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The value addition imperative in agriculture
By Adam Robert Green Local agricultural processing is vital as Africa’s food imports continue to rise – but not all commodities are well suited to domestic value addition A rising middle class and...
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Improving access to agricultural inputs
Written by ALAZAR SHIFERAW Agricultural inputs have tremendous role in improving agricultural productivity Ethiopia‘s move toward ensuring food security is heavily dependent on the agriculture...
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Companies anticipate building refineries
The South Korean construction company, Keangnam, and MIDROC Ethiopia, are planning to construct oil refinery plants in Ethiopia. Written by Kaleyesus Bekele Reliable sources told The Reporter that...
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New rail project in Ethiopia evoke memories of glory days
By Matthew Newsome in Addis Ababa In the first of a five-part series on railways in Africa, we visit Ethiopia, the first country in Africa to have a railway. The French-built railway connected...
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Ethiopia – Next Stop for Textile Industry?
By Martin Koch, 26 August 2013 Swedish clothing retailer H&M wants to set up shop in Ethiopia, since production costs there are cheaper than in the Far East. Other clothing manufacturers are...
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How to get private equity exits in Africa right
BY Dapo Okubadejo | August 29, 2013 Private equity (PE) as an asset class has received reasonable prominence in Africa in recent times. New records are being set both at the levels of fund raising...
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Addis Ababa has potential for up to 20 new supermarkets, says research firm
BY Jaco Maritz | August 30, 2013 Retailers should seriously consider the opportunities in Ethiopia. This is if two new reports by Sagaci Research are to be believed. According to the company,...
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Maize Alliance Partners Renew Commitment to Support Marketing Outlets for...
I’m sure I’m missing something here, guess we’ll see, but…. Looks to me like the ATA is selling out the very farmers they’re tasked to help, but I’m sure I’ve got this all wrong. Right? So IMO,...
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Journey to GTP targets: A look at the sugar projects
Part I - Written by GIRMACHEW GASHAW As part of its Growth and Transformation Plan, the government of Ethiopia laid out strategies few years ago for the implementation of its ambitious grand sugar...
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Performance of agriculture; its role in driving the GTP
(pictured above) Teferra Deribew, Minister of Agriculture Written by ABIY HAILU Agriculture is the major driver of economic growth in Ethiopia. In fact, the country’s economy is largely based on the...
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Agra Launches Africa Agriculture Status Report
Maputo — Today, the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) launches its inaugural report on the state of African agriculture. The Africa Agriculture Status Report takes an in-depth look at...
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GM crops: African opposition is a farce, says group led by Kofi Annan
Mark Tran - theguardian.com, Thursday 5 September 2013 Concern in Africa over genetically modified crops has been dismissed as fear of the unknown by an environmental group chaired by Kofi Annan,...
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Ethiopia, Canada agree to step up economic cooperation
Bilateral economic cooperation and security initiatives being discussed at the highest levels between nations at the G-20 Summit Friday, 06 September 2013 Ethiopia and Canada have reached agreement to...
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06 Sept 2013 News Briefs
Dire Dawa – Djibouti railways resumes service Ayele Wondwosen, Head of the Ethio-Djibouti Railway Organization told members of the press that maintenance of the old railway line from Dire Dawa to...
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African Green Revolution Forum Warns of Severe Finance Gap in Agriculture
The African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) has warned that a Green Revolution cannot materialise in Africa without a major concerted effort to secure financing for agricultural production. The Forum,...
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China to help S.Sudan develop mining, in talks on development loan
By Andrew Green JUBA, Sept 9 (Reuters) - China will help South Sudan develop a mining sector and is in talks to lend it between $1 and 2 billion for road, power and agriculture projects, oil and...
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Massive water discovery in Kenya’s desert
- All positive and Ethiopia’s upstream hydro project may finally engender funding and a reprieve from vociferous opponents such as the Oakland Institute and others by virtue of an expanded alternative...
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Thriving Mining Sector Sees Rising Share in Ethiopia’s Economy
By Andualem Sisay It was in 1999 the idea of engaging in the mining business first crossed Yegoraw Zewdalem’s mind when he came back from California to visit his family in Addis Ababa, 12 years...
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IBM Develops Plan To Enhance Ethiopia’s Trade And Streamline Governance
Image via CrunchBase IBM‘s first Corporate Service Corps pro bono problem solving team in Ethiopia ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – IBM experts have recommended strategies for strengthening Ethiopia’s livestock...
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The seeds of an agricultural revolution
Helen Clark rings the bell with Ethiopia Commodity Exchange CEO Dr. Eleni Gabre-Madhin (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Clearly agriculture must take centre stage in African economic development because of...
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