AfDB, Ethiopia Launch $94m Project to Boost Wheat Value ChainThe African Development Bank Group and the government of Ethiopia, in partnership with the Netherlands, fertilizer company OCP-Africa, and the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA), have launched an ambitious project to transform Ethiopia from a wheat importer to a self-sufficient producer and exporter. The total cost of the Climate Resilient Wheat Value Chain Development (CREW) Project is $94 million. AAAP is integrating climate risk assessment and digital adaptation solutions into the wheat value chain, supporting capacity building through deployment of digital climate advisory services (DCAS), and co-designing digital adaptation solutions in a wheat farmer registration system. The CREW project has two main components. He welcomed the project, which he said has great potential for irrigated wheat development in his state.

Source: Ethiopian News June 13, 2024 13:04 UTC