The ADEQUATE Farm ( Innovative agricultural practice and commodity value chain development) The ADEQUATE: Adept –Qualified – Technology (ADEQUATE) farming project is an innovative project planned to enable four mutually interdependent cooperative members increase their income, involve them in full time job, and create market chain for their products which ultimately improve their food security on sustainable way and create future investment capital for small holder farmers. The project is implemented in Liben Chukala, districts of East Shewa Zone, Oromiya Regional State and supports 220 members. The project has started in October 2013. c. The use of concentrated animal feeds that could give best result in short periods of time The Project introduced the use of concentrated feeds for goats and pigs. The animal fodder cooperatives produce sweet potatoes, alfa alfa and oats and supply it to the animal coops. The feeds make animal fatten in short time span. This enables the farmer to join viable market |