Women are the backbone of agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa, making up 66 percent of the workforce in agrifood systems. They till the land, plant the seeds, ...

For a country in which the main stay of the economy is agriculture, land is a valuable asset that needs efficient utilization ...

Yet it remains one of the world’s least developed countries. Ethiopia’s economy is dependent on agriculture, which contributes 45 percent of the GDP and 90 percent of exports. However, just five ...

Ethiopia’s Ministry of Finance welcomed a high-level delegation from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) led by ...

African Farming Industries has announced a USD 2 million investment in the Bole-Limi Industrial Park Special Economic Zone to ...

Fifty years on, the 1975 Land Proclamation—born of student fervor, rural uprisings, and even tragic clashes—enters its golden jubilee with barely a whisper.

Ethiopia's highlands are considered perfect land for lentil production. However, yields have declined in recent years. A combination of pests ...

The structure of the economy also changed, with the contribution of agriculture to real GDP falling from 57 percent in 1991 to 42 percent in 2003, while that of services rose from 34 percent to 47 ...

ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia is committed to transforming and modernizing its agriculture sector to ensure food security and sovereignty, according to Agriculture Minister Girma Amente (PhD).

Ethiopia’s dairy sector has experienced growth through the “Bounty of the Basket” (Yelemat Tirufat) initiative, nearly ...

The special economic zones and investments in agriculture, aviation and road transport sectors would position Ethiopia in ...