The Ministry of Agriculture of Ethiopia says it has revealed a plan to make wheat import history within four years. Now the ministry aims to end wheat import of the country by introducing mechanized farming and helping smallholder farmers engage in irrigation agriculture. This year smallholder farmers have covered over 1.1 million hectares of land using irrigation, according to the ministry. Out of the total 1.1 million km² land size of Ethiopia, the cultivable land is about 13.2 million ha, or 12% of the total land area, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The cultivated land is about 6 million ha, or 45% of the cultivable area, and 5% of the total land area.

Source: News Business Ethiopia April 21, 2019 07:18 UTC