In Ethiopia, seeing innovation in action—from peri-urban farmers using integrated production to industrial hubs enhancing value chains. Strengthening resilience, sustainability & market access is key to transforming agrifood systems. #SDGs #4Betters

Meeting with H.E. Abiy Ahmed Ali 🇪🇹, PM, Ethiopia on the margins of the 38th #AUSummit, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu Qu Dongyu acknowledged the remarkable strides the country has reached in agrifood systems transformation & green cities dev't. FAO Ethiopia Farayi Zimudzi More: bit.ly/4gJ9avk

A new $7.2M initiative financed by the Japan Gov. to boost climate-resilient agriculture in #Ethiopia! Ministry of Agriculture Ethiopia & Food and Agriculture Organization collaborate for the implementation while JICA - Japan International Cooperation Agency oversees the project's activities which employ #FarmerFieldSchool approach. FAO Climate Change & Biodiversity FAO in Africa

With the support from the Govt of Japan, Food and Agriculture Organization & Ministry of Agriculture Ethiopia will work to restore the livelihoods of conflict-affected communities in 🇪🇹 through training, establishing seed multiplication groups, enhancing postharvest management & irrigation systems. 👇 rb.gy/rpwko6

As we observe #InternationalWomensDay, we recognize the crucial role that women & girls play in improving rural livelihoods & the overall wellbeing of households & communities. For all women & girls: rights, equality and empowerment. #IWD2025 #GenderEquality

👩‍🌾Women drive 66% of Sub-Saharan Africa’s agrifood sector but own less than 20% of the land. Investing in land, finance & technology for women is key to food security, says Farayi Zimudzi, FAO Eastern Africa chief, in her Op-Ed. #WomenDay2025 📰Read Op-Ed 👉bit.ly/423OiL0

Today, FAOAfricaADG, Abebe Haile-Gabriel & ECA Deputy Exec. Sec. António Pedro signed an MoU to renew the #UNECA – #UNFAO partnership in: ✅ Sustainable #agribusiness dev't ✅ Boosting AfCFTA #Agritrade ✅ Just energy transition ✅ Climate change & NRM ✅ Tech & #innovation

Ethiopia is set to host #WorldBeeDay & 2nd Pollinators Forum (20-22 May 2025). Ministry of Agriculture Ethiopia Minster Girma Amente met FAOAfricaADG Abebe Haile-Gabriel & Farayi Zimudzi, FAO Ethiopia Rep. to discuss preparations & collab. on agrifood systems transformation. 👉rb.gy/e29ebe

Great afternoon with KristinaR, Ambassador of Slovenia in Ethiopia good company and meaningful wide ranging discussions, World Bee Day.

Last Tuesday, we inaugurated Food and Agriculture Organization’s new office in 🇪🇷 — a milestone reflecting our deepened presence and commitment to delivering more impact through stronger partnerships and agile team.👉መመረቕታ ሓድሽ ቤት ጽሕፈት ውድብ መግብን ሕርሻን ኣብ 🇪🇷 (ሰሉስ) #Eritrea #SFE #RAF

Ahead of #WorldBeeDay Forum 2025, a delegation led by Minister Girma Amente, Ministry of Agriculture Ethiopia & FAO Ethiopia Rep. Farayi Zimudzi visited honey exhibition in Jima town, where they met youth/women-led coops on boosting production, through #technology & #innovation. #SavetheBees

Ahead of #WorldBeeDay ADG, Director FAO Livestock, Thanawat Tiensin & FAO Ethiopia Rep, Farayi Zimudzi & her Team held a roundtable discussion emphasizing the need for better planning, synergy, efficiency &impact to align Food and Agriculture Organization’s work with national/regional livestock priorities.

Day 2 of #WorldBeeDay Forum buzzes with insights on transforming indigenous beekeeping into modern tech & sustainable practices. Bees are vital for #OneHealth, ecosystem balance & a healthy environment. Urban beekeeping & value chain quality assurance are also under discussion.

As the 2nd International Forum for Action on Sustainable Beekeeping & Pollination concluded in #Jimma, 🇪🇹 Food and Agriculture Organization & partners urge for stronger cooperation to protect pollinators. - Responsible agrochemical use - Effective policies - Forest management - Promote bio-sensitive Mgmt.

Joining the vibrant celebration of #BiodiversityDay2025, FAO Ethiopia showcased its work and engaged with the senior leaders of Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute - Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute - EBI — the government body leading sustainable biodiversity use in Ethiopia. #PartOfThePlan #ForNature

Technical staff from #EthiopianStatisticalService trained on Agri. survey sampling & weighting procedures, as well as advanced #Stata usage with support from Food and Agriculture Organization. The trainees are now better able to analyze large & complex Agri. data for the ongoing National Agricultural Census.

Agriculture bureaus of Afar, Amhara & Tigray regions have endorsed a project: “Promoting Climate-resilient Agricultural Management through Farmers Field Schools in Conflict-affected Communities.” Food and Agriculture Organization supports the Proj. financed by JICA - Japan International Cooperation Agency & implemented by Ministry of Agriculture Ethiopia.

Boosting Drought Resilience! Food and Agriculture Organization's Anticipatory Action projects empowering pastoralists in Borana stand strong against drought. Thanks to @CERF, pastoralists are receiving crucial animal health services - vaccination & treatment! Ministry of Agriculture Ethiopia Shiferaw Teklemariam UN Humanitarian @VSFSuisse

With funding from Sida, Food and Agriculture Organization supports mitigating the negative impacts of anticipated drought on vulnerable pastoral communities in Oromia & Somali regions, Ethiopia. Key actions: Animal vaccination & treatment, training animal health workers & #CAHWs & distributing animal feed.

Livestock vaccination to address the negative impacts of anticipated droughts have been accelerating in the Somali & Oromia regions, Ethiopia. Today, Food and Agriculture Organization & partners vaccinated small ruminants in Ayun district, Somali, against identified diseases, thanks to Sida for the funding!