Following the starvation caused by the El Nino in Ethiopia with this year's main planting season winding
down, the country needs $45 million in agricultural support, reports
NaijaAgroNet.
This was contained in
the newly released Mid-Year Review of the Ethiopia
Humanitarian Requirements Document (HRD) developed jointly by
the Government of Ethiopia and UN agencies, non-governmental organizations and
other development partners and made available to NaijaAgroNet, indicated that
900 000 additional households need urgent agricultural support bringing the
total number to 2.9 million in August.
The review, NaijaAgroNet
gathered also showed there is still a small window of opportunity in September
for farmers to plant the last set of crops this year and grow food for millions
facing hunger, provided the necessary support arrives on time.
In order to meet
additional agricultural sector needs HRD reviewed stated will require $45
million bringing the total requirement for the agriculture sector to $91.3
million for 2016.
“The overall food
security situation has improved only slightly, with the number of people requiring
emergency food assistance having decreased from 10.2 million to 9.7 since the
beginning of the year,” part of the report read.
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