Tag: Drought
Gov. to procure 4 bln birr wheat for drought
As part of the ongoing effort to mitigate the impact of the drought, Ethiopian government is to purchase four million quintals of wheat which is estimated to cost the government around four billion birr.
WB approves USD 600 mln for drought response scheme
The World Bank (WB) last week approved a USD 600 million International Development Association (IDA) grant to support the government of Ethiopia’s vision of building a national safety net system to provide effective support in chronically food insecure rural areas.