The Minister of Agriculture discussed with the Director General of the World Bank

The Minister of Agriculture Girma Amente (Dr.) had a discussion with the Director General of the World Bank, Floribert Ngaruko (Dr.).

Girma Amente (Dr.) explained that various projects that benefit the society are being implemented with the budget support of the World Bank. He requested the Bank to further assist Ethiopia in its efforts to ensure food security.

He explained to the director the work being done to free the agricultural sector from dependence on rains, to ensure food security, to produce export products on a large scale and with quality, and to replace imported agricultural products with domestic ones.

The Director General of the World Bank said that the Bank supports Ethiopia's efforts to modernize the agricultural sector and ensure food security.

by Nardos Tamirat
2024-03-11