Improved potatoes in an innovative subtropic cropping system
Since 2006 Solagrow PLC is investing in the Ethiopian agriculture, focussing at the local production of quality potato seeds, to be grown to profitable yields of healthy ware potatoes within a balanced crop rotation.
Dedicated to improve farmer’s cropping practices by proven techniques and new tools
Worldwide R&D on potato cropping and farming systems keeps on unveiling new tools and techniques on how to improve potato yields in a durable farming system. The team of Solagrow will test and adapt them and implement the best innovations at farmers fields to achieve the better food crop yields.
Selection of HZPC potato breeding clones adapted to Ethiopia
Robust local propagation techniques for cheap high-value seeds, based on cuttings and TPS
Sound crop rotation with nitrogen-fixers to improve soil conditions and alley fodder production
Utilization of local alternatives for potting soil, pesticides and fertilizers
Research & Development on solar energy for transport and mechanization: aCar and aOx
Rural development and society welfare, supported by Stichting Hidi
A treasure of local cropping experience
Our day by day struggle to improve the local cropping practices since 2006 has resulted in a huge amount of experience in how tools and techniques will do when applied in the arduous Ethiopian agro-business
Located in the midst of the farmers
- Not too far from the capital
- Embedded in the Hidi community
- Sharing the harsh off-road reality
Make use of what is available
- Simple irrigation systems of local material
- Use of local volcanic ash replacing cocopeat
- Many coordinated hands exceed machines
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”
Theodore Roosevelt
(1858-1919) President of the USA
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Contact details
Solagrow PLC
Hidi, Bishoftu
Oromia, Ethiopia
Phone:
(+251)(0)911-508620
Mr. Jan J. van de Haar MSc
Email: solagrow@gmail.com