Agriculture
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Gov’t initiates procurement of fertilizers early for the second consecutive year
The transportation and distribution of soil fertilizers have undergone substantial enhancements subsequent to the July 2023 announcement by Girma Amente…
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Ethiopia gears up for vital agricultural census with massive training initiative
(Photo: Center for Strategic & International Studies) Addis Abeba – In preparation for the second round of the National Agricultural Census, scheduled…
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News: Career fellowship supports Ethiopian women to enhance agri-food policies
2009 AWARD Fellow, prof Fetien Abera on the left, with barley farmers in Ethiopia: Photo credit AWARD Addis Abeba – African…
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News: Gov’t set to introduce new fertilizer procurement system amid ongoing supply crisis
Due to a severe shortage of fertilizers, numerous farmers are currently confronting the looming risk of missing out on the…
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News: Ethiopia intensifies campaign to transport fertilizer from Djibouti port amid dire supply crisis, fresh protests in Hadiya zone
Trucks loading fertilizer at the Djibouti port (Photo: Ministry of Transport and Logistics/Facebook) Addis Abeba – The Ethiopian Ministry of…
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Analysis: Fertilizer shortage amidst widespread illicit trade cripples farmers, threatens productivity
UREA Fertilizer (Photo: Ethiopian Agricultural Business Corporation/Facebook) By Getahun Legesse @Birmaduu2 Addis Abeba – According to the Ethiopian Agricultural Business Corporation,…
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Analysis: Explosive remnants of war threaten farming activities, add layer to dire food crisis in Tigray region
Explosive remnants of war (ERW). Photo: UNMAS Ethiopia By Mihret G/kristos @MercyG_kirstos Addis Abeba – Farmers in Kola Tembien in Central…
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News: New bill to modernize fruit, vegetable production
Despite its potential, Ethiopia only exports a limited variety of fruits and vegetables (Photo: nsf.org) Addis Abeba – The Ministry…
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News: House Committee finds illicit fertilizer trade in Amhara region, calls for swift measures in wake of farmers’ protests
Members of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Affairs of the House of People’s Representatives (HoPR) inspecting fertilizer stockpile in Amhara…
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News: Armyworms devour more than 3,000 ha crop in Ethiopia’s Southwest State
Tazelekew Habtamu, a maize farmer in southern Ethiopia where the insect set foot for the first time in Ethiopia in…
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