Some 40 million quintals of additional wheat is being harvested in the Summer Wheat production activities across Ethiopia, Prime Minster, Abiy Ahmed said.
Responding to questions raised during the 11th regular session of the House of People’s Representative today, the premier said over a million hectares of land was covered by wheat seed.
During the main season the nation has produced bumper wheat production more than expected, he said.
The ongoing harvest will significantly increase the wheat produce in the market and also to export, the prime minister added.
According to him, due to the bumper harvest, for the first time Ethiopia didn’t import wheat from abroad.
It is to be recalled that PM Abiy himself has presided over the national wheat export launch program last month.
Source: Ethiopian News Agency