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Agroforestry in the Tigray highlands<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Planting trees for greater<\/strong>certainty of food<\/strong> in Tigray. That is what Trees for All, EthioTrees and Climate Lab are devoted to. As a result of deforestation and intensive farming, Tigray has less and less fertile ground available in which to produce food. The region is also vulnerable to the effects of climate change, such as increasing drought. This renders the residents strongly dependent on imported food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We can break this vicious circle by offering the inhabitants a sustainable alternative<\/strong> to conventional agriculture. For this reason we help communities make the switch to agroforestry<\/strong> (forest farming). Communities plant indigenous and regional trees in their grounds, interspersed with all sorts of crops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trees and crops contribute to a better climate and greater biodiversity. They stimulate healthy and fertile soil <\/strong>which holds water better. The crops also provide varied harvests <\/strong>and more diverse incomes. As a result, people become more independent and efficient towards climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Calculate your CO2 emissions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Via Trees for All, you can calculate your personal CO2 emissions: as an individual<\/a> or as a company<\/a>. You can offset your remaining emissions through our certified forest projects, such as this project in Ethiopia. This way, we can involve more families in Ethiopia in the project and plant more trees together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why this project is very necessary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The lack of fertile ground is a huge challenge in Tigray. Centuries of intensive farming<\/strong> have left the soil drier and drier and vulnerable to erosion. What is more, for agriculture people strongly depend on rain. Precipitation becomes ever more unpredictable as a result of climate change, such as increasing drought.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because of the combination of degraded grounds and vulnerability towards climate change, people are strongly dependent<\/strong> on imported food. Add to this that in 2022 \u2013 2022 the region was hit by civil war, one of the worst humanitarian disasters of our time. For a long time, Tigray was cut off from the outside world, which caused gigantic food scarcity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Climate change, drought or future conflicts cannot be erased in the wink of an eye. But it is <\/em>possible to make people in the region more efficient <\/strong> towards such circumstances. How? By enabling them to produce their own food in sustainable ways. And that is exactly what can be done by supporting the EthioTrees project!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Our way of work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

From the EthioTrees project we help communities make the switch to agroforestry<\/strong>: a combination of forestry and agriculture. The people plant trees which belong in this region, interspersed with various types of crops which render food, such as corn, sorghum and teff. Agroforestry is a sustainable alternative for conventional farming only one single crop, or just a few, with several advantages for climate, biodiversity and people:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t

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    The trees provide strong and fertile soil<\/strong>, which stores water in a better way, keeping the soil together, as it were. The risk of erosion decreases and water becomes more readily available.<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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    The certainty of food<\/strong> increases. Because communities grow several types of crop, their harvest is more diverse and their income more stable. Is one crop having a hard time? There are enough other crops to take its place. The availability of food makes communities less dependent on imported food. This way they are much more self-sufficient in good times and in bad times.<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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    Apart from the crops, the trees also give several products<\/strong>. In the near future people will literally pick the fruit off orange and mango trees. The leaves of Moringa trees are excellent tea material. Foliage will serve for fodder and prunings for fuel.<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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    Trees and crops provide shade and cooling<\/strong>: their contribution to a favorable micro-climate and the fight against drought.<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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    Trees and crops will attract all sorts of plants and animals, such as birds and insects. Good for increasing biodiversity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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    Trees and crops absorb CO2<\/strong>. Their way of contributing to a better climate and countering further global warming.<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n

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    Integral approach<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    The switch to agroforestry is part of the EthioTrees project, started as early as 2016. In that year, participating villages in Tigray began restoring pieces of communal land <\/strong>(exclosures) in order to get nature going again. In those exclosures, farming and grazing are not allowed. Besides, communities dug infiltration ditches in them and planted trees. The result was that nature recovers little by little.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Additionally, participants would like to set up agroforestry: an age-old tradition in the area. For many people, it was financially difficult to invest in trees, partly as a result of the war. They needed more technical knowhow as well. Your donation enables us to help more farmers get starting. A valuable addition to restoring nature<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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