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Auction of Akir Construction faces hiccups
The bidding process undermined by
Following a freezing order placed on assets belonging to Teklebirhan Ambaye and his family, the auction of Akir Construction Plc...
Fertilizer dependency haunts farmers
Of late, members of Admas Farmers' Union do not have any idea of what the coming harvest season holds for them. Let alone how...
Int’l Firms ‘sabotage’ fertilizer supply: officials
The government blamed sabotage by international companies for fertilizer shortage and its price hike this year.
Companies, mostly Egyptian, which participated in the bidding process,...
Gov’t resorts to using fertilizers for prioritized crops
With fertilizer in short supply, the government is resorting to prioritize its distribution based on crops' market value.
By way of circumventing the problem, officials...
50 Years of developing drought-resistant seeds
It has been half a century since the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) began work on developing drought-resistant seeds. With...
Gov’t measures, low oilseed production cripple industry
Ethiopia’s dependence on imports has always been a headache to government officials. From forex scarcity to increasing demands and price escalations in international markets,...
