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Batu Rural Resource Centre: A community based approach to deliver agroforestry technologies to rural farmers

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Batu RRC (geographical location: Lat. 07°56’27”; Long. 038°43’16”; elevation 1642 m.) situated at Jido Kombolcha Woreda, was established early March 2015 and inaugurated by the Australian ambassador to Ethiopia, H.E. Mark Sawers on 31 March 2016. The centre has facilities such as seedling production area (with shade net), soil and manure storage area, area for demonstration plots, fruit tree mother blocks, training hall, library, store, reliable water connection and working spaces. Batu RRC is run by landless farmers registered as a cooperative named “Magarissa”.

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