Fruits of forest development and international community’s support

BY TSEGAYE TILHAUN Most of the efforts that have been recently carried out on plant seedlings are protection and conservation. Speaking to The Ethiopian Herald, Bitew Shibabaw, Forest Development Director General at... Read more »

Homegrown economic policy set to correct previous economic mismanagement

 BY ABEBE WOLDEGIORGIS In the last two decades and a half, Ethiopia’s economic policies had been formulated and misguidedly implemented for the sake of short term advantages. As a result, the country... Read more »

Ethno-botanical beliefs, sacred forests- Songo in Gedio, Ethiopia

 BY LAKACHEW ATINAFU While the earth urges consumers to care for the producers, Gedio Ethiopia responds with the deep-seated tradition considering trees as sacred entities aiming to maintain healthy planet and enjoying... Read more »

Natural resource conservation for sustainable land management

BY MUSSA MUHAMMED Ethiopia has strengthened the work of minimizing degradation /damage of land, sustainably enhancing land productivity, improving the income of farmers, and preventing ecosystem damage by establishing sustainable land management... Read more »

High time to invest in Ethiopia

BY MENGISTEAB TESHOME   Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC) Commissioner Lelise Leme on her New Year message calls on investors to invest in Ethiopia more than ever, for a number of reasons. In... Read more »

New budget gives hope to small and medium manufacturing industries

BY MUSSA MUHAMMED The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has authorized the release of 5.5 billion birr to support the project that is set up to facilitate the growth of small and... Read more »

Spectacular body, face paintings of the Kara people

BY STAFF REPORTER Ethiopia is a multilingual nation, with around 80 ethno-linguistic groups, in our “This is Ethiopia” edition we just want to introduce the Kara Tribe. The Kara people are Omotic... Read more »

Ethiopia’s greening campaign to expand to East Africa in 2021

 BY DARGIE KAHSAY Following the successful plantation of five billion trees during the 2020 greenery campaign, Ethiopia announced to supply six billion seedlings, five billion to be planted at home and the... Read more »

Poverty reduction, risk aversion and gender in Ethiopia

BY GETACHEW MINAS  Poverty reduction is a core component of development in low income countries. Also, agricultural and rural development is a major component of economic growth and poverty reduction strategy. This... Read more »

Premier-led green legacy revolutionizing public attitude

 BY ADDISALEM MUALT It is to be recalled that, following Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s green legacy initiative, Ethiopians residing in several parts of the country managed to plant billions of trees in... Read more »