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Welcome To Institute for Sustainable Development
Vision
The vision of ISD is to contribute towards an Ethiopia that is free from hunger and poverty by combining the best in modern and traditional knowledge.
Mission
Our mission is to raise the importance of using sustainable knowledge, practices and innovations in order to support and improve the livelihoods of local communities in Ethiopia.
Objectives
Carry out research to speed up development by bringing together the best in traditional knowledge and modern science.
Values
Respect the knowledge, practices and cultures of local communities with regard to natural resources management, and learn from them Believe in equity and solidarity.
What We DO
Organic Agriculture
Cultural Bio Diversity
Bio Gas
The Founder
ISD was founded in 1996 when Dr. Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher and his wife, Sue Edwards, were asked by the Ethiopian Government to come up with alternatives for expensive external inputs, particularly chemical fertilizers, in order for smallholder farmers to make their land productive.
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Organic Newsletters
News and Update
News and Update
“Sharing Communities”, the 2024 Green Action Week Campaign
The 2024 Green Action Week Campaign, held in the Werebabo district of the South Wollo zone, Amhara region executed the theme of “Sharing Communities” with impressive results, focusing on sustainable consumption and environmental awareness.
Easier and Faster Way of Organic Compost-Making Training
A faster method of compost making training, which leads to finished compost in around 45 days and avoids frequent turning, was given to female farmers and agricultural development agents in two districts, ...
Links of Push Pull works in Ethiopia
1.Zukunftsstiftung Landwirtschaft (Foundation on Future Farming), A natural way of controlling pests: the Push-Pull method in Ethiopia
https://www.globalagriculture.org/flagship-projects/push-pull-in-ethiopia.html
Whom We Work With
ISD works in colaboration with local and international organizations to meet its goal and ISD’s source of funding is grants from national and international donors. As of January 2011, ISD’s donors and partners included the following.
