Ethiopia
Current and comprehensive agriculture, market and development news in Ethiopia.
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Business
Gemcorp plans to tap Black Sea Grains to feed locust-hit Africa
After wrapping up its first year trading Black Sea and Argentinian grain, Gemcorp Group plans to boost sales to Africa…
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Climate
Coffee production faces climate risk for Africa’s top grower
Ethiopia, Africa’s largest coffee grower, could face “significant volatility” in the crop’s yields in a decade due to changing weather…
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Climate
A Million people face food shortage in Ethiopia due to locusts
One million people are in need of emergency food assistance in Ethiopia after the worst desert locust outbreak in decades.…
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Environment
Desert locust outbreak at crisis point
A desert-locust plague in the Horn of Africa has reached critical proportions, according to Gro Intelligence, a privately funded commodity…
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Environment
East Africa locust swarms gather as coronavirus curbs delay pesticides
Coronavirus-linked flight restrictions are hampering efforts to wipe out locust swarms on the verge of devastating crops in eastern Africa,…
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Climate
The cost of fighting desert locusts in East Africa has doubled
The money needed to combat a desert locust outbreak in eastern Africa has doubled to $138 million, the Food and…
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Environment
Locust swarms threaten more countries in eastern Africa: FAO
Swarms of desert locusts could ravage more countries in eastern Africa and threaten the livelihood of many more people, the…
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News
Locust plague devastates crops in Horn of Africa
Ethiopian farmer Ahmed Ibrahim batted empty water bottles at a swarm of desert locusts the size of his palms that…
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