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News: ADB’s Sustainable Energy Fund approves a $995,000 grant to spur renewable investments in Ethiopia
Addis Abeba, May 21/2019 – The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), managed by the African Development Bank, has on 17 May 2019, approved a $995,000 grant to support the roll out of a sustainable procurement framework for Independent Power Producers (IPPs) in Ethiopia, according to a statement sent to …
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News: New study reveals the massive ecological and economic impacts of woody weed invasion in Ethiopia
Addis Abeba, April 25/2019 – CABI scientists have revealed the massive ecological and economic impacts that the invasive alien tree Prosopis juliflora has had across the Afar Region of north eastern Ethiopia. Dr Urs Schaffner, who is supervising lead author Hailu Shiferaw for his PhD studies, contributed to the Science …
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News: Gates Foundation awards CABI $1.49 m to help boost food security in Ethiopia, India
Addis Abeba, February 04/2019 – Gates Foundation has awarded, CABI, an international not-for-profit organization working to provide information to solve problems in agriculture and environment, $1.49 m to help boost food security in Ethiopia and India “through better access to data on soil health, agronomy and fertilizers,” a statement sent …