Salary and admin support for Vitas partnerships with Penn State, Digitalisation Programme Ethiopia and the UN, International Fund for Agricultural Development Prgramme

“Vita is a smart, next-generation Irish development partner that has been supporting farmers and communities in Africa for over 32 years. Their goal is to facilitate thriving rural climate-smart economies in Africa with access to services, markets and livelihoods for all. Their approach combines knowledge-backed expert collaborations, community-led initiatives, transformational technology and innovative financing models.”

The €15k from the Avolon grant is currently being deployed to cover the cost of recruitment of a co-ordinator, training of farmers, and set up costs. Vita now has use of a Soil Stream Steriliser to help with analysis and training with farmers on data collection and best practice implementation has begun.