Establishing Transformative Learning, Research and Community outreach and Capacities in Agroecology at Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia (LINK) Despite the rich natural endowments, the Lake Tana basin (LTB) in northern Ethiopia faces enormous challenges: over-exploitation of its natural resources, high population growth rates, food insecurity, and high poverty prevalence among the surrounding smallholder households. There is high demand for participatory action research and higher education based on transformative learning to address these challenges and to elaborate solutions collaboratively with local stakeholders, enabling an agroecological (AE) and socio-cultural-sound development based on a sustainable use of regional resources.

BDU conducts Staff Capacity Building Training on Curriculum Evaluation, Action Research, and Teaching Pedagogy Bahir Dar, Ethiopia – May 2025

BDU conducts Staff Capacity Building Training on Curriculum Evaluation, Action Research, and Teaching Pedagogy Bahir Dar, Ethiopia – May 2025

BDU Conducts English for Academic and Professional Purposes Training for Staff Bahir Dar, Ethiopia – October 2025

LINK Project Supports FFLGs Members with Sheep and Chicken to Promote Agroecological Farming Bahir Dar, Ethiopia – October 2025

BDU Conducts Training Workshops on Transformative Learning and Green Pedagogy under the LINK Project Bahir Dar, Ethiopia — September, 2025

LINK Project and World Vision Ethiopia Deliver Community-Based Agroecology Training Bahir Dar, Ethiopia — September 29, 2025

BDU Holds 2nd Stakeholders’ Workshop on MSc in Agroforestry Curriculum Revision and Validation Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia – May 31, 2025 Bahir Dar University hosted the 2nd Stakeholders’ Platform Workshop on the MSc in Agroforestry Curriculum Revision and Validation

The LINK project is advancing agroforestry education and sustainable livelihoods in Ethiopia. From stakeholder engagement to academic publications, its first year has laid the groundwork for long-term impact.

The LINK project is advancing agroforestry education and sustainable livelihoods in Ethiopia. From stakeholder engagement to academic publications, its first year has laid the groundwork for long-term impact.