Driving south from Ethiopia’s capital of Addis Ababa toward the Kenyan border, the lush green fields that stretch to the horizon make it hard to believe there are about 4.5 million Ethiopians who need ...

Addis Ababa, December 26, 2025 (ENA)—Ethiopia’s expanding summer irrigation wheat program is significantly strengthening the country’s push toward food sovereignty, with millions of hectares already ...

Addis Ababa University (AAU) has handed over a draft study on irrigation land use to the Ministry of Irrigation and Lowlands as part of ongoing efforts to unlock the nation's vast irrigation potential ...

The Policy Studies Institute (PSI) is calling for the introduction of irrigation water pricing as a strategic solution to address chronic inefficiencies and ensure the long-term sustainability of ...

The first day of talks in the Sudanese capital concluded on Saturday, with Egyptian irrigation minister Mohamed Abdel Aty stressing on the importance of the time factor in negotiations, hoping for a ...

Addis Ababa, February 22, 2026 (ENA) –Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has reaffirmed his government’s commitment to accelerating irrigation development as a central pillar of Ethiopia’s drive toward food ...

WASHINGTON, June 23, 2011 - The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved an International Development Association (IDA) credit of US$60 million in additional financing to the Government ...

Gebisa Ejeta receives funding from USAID and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. After rapid economic growth averaging 10% every year between 2004 and 2014, Ethiopia has emerged as an engine of ...

The irrigation ministers of Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan are set to continue negotiations in Khartoum on Sunday on the rules of filling and operating the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), as part ...