Water conservation, energy saving, and green material selection - artificial grass suits the current situation of drought and water scarcity in Ethiopia

Water scarcity is the core problem that has long constrained urban greening and sports venue construction in Ethiopia. The local area receives very little precipitation throughout the year. Maintaining natural lawns requires continuous watering, fertilizing, pruning, and pest control, which not only consumes a huge amount of scarce water resources but also incurs high labor costs for maintenance. Moreover, during the dry season, the lawns tend to turn yellow and during the rainy season, the grounds become muddy. The usable period throughout the year is less than half a year.

However, artificial grass, as a new type of green building material that is environmentally friendly and energy-saving, completely overturns the maintenance mode of natural grass. It fundamentally adapts to the natural environment of Ethiopia's arid and water-scarce conditions. After installation, there is no need for watering, pruning, fertilizing, or pest control. The grass remains green throughout the year, unaffected by weather and seasons, and the usage rate of the site can reach 100%.

For local government municipal projects, school campuses, public sports venues, and commercial landscape projects, using artificial grass can significantly save water resources, reduce long-term operation and maintenance costs, and continuously ensure the greening effect and usage performance of the site. It fully aligns with Ethiopia's development concepts of green city construction and water conservation and environmental protection. It is the mainstream trend of infrastructure greening in the local area at present.