(MOTI) – Efforts are underway to increase the number of oil refineries and production capacity in the country in order to alleviate the problem of imbalance in the supply and demand of edible oil. In order to alleviate the shortage of raw materials and fill the gaps in the supply of edible oil, 89,248.8 tons […]
Japan Extends 120 Mln Birr Worth Food Assistance
(ENA) Ethiopia and Japan have signed and exchanged notes on the Grant Aid for Economic and Social Development Program (provision of rice) amounting to 120 million Birr today. Finance State Minister, Yasmin Wohabrebbi and Ito Takako, Ambassador of Japan to Ethiopia have signed the agreement. Finance State Minister, Yasmin said the support is aimed at […]
Integrated Haramaya Lake Watershed Development Project (IHLWDP) Supports Poor Farmers with Improved Seed Varieties.
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 […]
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 […]