Green Legacy initiative aims to avert threat of drought – PM

Addis Ababa, July 4, 2023 (FBC) – Green Legacy initiative aims to cover each corner of the country, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said today after initiating this summer’s seedling planting in South Omo Zone, South Nations Nationalities Peoples’ Region (SNNPR),

“Today we plant our print in South Omo Zone, Nyangatom Woreda,” the Prime Minister wrote on his social media page, adding that “[Our] efforts here aim to avert the threat of drought and will bear fruit through sustaining these activities by planting edibles seedlings.

It is known that the Prime Minister, alongside his delegation, is visiting different areas of SNNP region since yesterday.

It is to be recalled that by the end of this year’s Green Legacy planting season, Ethiopia will have planted 31 billion seedlings since the campaign was introduced by the Prime Minister in 20219.

Prior to the launch of the 2023 seedling planting, Ethiopia’s Ministry of Agriculture announced in April that the country has planned to plant 6.3 billion trees during the current [5th round] Green Legacy planting season.

Out of the total trees to be planted, the Ministry said 45 percent are aimed to boost the forest coverage while 55 are tailored to integrated agriculture practices and horticultural purposes.

The Green Legacy Initiative led tree planting drive has been significantly contributing to the efforts underway to ensure food security besides reinforcing the water and soil conservation activities, the Ministry said.