Ireland, Ethiopia to work together on agri-business development

Ireland has signed a bilateral agri-business co-operation agreement with Ethiopia, a country whose farm output is expected to more than treble from now to 2030.
Ireland, Ethiopia to work together on agri-business development

Simon Coveney, the agriculture minister, signed the agreement with his Ethiopian counterpart, Tefera Derbew, as part of yesterday’s third annual Africa Ireland Economic Forum at UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, the theme of which was ‘Building Partnerships’.

The two countries will work jointly on agricultural development and agri- business investments in their two countries. This co-operation will include the exchange of information on agricultural policy and the encouragement of bilateral private agri-business collaboration.

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