Haramaya University Integated Haramaya Lake Watershed Development Project (IHLWDP) distributed 20 kg of improved onion seed varieties for one hundred fifty (150) farmers on July 22, 2021 at the University’s Main Campus. According to Ato Dine Reshid, Technical Coordinator of Integated Haramaya Lake Watershed Development Project (IHLWDP), the Project has engaged in different reforestation, soil […]
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Logistics Improvement Saved 1.5 Billion Birr, Says Transport Minister
(ENA) The measures taken to improve the logistics services during the concluded budget year have helped save 1.5 billion Birr, according to Ministry of Transport. It is believed that the transport and logistics service has a significant role in lifting the country out of poverty. Accordingly, a National Logistics Council was established early in the […]
Food Aid Remains Out of Reach for Millions in Tigray
GENEVA – The World Food Program is renewing its appeal for unimpeded access to Ethiopia’s northern province of Tigray, where an estimated four million people are suffering from acute hunger. In a rare bit of good news, the World Food Program says the U.N. Humanitarian Air Service has transported 30 aid workers and urgently needed […]
Nation Earns over 3.6 Billion USD from Export in Fiscal Year: Ministry of Trade
(ENA) Ministry of Trade and Industry disclosed today that Ethiopia has obtained 3.62 billion USD from export trade in the concluded 2013 Ethiopian budget year, which is a record high value in its history. Trade and Industry State Minister Misganu Arega told journalists today that the generated record-amount is 88 percent performance against the plan […]
Ministry Collects over 279 Billion Birr Revenue
(ENA) Ministry of Revenues disclosed that it has collected over 279 billion Birr in the just concluded 2020/21 fiscal year. Revenues Minister, Laqe Ayalew told the Council of Ministers today that the income showed 45 billion Birr or 29.6 percent increase when compared with last budget year. Over 96 percent of the planned income has been secured, he […]
Government of Ethiopia selects Ayuda en Acción’s livestock insurance as an innovative solution to hunger
A satellite-based warning system and the measurement of climate indices enable families to act in time to prevent the loss of livestock. This disaster risk mitigation tool will be presented at the upcoming UN Food Systems Summit. The NGO will also act in the humanitarian crisis caused by the conflict in Tigray, where 5.2 million […]