Forest Service Plants Peace Trees in Ethiopian Conflict Zone…Complete Agroforestry

Published 2024년 12월 24일

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The Korea Forest Service has successfully completed a three-year 'Agroforestry Project for Humanity, Peace, and Prosperity' in Ethiopia, in collaboration with the Global Green Growth Institute, surpassing its initial 1,000-hectare restoration goal to 1,369 hectares. Conducted in the Hawassa region, the project aimed at forest restoration and improving local livelihoods by introducing income-generating tree species, such as coffee trees. The initiative not only restored the forest but also improved the quality of coffee beans, establishing economic self-sufficiency through the creation of processing facilities and educating local residents. This project not only brought peace to the region but also increased income for the residents, with neighboring villages coming together for forest cultivation. The Korea Forest Service hopes for continued cooperation between Korea and Ethiopia to expand on this successful initiative.

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(Daejeon=Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Eun-pa = The Korea Forest Service announced on the 24th that it has completed the 'Agroforestry Project for Humanity, Peace, and Prosperity' in Ethiopia with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) for three years starting in 2022. This project was promoted to help restore the forest and improve the livelihoods of local residents by planting income-generating tree species such as coffee trees in the Hawassa region, a border region of Ethiopia that has been devastated due to lack of proper management. As this project is directly related to income, the forest restoration area exceeded the original plan of 1,000 ha, reaching 1,369 ha. In particular, it was evaluated that the foundation for economic self-reliance of the region was established by improving the quality of coffee beans from Grade 3 to Grade 1 through the establishment of coffee bean processing facilities and capacity building education for local residents. An Ethiopian government ...

Source: Yna