Farming was a calling to Getachew Tesema, who left his hometown Wonji, central Ethiopia, 54 years ago in search of work. Years later, he landed in Afar State and slowly put together enough resources to start farming there.
At the height of his career, he leased 30 hectares from the local people, planting cotton. Since then, years of seasonal floods have washed away most of Getachew’s harvest.
