{"id":2691,"date":"2026-02-22T12:34:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T12:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/?p=2691"},"modified":"2026-02-22T13:09:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T13:09:31","slug":"irrigation-driven-projects-boost-food-sovereignty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/2026\/02\/22\/irrigation-driven-projects-boost-food-sovereignty\/","title":{"rendered":"Irrigation Driven Projects\u00a0Boost Food Sovereignty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>February 15, 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prime Minister&nbsp;Abiy&nbsp;Ahmed has highlighted irrigation development as a central pillar of Ethiopia\u2019s agricultural transformation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Prime&nbsp;Minsiter&nbsp;emphasized that both surface and groundwater resources are being harnessed to expand irrigation projects, turning previously unproductive areas into hubs of cultivation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A notable example is the&nbsp;Bilate&nbsp;River region, where large-scale fruit farming initiatives are underway with strong private sector involvement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These projects, according to the Prime Minister, are expected to significantly boost agricultural output and contribute to Ethiopia\u2019s broader goal of achieving food sovereignty.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government strengthens such irrigation-driven developments as vital in ensuring sustainable growth, reducing reliance on imports, and strengthening national resilience against food insecurity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/image-136.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/image-136.png 960w, https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/image-136-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/image-136-768x511.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 15, 2018 Prime Minister&nbsp;Abiy&nbsp;Ahmed has highlighted irrigation development as a central pillar of Ethiopia\u2019s agricultural transformation.&nbsp; The Prime&nbsp;Minsiter&nbsp;emphasized that both surface and groundwater resources are being harnessed to expand irrigation projects, turning previously unproductive areas into hubs of cultivation.&nbsp; A notable example is the&nbsp;Bilate&nbsp;River region, where large-scale fruit farming initiatives are underway with strong&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"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":[1,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-news_en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2691","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\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2691"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2691\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2693,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2691\/revisions\/2693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}