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Armyworms Ravage Crops in Southern Ethiopia

April 14, 2017 Semonegna 0

Ethiopia’s ministry of agriculture said the fall armyworms have so far damaged crops in nearly 10,700 hectares of land. Addis Ababa (Reuters)–Crop-eating caterpillars known as […]

Italian Groups Leading $2.6M Investment in Ethiopian Coffee Industry

April 10, 2017 Semonegna 0

Ernesto Illy Foundation said they will work closely with Ethiopian coffee institutions, including the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Development and Marketing Authority By Nick Brown (Daily […]

East Africa in Need of Quality Seed Potatoes

April 6, 2017 Semonegna 0

The Highlands of East Africa include Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. It is a tropical area where approximately 40% of the population lives below […]

German Development Ministry Pledges Additional 100 Million Euros to Drought-affected Horn of Africa

April 5, 2017 Semonegna 0

BERLIN/ADDIS ABABA (Press Release)–East Africa is currently experiencing the worst drought in fifty years. In Ethiopia alone, some 5.6 million people are suffering severe hunger. […]

Drought: The New Normal in East Africa? Should the Indian Niño Be Blamed for Drought?

March 30, 2017 Semonegna 0

The last major drought in East Africa, in 2011, caused hundreds of thousands of deaths in the region. What is causing these droughts anyway? And […]

Ethiopia Launches Agricultural Extension Strategy

March 22, 2017 Semonegna 0

(ENA)–Ethiopia’s Ministry of Agriculture and natural Resources has launched the country’s first Agricultural Extension Strategy in the presence of different stakeholders on March 20, 2017 […]

AfDB Steps up Funding to Boost Ethiopia’s Transport Infrastructure

March 21, 2017 Semonegna 0

The government of Ethiopia plans to overhaul part of the country’s roads infrastructure following the approval of a financing agreement with the African Development Bank […]

Buried in Ethiopian Dump Landslide ― A Young Man and His Dream

March 19, 2017 Semonegna 0

“It took them three days to find my boy,” said Biniam’s mother Kassanesh, gesturing to a framed photograph of a teenager with a toothy smile […]

Death Toll Soars to 72 in Addis Ababa’s Garbage Landslide

March 14, 2017 Semonegna 0

Hundreds of people live on the 50-year-old Reppi dump, the capital’s only landfill site, scavenging for food and items they can sell such as recyclable […]