There is a “new talisman” on the African continent. According to the Financial Times, it is Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia’s recently-installed, Obama-esque premier, widely hailed for his promises to open ...

Ethiopia is set to develop its cocoa industry as part of a broader drive to diversify agricultural exports and tap into the lucrative global chocolate market.

Ethiopia has continually attempted to shake its association with widespread hunger and poverty. In 2003, 15 million people in the country were estimated to be food insecure. This year, once again, ...

The gender division of labor in Ethiopia hinders women smallholders’ efforts to improve productivity to close the gap with men’s farms. There is substantial evidence that where women have access to ...

Ethiopia has registered impressive agricultural growth in the concluded 2017 Ethiopian Fiscal Year (EFY), Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed stated.

Addis Ababa, March 31, 2025 (POA) -- Girma Amente, the Minister of Agriculture, highlighted that Ethiopia is entering a new era of transformation, fueled by the significant successes in the ...

Ethiopia's agricultural sector is going digital, with new tools offering ways to boost productivity and improve market access. In Addis Ababa, sector leaders and stakeholders explore practical steps ...

ADDIS ABABA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A comprehensive digital map charting soil fertility in Ethiopia is proving an important tool in tackling the country’s low farm productivity, a challenge ...

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been widely hailed for his promises to open political space, usher in economic liberalization, and remake the country’s poor record on human rights. However, to ...

According to Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) report, the performance of the Ethiopian economy as a whole is highly correlated with the agricultural sector. Having a share of roughly 44 percent ...