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Ethiopia's Commercial Growth Video by CNN
published 260 days, 13 hours, 37 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 260 days, 13 hours, 38 minutes ago
Friday, May 20, 2011 4:05:03 AM GMT Friday, May 20, 2011 4:04:01 AM GMT
Ethiopia's Commercial Growth Video by CNN (more)
Digg It category: Business | comment | | source: www.diretube.com tags: agriculture, ECX, eleni gebremedhin, Ethiopia economy, Food

Ethiopia at centre of global farmland rush-video
published 314 days, 15 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 314 days, 22 minutes ago
Sunday, March 27, 2011 5:27:07 PM GMT Sunday, March 27, 2011 5:19:53 PM GMT
John Vidal on Ethiopia's land rush Link to this video It's the deal of the century: £150 a week to lease more than 2,500 sq km (1,000 sq miles) of virgin, fertile land – an area the size of Dorset – for 50 years. Bangalore-based food company Karuturi Global says it had not even seen the land when it was offered by the Ethiopian government with tax breaks thrown in. Karuturi snapped it up,... (more)
Digg It category: Business | comment | | source: www.guardian.co.uk tags: agriculture, business, ethiopia, John Vidal

Al-Amoudi to invest $2.5b in Ethiopia farm
published 316 days, 13 hours, 18 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 316 days, 13 hours, 29 minutes ago
Friday, March 25, 2011 4:24:06 AM GMT Friday, March 25, 2011 4:13:02 AM GMT
Saudi Star Agri-cultural Development Plc, a food company owned by Sheikh Mohammed Al-Amoudi, said it plans to invest $2.5 billion by 2020 developing a rice-farming project in Ethiopia. The company, based in Addis Ababa, leased 10,000 hectares (24,711 acres) in Ethiopia’s western Gambella region for 60 years at a cost of 158 birr ($9.42) per hectare annually, Chief Executive Officer Haile Assegide said in an interview on March 18. It plans to rent an additional 290,000 hectares from the government, he sa... (more)
Digg It category: Business | comment | | source: nazret.com tags: agriculture, Al Amoudi, business, Food, food aid, Gambella, news about ethiopia

Mega irrigation project on Omo River planned
published 372 days, 10 hours, 13 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 372 days, 11 hours, 5 minutes ago
Friday, January 28, 2011 7:29:11 AM GMT Friday, January 28, 2011 6:37:21 AM GMT
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has announced plans to start an irrigation project on the trans-boundary Omo River. The announcement comes in spite of an unresolved contention raised over the government’s Gibe III Hydropower Project, which is currently underway to generate 1800MW. Analysts argue that Ethiopia should negotiate with countries like Kenya and Egypt before embarking on such projects. Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi who appeared at a ceremony in Jinka, a town in the Southern Nation... (more)
Digg It category: Economy | comment | | source: www.afrik-news.com tags: agriculture, economy, Electric Power, Food, irrigation, Meles Zenawi

Huge Domestic Market to Benefit Agri-Processors
published 454 days, 14 hours, 14 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 454 days, 14 hours, 16 minutes ago
Sunday, November 07, 2010 3:28:44 AM GMT Sunday, November 07, 2010 3:26:06 AM GMT
With increasing commercialization of the agriculture sector in Ethiopia, there are growing demands for inputs of agricultural products by manufacturing industries and for the provision of support services. Ethiopia has seen sizeable growth in agricultural productivity in recent years. With increasing commercialization of the sector, there are growing demands for inputs of agricultural products by manufacturing industries and for the provision... (more)
Digg It category: Economy | comment | | source: allafrica.com tags: agriculture, ethiopia, Ethiopia economy, Food, news about ethiopia

Nearly 206,000 ha. land covered with seeds in Awi Zone
published 606 days, 13 hours, 21 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 606 days, 13 hours, 38 minutes ago
Tuesday, June 08, 2010 4:21:29 AM GMT Tuesday, June 08, 2010 4:04:11 AM GMT
Close to 206,000 hectares land has been covered with seeds in Awi Zone, Amhara State in the current harvest season, zonal agriculture and rural development main department said. Department head, Adgeh Mekuria told ENA that the plan was to cover over 271,000 hectares land with seeds. Efforts are underway to cover the remaining area of land with seeds. Adgeh said activities are underway to increase productivity by 50 per cent through improving distribution of agricultural inputs and expanding the area of... (more)
Digg It category: Economy | comment | | source: www.reliefweb.int tags: agriculture, Bahir Dar, economy, Food, news about ethiopia

Teff luck: What Has Piracy Got To Do With The Price of Injera?
published 719 days, 10 hours, 31 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 719 days, 10 hours, 32 minutes ago
Monday, February 15, 2010 7:10:49 AM GMT Monday, February 15, 2010 7:09:48 AM GMT
Here is a feature opinion piece on piracy, patenting, and intellectual property in the developing world. (more)
Digg It category: Business | comment | | source: www.tadias.com tags: agriculture, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, news about ethiopia, Teff

How to make Bread using Ethiopian Teff flour
published 790 days, 16 hours, 48 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 790 days, 17 hours, 8 minutes ago
Sunday, December 06, 2009 12:53:52 AM GMT Sunday, December 06, 2009 12:33:54 AM GMT
By Susan | Wild Yeast Here’s what we did six or seven weeks ago: We raised bread with sourdough starters made from several ancient grains: amaranth, sorghum, quinoa, millet, and teff. My favorite of these was teff. It’s best known for the Ethiopian staple flatbread injera, but it makes a wonderful addition to loaf breads as well [...] (more)
Digg It category: Business | comment | | source: www.ethioplanet.com tags: agriculture, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, news about ethiopia, Teff

Why is the West still feeding Ethiopia?
published 832 days, 10 hours, 40 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 832 days, 10 hours, 46 minutes ago
Sunday, October 25, 2009 7:02:02 AM GMT Sunday, October 25, 2009 6:56:29 AM GMT
25 years since more than 1 million Ethiopians died as those of us lucky enough to live in the rich world sat transfixed in front of our television screens. The horrible suffering brought with it the biggest outpouring of charity ever seen as governments and ordinary people dug deep to stop it. (more)
Digg It category: Economy | comment | | source: blogs.reuters.com tags: agriculture, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, news about ethiopia

Ethiopia: State set to develop over 1.4 million hectares of land through irrigation
published 832 days, 10 hours, 40 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 832 days, 10 hours, 53 minutes ago
Sunday, October 25, 2009 7:02:02 AM GMT Sunday, October 25, 2009 6:49:02 AM GMT
More than 1.4 million hectares of land in Oromia State would be developed through irrigation, the State's Agriculture and Rural Development Bureau said. (more)
Digg It category: Economy | comment | | source: www.reliefweb.int tags: agriculture, economy, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, news about ethiopia

Center conducting research
published 857 days, 22 hours, 41 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 860 days, 22 hours, 40 minutes ago
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 7:00:54 PM GMT Saturday, September 26, 2009 7:02:44 PM GMT
Desse, September 23 (WIC) – The Serinka Agriculture Research Center in the Amhara state said it is conducting 149 various research activities. Center Director, Fiseha Worede told WIC that research activities are being carried out on 76 new and 73 existing agricultural technologies suitable for all climatic conditions. The research is being carried out in 11 research [...] (more)
Digg It category: Economy | comment | | source: www.ethioplanet.com tags: agriculture, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, news about ethiopia

Ethiopia – Teff farming in Kansas proves troublesome
published 860 days, 10 hours, 27 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 863 days, 11 hours, 14 minutes ago
Sunday, September 27, 2009 7:15:04 AM GMT Thursday, September 24, 2009 6:27:55 AM GMT
Ethiopia – Teff farming in Kansas proves troublesome HILL CITY, Kan., Sept. 21 (UPI) — Attempts to grow and harvest teff in Kansas have proved problematic due to the traditional Ethiopian food plant’s unusual characteristics, farmers say Read More from UPI .. Share and Enjoy: (more)
Digg It category: Economy | comment | | source: www.ethioplanet.com tags: agriculture, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, news about ethiopia, Teff