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6. Farm Africa has been running in Ethiopia since when?
7. FARM-Africa runs four projects in Ethiopia. What is the name of the project that helps provide opportunities for Ethiopian women to make money?
- Comunity Development Project
- Rural Women
- Prosopis Management
- Sustainable Forest Management
8. FARM-Africa attempt to reach this aim in many ways. Which of these is not a correct way in which they do this?
- Loan Schemes have been set up to help women launch small businesses such as bakeries and coffee shops.
- Women have been replacing men as farmers
- Women are give training and livestock to start farming
- Women have been given legal training to advise other women of their rights
9. In what region is this project active?
- Bale
- Various
- Semu Robi
- Afar
10. Approximately how many people does this project help?
- 12 580
- 13 930
- 15 160
- 11 530
- 14 320
11. This is sustainable as once the businesses are set up they will continue to make money, meaning money will be available as a future resource.
12. What is the name of the project that aims to utilise and manage a common weed?
- Sustainable Forest Management
- Rural Women
- Prosopis Management
- Comunity Development Project
13. What is Prosopis?
- An insect that like locusts, travels in swarms, destroying crops as they go
- A weed that was introduced by the government to stabilise soils that has now become a pest, invading grazing land and making farming difficult
- A bird that is commonly found feeding on farmers seeds, reducing crop yields
14. How is this problem alleviated?
- Farmers are shown how to convert Prosopis into animal feed which can then be sold, generating a new source of income
- Farmers are shown how to convert Prosopis into food which can then be sold, generating a new source of income
15. How many people does this project help?
- Around 4400 households
- Around 5500 households
- Around 4400 people
- Around 5500 people
16. Once the farmers have been taught the new technique they'll be able to carry on using it. This means money will be available as a future resource.
17. What is the name of the project that enables farmers to protect their crops or livestock from the frequent droughts?
- Prosopis Management
- Rural Women
- Comunity Development Project
- Sustainable Forest Management
18. Which of the below is not a reason that the frequent droughts are an issue?
- They encourage pests
- They make farming difficult, which can indirectly lead to malnutrition
- Semu Robi is a remote region, so getting veterinary care for livestock is difficult
19. In what region is this project active?
- Afar
- Bale
- Semu Robi
- Various
20. Which of the below is not a way in which this problem is alleviated?
- Farmers are given large water buts that enable them to store reserve water supplies
- People are given loans to buy small water pumps to irrigate their farmland, reducing the affects of drought in crops
- People are trained in basic veterinary so they can keep livestock heathy