Building a Stronger Community Together through Sustainable farming and Learning
On June 20, 2025, Adami Tulu Sher School hosted a successful experience sharing program to showcase learnings from the newly constructed Sher School educational vegetable garden. The event brought together a wide range of participants including Mr. Usman Batu, Deputy Mayor of Zeway, local government officials, farmers, community leaders, Sher management and School Directors, representatives from Farm Africa, and the Sher School Family Committee.
Sher School and the educational vegetable garden
The Sher Schools are initiatives of Sher Ethiopia PLC comprising five school sites across Adami Tulu and Ziway. Together, these schools provide free education to over 6,500 children, supporting both employee families and the broader community.
In 2024, Sher Ethiopia and Farm Africa joined forces to promote sustainable agriculture and enhance school meal programs through school based farming initiative . As part of collaboration, Farm Africa provided improved seedlings, vegetable seeds, and technical support to facilitate the intervention while Sher Ethiopia supported with manpower, land preparation, installation of irrigation waterlines, construction of a water storage tank, and the building of a nursery shed.
This partnership led to the establishment of 1.35 hectares of land within one of the school compounds, producing vegetables, root crops and fruit trees. The vegetable garden functions as a training centre for students and local community , and also as a source of fresh , nutritious food for school feeding program.
The project has recently expanded to include local families with access to land, equipping them to grow their own food using the same sustainable methods.
Experience sharing program
As part of their ongoing commitment to sustainable development and community support, Sher Ethiopia and Farm Africa recently held an Experience sharing program attended by 130 participants. During the event, representatives from both organizations presented their collaborative effort to enhance farming technique that inspire students and community. The session highlighted the positive impact of integrating diverse crops and trees that can improve productivity and nutrition to all users.
Mr. Usman Batu expressed his appreciation to Sher Ethiopia and Farm Africa for organizing the program. He praised their work as a model for others and emphasized its alignment with the government’s effort to support students feeding program. He encouraged everyone to learn from this and apply to the community at their neighborhood.
Sher Ethiopia extended heartfelt thanks to all participants and dedicated staff for their hard . Moreover Sher expressed its commitment to strengthening partnership and continuing to support sustainable solutions that benefit students and the community as a whole.
