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Matthijs Stroosnijder
DRR, CCA, EMR, Livelihoods
Ethiopia
Mengistu Mekonnen
Case study
The maiden planting at about 40 hectares of Halobusa Irrigation Scheme in DireDawa Administration, Eastern Ethiopia has improved the livelihoods of about 150 agropastoralist households, bringing the ambitious plan to reduce food shortage in the project areas closer to reality. Today, irrigation has also increased the local community’s agriculture-based income generating activities.