Coffee Culture - Ethiopia: ox_fattening_francis_50_blog

January 24, 2014 - Debeka Village, Ethiopia - Beneficiary Ayele Dergaso, 65, digs up sweet potatoes. He also grows False Banana trees, coffee beans and coffee bean seedlings in addition to fattening oxen. Relaxing in the tree is his neighbor Adane Washola, 15. Mr. Dergaso is a member of the Kelaltu Hasse Gola Multipurpose Cooperative. After the introduction of the Livelihood Diversification for Small Holder Coffee Farmers in Ethiopia program, by the Ethio-Wetlands and Natural Resources Association (EWNRA), the cooperative selected him as a beneficiary in 2012. They choose him to be trained in ox fattening and he has thrived under the program. (Photo by Ric Francis)

January 24, 2014 - Debeka Village, Ethiopia - Beneficiary Ayele Dergaso, 65, digs up sweet potatoes. He also grows False Banana trees, coffee beans and coffee bean seedlings in addition to fattening oxen. Relaxing in the tree is his neighbor Adane Washola, 15. Mr. Dergaso is a member of the Kelaltu Hasse Gola Multipurpose Cooperative. After the introduction of the Livelihood Diversification for Small Holder Coffee Farmers in Ethiopia program, by the Ethio-Wetlands and Natural Resources Association (EWNRA), the cooperative selected him as a beneficiary in 2012. They choose him to be trained in ox fattening and he has thrived under the program. (Photo by Ric Francis)