The Addis Ababa City Administration donated 200 water pumps and five tractors to urban agriculture farmers to commonly use the machines. Cognizant of these plausible food crises, the Addis Ababa City Administration has launched an official extensive urban agricultural scheme. Though Urban Agriculture is not new to Addis Ababa, the present urban agriculture development is expected to significantly contribute to soften the economic impact through stabilizing price of vegetables and horticulture products. “Recognizing the importance of urban agriculture to sustainable urban development the government of Ethiopia prepared urban agriculture development strategy in 2020.”“Oftentimes, people living in major cities obtain their food supply from nearby rural areas. This could be accomplished through urban agriculture that involves horticulture-based activities, agroforestry, urban livestock and aquaculture” he added.

Source: News Business Ethiopia May 27, 2020 09:45 UTC