Addis Ababa, June 8, 2023 (FBC) – Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed launched today the second phase of Green Legacy Initiative, themed “Let’s plant our future today”.
In a social media post, the Prime Minister confirmed that the first phase of the Green Legacy Initiative was successful in which Ethiopia managed to plant 25billion seedlings.
He disclosed that the country has set sights to plant another 25 billion seedlings in the second phase of the Green Legacy Initiative.
“’Let’s plant our future today’…this is the theme for the beginning of the second phase of the Green Legacy Initiative which we launch today Following a successful first phase in which we planted 25billion seedlings, in the second phase Ethiopia will plant another 25billion.”
The Premier emphasized that Green Legacy is a legacy for generations to come. “It’s our local approach to tackling climate change and environmental degradation. It is one of our means to creating job opportunities.”
According to Prime Minister Abiy, Green Legacy Initiative is also one means of enabling food security through planting edible seedlings.