{"id":1293,"date":"2025-07-30T12:35:41","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T12:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/?p=1293"},"modified":"2025-07-30T12:35:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T12:35:41","slug":"ethiopia-enhances-local-agriculture-to-achieve-food-self-sufficiency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/2025\/07\/30\/ethiopia-enhances-local-agriculture-to-achieve-food-self-sufficiency\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopia Enhances Local Agriculture to Achieve Food Self-Sufficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>July 29, 2017&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has reiterated Ethiopia\u2019s commitment to achieving food independence by focusing on boosting domestic production and reducing reliance on imports. During his keynote address at the UN Food System Summit yesterday, he stressed that strengthening local agricultural capabilities is vital for economic resilience and sustainable growth.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe government is dedicated to improving agricultural productivity and supporting indigenous industries,\u201d he said, highlighting reforms aimed at modernizing farming methods, expanding irrigation, and assisting smallholder farmers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This initiative aligns with Ethiopia\u2019s broader economic reform plans, where transforming agriculture is a key component. Current efforts include investing in agro-processing facilities, improving market access, and adopting climate-smart farming technologies to help communities better withstand environmental and economic challenges.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The strategy aims not only to shield the country from global market fluctuations but also to foster innovation, create jobs, and generate value across various sectors. This reflects the government\u2019s strong commitment to self-reliance, making food security a top priority in Ethiopia\u2019s ongoing development efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/image-12-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/image-12-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/image-12-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/image-12-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/image-12.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 29, 2017&nbsp; Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has reiterated Ethiopia\u2019s commitment to achieving food independence by focusing on boosting domestic production and reducing reliance on imports. During his keynote address at the UN Food System Summit yesterday, he stressed that strengthening local agricultural capabilities is vital for economic resilience and sustainable growth.&nbsp; \u201cThe government is&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news_en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1293"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1293\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1295,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1293\/revisions\/1295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}