Prof. Yoshinori FUKUBAYASHI demonstrated the soil stabilization mechanism of the soil additive, celldoron. Project counterparts, including personnel from JICA and JST, and Ethiopian counterparts deepened attendees’ knowledge of the soil additive that MNGD aims to produce from local resources. Cellulose-based soil additive prior to immersion. Celldoron absorbs water and stabilizes […]
Monthly Archives: September 2018
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The MNGD project team visited the project site in South Omo Zones, SNNPR in September 2018. The team investigated the distribution of a problematic soil (i.e., black cotton) and preliminarily selected potential local plants for producing ingredients for the cellulose-based soil additives. The team also visited a local community to […]
The project stakeholders gathered and signed the Minutes of Meeting on September 06, 2018. The MNGD project was collaboratively funded by JICA and JST using their development assistance (ODA) and competitive research funds for science and technology projects. The project counterparts from Ethiopia were from Addis Ababa Science and Technology […]