Ethiopian agriculture – New Business Ethiopia

Ethiopian farmers to get mechanization service centers

March 6, 2020March 6, 2020NBE

The Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA) has signed subgrant agreements with eight cooperative unions and two entrepreneurs for the construction of 10 standardized Mechanization Service Centers (MSC) across Ethiopia. The grant is worth Birr 91 Million (close to $3 million at the current exchange rate).

One time government investment assures food security in Ethiopia

March 9, 2019March 9, 2019

Ethiopian government needs to make one time huge investment to assure food security and cut its increasing hard currency spending on importing food items, says a head of agricultural research institute.