Showing posts with label Food | Agriculture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Food | Agriculture. Show all posts

Saturday, May 19, 2018

Pizz Hut Opens in Ethiopia

(May 19, (CGTN Africa))--U.S. franchise Pizza Hut is the first major international restaurant to open an outlet in Ethiopia. Despite a deeply traditional food culture, Ethiopians have taken to the new fast food -- but some are playing it safe, careful not to get swallowed up.

Saturday, March 24, 2018

Ethiopia: Efforts Underway to Reclaim Teff Patent Right - Office

(Mar 24, (Addis Ababa))--Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office announced that it would do everything it can and work closely with every stakeholders for the reclamation of teff patent right in what it said was unfairly claimed by a Dutch company.

Ethiopian family business caters to rising demand for Injera internationally

(Mar 24, (CGTN Africa))--An Ethiopian company that bakes and sells Injera is making it big internationally. The demand for Injera is skyrocketing because it's a flat bread that's gluten free. CGTN's Coletta Wanjohi takes us to an Injera factory in Addis Ababa.

Saturday, October 07, 2017

United States to give Ethiopia $91 million in drought aid for food and medicine

(Oct 07, ADDIS ABABA))-- The United States will provide an additional $91 million in humanitarian aid for Ethiopia to cope with a third straight year of drought, the top U.S. official in charge of assistance said Thursday.

Monday, September 04, 2017

Ethiopia invests in coffee laboratory to boost output

(Sept. 04, (cctv))--Ethiopia hopes to boost its position in the specialty coffee market with the first internationally certified testing laboratory in Africa. Revenues from this sector earn a premium for the Horn of Africa nation. CGTN's Coletta Wanjohi has been to the lab in Addis Ababa..

U.S. to give an additional $91 million to Ethiopia in emergency food assistance

(Sept 04, (cctv))--The US is to give an additional $91 million in emergency food assistance to help ward off food shortage in areas in the South and East of Ethiopia.

Ethiopia, just like other countries in the region, has been experiencing its worst drought in years. The extra funding brings U.S. aid for food and medical care in Ethiopia to more than 450 million dollars this year. CGTN's Girum Chala has more..

Thursday, August 31, 2017

Ethiopian government reforms allow recruitment of contract farmers

(Aug 31, (cctv))--Ethiopia has reformed its coffee industry laws to allow private farms to sign up small-holder farmers to grow produce for them.

Coletta Wanjohi met some farmers in the southern region of Ethiopia where the change is already being implemented.

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Ethiopia's coffee industry threatened by climate change

(Aug 30, (Al Jazeera English))--Global warming is affecting the lives of an estimated 15 million Ethiopian farmers, who heavily rely on the coffee industry for their livelihood.

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Turkey gives food aid to 1,500 Ethiopian families

(May 30, (Anadolu Agency))--Turkey’s Diyanet Foundation (TDV) has provided about 40 tons of food aid to 1,500 families in northeastern Ethiopia’s Afar province, according to a directorate official.

Saturday, March 25, 2017

Forget Quinoa and Kale, the Next Big Thing Is Ethiopian Super-grain Teff

(Mar 25, 2017, (The Australian))--Goulburn Valley farmer James Rovers has never been to Ethiopia or eaten African injera flat bread made from teff flour. But this month the Numurkah grain grower started harvesting the biggest crop of Ethiopian teff grass ever grown in Australia, as demand for the ancient grain skyrockets along with the new health craze for plant-based superfoods, The Australian reports.

Monday, January 09, 2017

Ancient Ethiopian Grain Poised to be Supergrain of Future

(Jan 09, 2107, (voa))--The staple grain of Ethiopia is sprouting across America, as teff is set to overtake quinoa and other ancient grains as the new substitute for gluten-free and protein-rich products. Faith Lapidus reports.

Wednesday, January 04, 2017

Ethiopia urges aid for millions affected by drought

(Jan 04, 2017, (Addis Ababa))--An estimated 5.6 million people in Ethiopia are in dire need of emergency relief supplies following drought in several parts of the country inhabited mainly by cattle herders, according to an Ethiopian government official.

Friday, October 14, 2016

Teff could be the next quinoa as Ethiopia boosts exports

(Oct 16,2016, (The Guardian))--Ethiopia’s staple grain is the latest superfood, but there are fears about impact of rising exports on local people who rely on it as their staple food.

Thursday, March 17, 2016

Ethiopia Leader Calls for More Foreign Food Aid Amid Drought

(March 16, 2016, (ADDIS ABABA))--Ethiopia's leader on Thursday urged the international community to donate more toward emergency food aid for millions of people amid a drought.