农实行自然农法，指导菜农提高堆肥品质。如今只有2名乌鲁音菜农落实自然农法，而政府机关的支援却微不足道。