according to deed of foundation

Paragraph. 2 of the deed of Foundation describes the objective as follows:

 

"The objects of the foundation shall be without any profit-making or self-help motive, but shall be:

• to support Ethiopian farming and forestry by developing sustainable environmental agriculture and forestry to conserve and restore soil fertility and therefore the ong-term cultivation of available land resources.
• to provide advice and support to Ethiopian farmers with regard to sustainable production, appropriate storage and marketing of essential home-grown foodstuffs to ensure ong-term basic nutrition in Ethiopia."

Fighting erosion means:

• reforestation through planting trees of indigenous species
• protect the reforestation are from cattle and wild animals
• construction of simple water harvesting (ponds)
• construction of simple dams
• River-Diversion (redirection for irrigation)

Support for private farmers:

• providing tree seedlings and seeds
• donating material and utilities
• supporting water harvesting retention and storage
• advising vegetable and fruit plantation
• supporting extraction and supply of seeds
• counseling ecological production