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Coffee Export Value Climbs Despite Falling Shipment Volumes

Coffee export earnings reached 2.61 billion dollars in the first 11 months of 2025/26, marking a 16.4pc increase compared to the full 2024/25 fiscal year. The growth came despite a 9.8pc decline in export volume, which dropped to 369,552 tons from 409,605 tons. The rise in revenue is driven by higher unit prices across key markets. Saudi Arabia remained the largest importer, generating 429.4 million dollars with nearly stable volumes but a 32.2pc jump in value. East Asian demand strengthened...

Soil Degradation Outpaces Recovery as Ethiopia Builds National Coordination Forum

Ethiopia mitigates around 25,000 hectares of land annually against soil degradation, a rate far below the 18 million hectares currently affected by acidity and salinity. The scale includes seven million hectares of acidic soil and 11 million hectares impacted by salinity, underscoring a widening gap between intervention and degradation. To address the challenge, the Ministry of Agriculture and the International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC) have launched the National Soil Health &...

Industrial Parks Deploy 6.9b Birr Incentive Push to Scale Local Manufacturing

The Industrial Parks Development Corporation (IPDC) has allocated 22 hectares of rent-free land and a 6.9 billion Br incentive package to 50 local medium-sized manufacturers. The programme targets import substitution, with 24 firms assigned to the Kilinto Special Economic Zone for pharmaceutical and medical equipment production, while the remaining 26 will operate across the Bole and Kilinto corridors. According to IPDC Deputy CEO Fitsum Ketema, the package is designed to ease upfront capital...