Farmers of the initiative wishes to improve the health and fertility of their farms using organic methods so that they and their families can benefit from improved incomes and healthy produce.
The initiative is situated some 15km from the town of Guder in the Tuki Kuti District of the West Showa zone of Oromia Regional State. Guder is located 12km west of Ambo at latitude of 8°58′N and longitude 37°46′E, with an elevation of 1800-2800 meters above sea level.
The family-based agroecological initiative of vermicomposting is led and inspired by farmer Wakuma Lechisa and Abebe Tefera who are coordinating the expansion of the initiative in Tuki Kuti district promotes solidarity within socially integrated agricultural systems.