Bounty of Basket Initiative Powers Ethiopia’s Push for Food Self-Sufficiency: Ministry
Ethiopia's 'Bounty of the Basket' initiative has significantly increased domestic production of milk, eggs, poultry, and fish. The Ministry of Agriculture reports that these gains are crucial for achieving national food self-sufficiency.
Why it matters
The initiative represents a major state-led effort to improve food security and economic stability in an emerging African economy.
Login Logout አማርኛ ትግርኛ Afaan Oromoo Af‑Soomaali Qafar Afa English Français عربي Politics Social Economy Sport Technology Environment Feature Videos About Us Bounty of Basket Initiative Powers Ethiopia’s Push for Food Self-Sufficiency: Ministry 🔇Unmute Addis Ababa, July 9, 2026 (ENA) —The "Bounty of the Basket" (Yelemat Trufat) initiative is yielding tangible achievements toward attaining food self-sufficiency and nutritional security targets, the Ministry of Agriculture announced.
Briefing the media on the execution of the initiative, State Minister of Agriculture Fikru Regassa stated that the program is enhancing national economic capacity alongside ongoing efforts to guarantee food sovereignty.
The state minister recalled that national milk production stood at 7.1 billion liters at the launch of the initiative, noting that it has remarkably surged to 15.7 billion liters this year.
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