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Vertical farming, in Wolita ATVET Collge

Vertical farming, which is a recent concept in agriculture, The vertical urban garden is a temporary garden intervention in the community which, with its cost efficient and sustainable construction, creates an architectural volume in the city. In a specific urban void it is possible to do gardening on several levels. Furthermore it creates space for a weekly market, cultural activities, recreation on sun terraces and at the open kitchen and cafe. An artistic endeavor firstly, the vertical urban garden is aimed at bringing to attention specific issues and potential solutions related to the depopulation of urban areas, focusing on the utilization of vacant sites and catalyzing urban activity at points of intensity in the city. The introduction of the Vertical Garden within urban voids can aid the integration of disparate urban districts or strengthen the community it lies within. the potential for its use in a temporary context at a wider city and regional strategic scale aiding in the march towards a more sustainable, community driven transformation of the urban environment.

has great potential considering the falling land resources for agriculture due extensive urbanization and increase in per capita income of the developing nations. The methodology though a new concept for the developing nation, is of great promise and can efficiently meet the challenge in terms of quantity, quality and variety.
Vertical farming offers the promise of measurable economic improvement for tropical and subtropical underdeveloped countries. If this should prove to be the case, then vertical farming may be a catalyst in helping to reduce or even reverse the population growth of underdeveloped countries as they adopt urban agriculture as a strategy for sustainable food production.In consideration of the world population growth rate, food security, adverse effects of the continuing horizontal farming activities on the ecology and climate, health and nutrition and other factors, the advantages of this farming technology are credible.
The yield of vertical farming is significantly higher than that of conventional agriculture. The productivity of vertical cropping is 4 to 30 times more than conventional cropping in field. Moreover, it is an efficient means of land use and a way to get fresh food to local residents. This farming technology confirms crop production all year-round in non-tropical regions irrespective of the environmental conditions. It reduces water use by70-95 percent. It creates sustainable

environments for urban centers; creates new employment opportunities. Products are sold directly within the cities, thereby reducing the transportation costs and efficient utilization of land and water resources. Enhances more control of food safety and security. Enables consumption of always fresh and healthy vegetable. Reduces urban pollution by recycling and reusing waste materials such as plastic

የከተማ ግብርናን ሥራ የከተማ የአኗኗር ዘይቤ ስትራቴጂ አካል አድርገን ስናስፋፋ የማሻገር አቅሙ ላይ ጥርት ያለ መረዳት ይዘን ነበር።
የከተማ ግብርና የግብርናውን ክፍለ ኢኮኖሚ ከማጎልበቱ ባሻገር የከተማ ምጣኔ ሃብትን እና የሥራ ፈጠራን ያሳድጋል። ሀገር አቀፉን የምግብ ዋስትና ያጎለብታል። የከተማ ልማት ሥራን ይደግፋል። ተጠቃሚዎችን በቀጥታ ከአምራች የአካባቢው ገበሬዎች ጋር ያገናኛል።
ያለንን ውስን ቦታ እንደ የግድግዳ ላይ እና የደረጃ ግብርናን ብሎም ቁሶችን በድጋሚ በሚገባ በመጠቀም ምርታማነትን በማሳደግ የአካባቢ ተጽዕኖን መቀነስ ችለናል። በመላው ሀገራችን ይህ ሥራ የከተማ ግብርና የከተሞቻችንን ሁኔታ በመተለም እና ኢኮኖሚያችንን በማጠናከር ያለውን ጉልበት በማሳየት ከአሁኑ አመርቂ ውጤቶችን በማስገኘት ላይ ይገኛል። በዚህ ተግባር ላይ የተሳተፉ ሁሉ ጥረቶቻቸውን የበለጠ እንዲያጠናክሩ ሌሎችም በዚህ በማደግ ላይ ባለ እና የከተሞችን ዘላቂ ነገ በሚያረጋግጥ ተግባር እንዲሳተፉ እንዲያበረታቱ እጠይቃለሁ።

When we intensified urban farming in Ethiopia as part of a sustainable urban livelihood strategy, we did so with a clear understanding of its transformative potential.
Urban farming not only boosts the agricultural sector but also drives the urban economy and creates jobs. It enhances national food security, supports urban development, and connects consumers directly to local farms.
By using space more efficiently through practices like vertical farming and utilizing recycled materials, we are maximizing productivity while minimizing environmental impact. Across the country, these initiatives are already showing impressive results, proving the power of urban farming to reshape our cities and strengthen our economy. I call on those already engaged to further intensify their efforts and encourage others to take part in this growing movement for a more sustainable urban future.
Abiy Ahmed Ali (PhD)

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