By Vienna Leigh | Communications Manager at WeForest
Great news: all 23 000 farmers will have received cereal seeds by mid-August!
15 686 families (69%) have already received and sown 1012 quintals of barley and 3791 quintals of wheat (with each family receiving 50kg or 25kg, depending on land and family size). 7250 families will receive 2249 quintals of wheat this week and next (weeks 32 and 33), with each family receiving 50kg or 25kg.
Approximately 4319 quintals of wheat remain in storage in Nazareth (north of Addis) and will be distributed when transit is possible again. These seeds will secure food until next year’s new harvest for 110 000 people in 13 villages across 4 districts in Tigray.
The war is far from over
The security situation around the Desa’a forest remains difficult
Next steps
Our ambition now is still to supply vegetable seeds to these farmers to help provide a more balanced diet, as well as tools for weeding and field work.
Our costs ($1 304 375) have exceeded our budget by 11%, mainly because of the price increases: 30% for barley and 11% for wheat. We are still searching for $106 535 for the cereal deficit, $372 893 for the tools and $323 144 for pulses and vegetables.
Our team is proud to have already achieved such progress in the face of extreme adversity and in such a short timeframe.
Thank you for your trust and for making this possible!
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