
Finally! The complete guide of the Dew Greenhouse Project is ready.
From the time that I published my first sketch about the self-watering greenhouse project, I was inspired by many existing projects such as the OPUR dew collectors, the fog catchers of Warka water, Fogquest, as well as Groasis which is a self-watering plant pot that harvests dew to irrigate the trees. They all contribute into solving water issues in the arid areas and countless communities have benefited from these low-tech and low-cost technological solutions. There are few

Field analysis: Roots Up getting started
Back to the first week of January, Roots Up realized its first field mission in North Gondar. It was the occasion to meet several farmers who live next to the city of Gondar. Far from being the most remote rural zones of Ethiopia, these farmers are nonetheless facing many challenges. From erratic rainy seasons to debt issue, the whole farming activities are threatened in the long run. In order to highlight farmer’s situation, we conducted interviews about their farming practi