Ethiopia registers remarkable achievements in agriculture during past three years: PM

Addis Ababa, May 17, 2021 (FBC) – In a statement issued today, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced that Ethiopia has registered remarkable achievements in the agriculture sector over the last three years. The statement by the Prime Minister reads as follows:

In order to strengthen market-led agricultural development system, 10 crop varieties ore being developed in four regions in a cluster approach on 3.2 million hectares of land.

To facilitate the supply of irrigation rig and other agricultural equipment and inputs from the smallest to the largest, irrigation rigs and other inputs have been mode tax-exempt at all levels and the Inputs required for domestic production and assembly are equally tax-exempt.

In line with the growing demand of avocado in the world market, 34,271 hectares of land were cultivated in cluster farming.

To sustain production, 264 nurseries were established and are operational.

Summer wheat farming which was being piloted two years ago on 3.500 hectares of land is expected to yield a harvest of up to 7 million quintals in the coming year.

Improved wheat production and productivity in the highlands is treated by intensification and treating acidification of wheat farms.

900,000 hectares of wheat has been cultivated during this period employing these techniques, which has increased the overall wheat productivity by 13.88 percent at a national level.

In 2012/13 EC, 74,000 tons of rose and summer flowers were exported amounting 1.2 billion bar.

Coffee productivity has been increased from 6.19 to 7.5 quintals per hectares.

The total production has increased from 508, 439 to 680,800 quintals by renovating 297,330 hectares of coffee grounds that stopped production due to ageing.

To improve fodder supply, especially in pastoral areas, 1,496 hectares of irrigated fodder has been developed over the past two yeors.

To improve veterinary health, coverage of vaccines based on risk has increased the past three years by 90% compared to the previous year.

Since the 2011 EC fiscal year, 121.356 hectares of irrigation schemes (Individually and community -run) have been developed.

Over the past three years, 254 primary and secondary shopping centers have been built and organized in various regions.

Over the past three years, 4.2 million permanent and temporary jobs have been created in seven sectors for rural, educated and uneducated people and school leavers living in rural areas.

Of the jobs created in the last three years, 61% are created in the agricultural sector, 21% in the industrial sector and 18% in the service sector.