WTO chief underscores trade role to address farming challenges
Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala underscored the crucial role of trade and the WTO…
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IFAD set to channel funding for Sahel region
In a significant move to address the triple COVID, conflict and climate crisis in the Sahel, the International…
South Sudan to avoid a catastrophic food crisis
The cost of inaction in addressing South Sudan’s complex food, climate, and insecurity crises will be felt in…
Russian company to boost its ferilizer market share in Africa
PhosAgro Group, one of the Russian based world’s largest producers of phosphate-based fertilizers , plans to double its…
Over 122 million people face hunger since 2019 – UN
Over 122 million more people are facing hunger in the world since 2019 due to the pandemic and…
Fish market and processing business in Ethiopia
By Woubishet Sisayy – As Ethiopia is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa, it may…
Conference on biodiversity kicks off in Addis Ababa
The Africa, Caribbean and pacific conference on the implementation of the outcomes of the United Nations Convention on…
ECA calls for agricultural statistics use to improve food security
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) hosts a celebration for Africa Statistics Day 2022 on the theme…
Germany provides assistance to Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya
Germany provides assistance to the tune of 20 million Euro via the United Nations in order to mitigate…
Interactive report shows Africa’s growing hunger crisis
A new, interactive digital report launched today shows that the number of hungry people in Africa continues to…
Locust invasion “extremely alarming” in Kenya, Ethiopia
The spread of dessert locust worm in Eastern Africa has continued posing severe danger to food production in…
Desert locust to hit Ethiopia again
The desert locust, which has been damaging crops in some east African countries, is now moving from Somali…
Ethiopia to host agriculture ministers’ forum on locust outbreak
Agriculture ministers of from locus outbreak affected eastern African countries Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia are set to meet…
Ethiopia aims to make wheat import history
The Ministry of Agriculture of Ethiopia says it has revealed a plan to make wheat import history within…
19 UN staff died in Ethiopian Airlines plane crash
During the Sunday Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max – 8 plane crash, 19 UN staff died, says the…
International food safety conference opens in Addis Ababa
International food safety conference opens in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia today aiming at building up political support to address…
Partners to raise $100 million to catalyse Africa’s agriculture investment
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today agreed to boost joint…