Matt Roberts

Farmer Discussion

Farmers meet with iDE staff members to discuss the effectiveness of ongoing programs.

On-Site Meeting

Hussein and His Child

Hussein is a farmer living on the shores on lake Ziway. He has managed to develop a sizable farm taking up several plots of land.

Ethiopian Grain Farmer

Treadle Pump near Ziway

Irrigated via Treadle Pump

Amhara Fields

A small patch of vegetables and greens amidst an otherwise dry field of yellow grass shows the difference that manual irrigation methods can make.

Corn Farmer Near Hosana

Smallholder Farm Near Ziway

This is a typical smallholder farmer's field - it's more like a big garden. In the middle of this shot is the manual water pump used to irrigate this plot of land.

Ethiopian Grain Farmer

Fertile Ethiopian Soil

Community Well

Some villages in rural Ethiopia will only have a few water access points.

Treadle Pump in Action

Treadle Pump in Action

Ethiopian Wheat

Temam

Temam modified a commercial water pump to make it more effective. Read about what he did in the "Stories" page of this website.

Prototyping

A warehouse in Addis Ababa serves as a R&D site for the various pieces of farming equipment implemented by iDE.