Ethiopia: Agriculture That Goes Beyond Ensuring Food Security
President Mulatu Teshome stresses that the expansion of many local and foreign manufacturing industries is a vital factor in the production of high value agricultural […]
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ECA and Rome-based UN agencies commit to fighting food insecurity in Africa under shared framework
ADDIS ABABA (ECA)–Economic Commission for Africa’s Executive Secretary Vera Songwe on Sept. 4, 2017 met with the principals of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), […]
Conflict and Drought Deepen Food Insecurity in Africa, Middle East – UN Agency
An estimated 7.8 million people are facing food insecurity in Ethiopia, where drought has dented crop and pasture output in southern regions of the country […]
USAID resumes food assistance for people across Ethiopia following implementation of comprehensive reforms
Statement by Spokesperson Jessica JenningsThe United States has long been a leader in providing vital humanitarian assistance to the most vulnerable around the world. In […]
WFP and USAID paused food assistance in Tigray
The World Food Programme (WFP) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) suspended all food assistance to the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray, […]
Global Center on Adaptation to identify climate adaptation measures to improve water security in Borana, Ethiopia
ROTTERDAM (GCA) – The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) announced that it is providing technical advisory support to a new African Development Bank program in […]
Japan extends USD 3.5 million to Ethiopia for food assistance
On 12 July, an Exchange of Notes for the “Food Assistance Program” was signed between Ms. Takako Ito, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to […]
PepsiCo joins Veris Investments as a major shareholder in Ethiopia’s Senselet Food Processing Plc
Senselet Food Processing Plc has a leading market position in Ethiopia with its SUN Chips brand that is being produced from locally sourced potatoes. PepsiCo, […]
Global Center for Transformative Food Assistance to be based in Ethiopia – Proposal
ADDIS ABABA (WFP) – The Government of Ethiopia’s National Disaster Risk Management Commission (NDRMC) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on 4 November […]
On World Food Day, ADM announces partnership with Concern Worldwide to fight hunger in Ethiopia, Kenya
ADM Cares will donate $1 million toward the creation and implementation of the Lifesaving Education and Assistance to Farmers (LEAF) Project, the Company announced on […]