PM calls on cities to partially feed themselves

Addis Ababa, May 24, 2021 (FBC) –Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has praised the Ethiopian Standards Agency’s efforts to promote urban agriculture.

“I am impressed by the work the Ethiopian Standards Authority is undertaking in its new compound to promote urban agriculture,” he tweeted

“Their vertical farming sample is a good model for uptake by other institutions and households to contribute to food security through urban agriculture,” the Prime Minister added.

“Our cities need to be able to at least partially feed themselves.”