Premier visits irrigated wheat farmland in Arsi Zone Oromia

Addis Ababa, October 13, 2021 (FBC) – Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed along with high level officials visited an irrigation based wheat farm in Hetosa Woreda of Arisi Zone, Oromia Region.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister, Demeke Mekonnen and Former Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, Oromia Region President Shimelis Abdisa and Mayor of Addis Ababa City Adanech Abiebie accompanied the premier in the visiting session

Ethiopia has prioritized irrigation-based wheat production as part of the efforts for food security and import substitution.