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Urban agriculture in Addis Ababa to ease COVID-19 impact

Urban agriculture in Addis Ababa to ease COVID-19 impact

May 27, 2020May 27, 2020 newbusinessethiopia Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa City Administration, COVID-19 response, Deputy Mayor Takele Umma, Ethiopia, food security, food self-sufficiency, urban agriculture

By Mekonnen Teshome & Tesfaye Abate – Apart from battling with Corona Virus (COVID-19) health emergency, countries around the world

U.S. to help Ethiopia improve agriculture in five years

U.S. to help Ethiopia improve agriculture in five years

April 13, 2019 NBE agriculture, building resilience, Ethiopia, Feed the Future, food security, United States

The governments of the United States and Ethiopia agree to launch a new five-year Feed the Future strategy to invest

One time government investment assures food security in Ethiopia

One time government investment assures food security in Ethiopia

March 9, 2019March 9, 2019 newbusinessethiopia Ethiopia, Ethiopian agriculture, food import bill, food security, Malabo Declaration

Ethiopian government needs to make one time huge investment to assure food security and cut its increasing hard currency spending

257 million people in Africa undernourished, UN says

February 15, 2019February 15, 2019 newbusinessethiopia Addis Ababa, Africa, Africa undernourished, Eastern Africa, Ethiopia, food security, hunger, SDGs, UN report on nutrition, UNECA, Western Africa

A new UN report reveals 257 million Africans (20 percent of the population of the continent) are undernourished. The number

Angolan farmers secure funding to improve food security

Angolan farmers secure funding to improve food security

May 15, 2018May 15, 2018 newbusinessethiopia Angola and IFAD financial agreement, Angola farmers, food security, IFAD Angola, nutrition security

A new financial agreement, signed today between the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Angola, is to boost food