Beyene Gebremeskel, Deputy Head of Mission of the Ethiopian Embassy in London, highlighted Addis Ababa’s policy and action responses to climate change, the integration of climate change mitigation in the 10-year development plan, and smallholder farmers-focused initiatives.

Gebremeskel, quoted by Fana Broadcasting Corporate, noted the Green Legacy Initiative launched by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed that resulted in the planting of 25 billion seedlings in the first four years and the beginning of the second round with 25 billion seedlings in the coming four years.

He stressed the importance of support from the international community in terms of finance and investment, technology, and crisis mitigation emergency contributions to complement national efforts.

Under the theme “Achieving food security for importers in volatile world markets,” representatives of exporters, importers’ partner institutions, and government officials attended the Conference.

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