The officials made the statement at the conclusion of a four-day visit to Ethiopia, including to the drought-stricken Somali region. “If we didn’t get food assistance, we would be in big trouble – but this is still not enough to feed us all.”Back-to-back droughts have left at least 8.5 million people in Ethiopia in need of food aid. In the Somali region, rains have failed for the third consecutive year. “A drought does not need to become an emergency,” said Houngbo, President of IFAD, the agency that provides the government with loans, grants and technical expertise for rural development projects. All three agencies are working closely with the Government of Ethiopia to eliminate hunger in the country.

Source: News Business Ethiopia September 05, 2017 12:22 UTC