New maize seed varieties to raise Ethiopia’s crop productivity

As learned from the study entitled “Analysis of Constraints and Opportunities in Maize Production and Marketing in Ethiopia,” October 2024, Heliyon10, in Ethiopia, the agricultural sector, particularly cereal production and marketing, is... Read more »

Premier highlights the nation’s journey towards effective economic development

Over the past 20 years, the Ethiopian economy registered a remarkable double-digit real GDP growth and a six-fold increase in per capita to about US$865 in 2018. High public investment in infrastructure... Read more »

How the ongoing macroeconomic reform paved way for currency stabilization

In the last seventy years successive governments tried their level best to change the traditional based economy relied on subsistence farming in to the modern one. In the imperial era, the land... Read more »

Reform boosting investment flow through modernizing service delivery

Following the national political reform, Ethiopia had introduced a new investment proclamation in 2020, which allowed foreign investors to engage in almost all economic sectors that were protected for domestic ones. The... Read more »

Government providing support for rapid transition from agriculture to manufacturing

Ethiopia is an agrarian economy where agriculture plays a dominant role. The sector is subsistence, vulnerable to the extreme climate conditions, utilizes less inputs that results less output and experience little irrigation... Read more »

Broadening the role of insurance sector to strength the nation debt service capacity

Ethiopia’s borrowing has primarily focused on infrastructure development, particularly in transport and energy. Projects such as highways, railways, and power generation facilities aim to stimulate economic growth and improve trade connectivity. However,... Read more »

Ethiopia working to maximize economic, nutritional benefits from potato crop

The economic value of potatoes is significant, impacting food security, income generation, and the broader economy. Potatoes can yield more food on less land than other major crops, making them a valuable... Read more »

Awash city heading towards an industrial hub with Midroc’s investment

Located about 250 kilometers to the east of Addis Ababa, along the Ethio-Dibouti highway, Awash Sebat Kilo city (Awash for short) lies on an expanse of fertile land that is strategic for... Read more »

Agricultural transformation boosting productivity in Oromia State

Five years ago, the Oromia State Government established the Agricultural Transformation in Oromia (ATO), an office in charge of overseeing and executing the agricultural production and productivity interventions through employing scientific methods... Read more »

Government boosting utilization of arable land to realize food security

The five major cereals teff, wheat, maize, sorghum and barley are the core items in Ethiopia’s agriculture and food economy. There has been substantial growth in cereals in terms of area cultivated,... Read more »