Agriculture
Ethiopia Reports Nearly Fourfold Increase in Annual Crop Output to 1.3 Billion Quintals
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AI SUMMARY
President Taye Atske Selassie announced that Ethiopia's annual crop production rose nearly fourfold to 1.3 billion quintals in the 2025/26 fiscal year.
- Ethiopia's annual crop production reached 1.3 billion quintals in the 2025/26 fiscal year.
- Annual crop output rose from 335 million quintals in 2011, representing a nearly fourfold increase.
- President Taye Atske Selassie announced the figures during the joint opening session of the House of Peoples’ Representatives and the House of Federation.
- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed highlighted that summer irrigation development significantly boosted wheat and rice production.
- The Green Legacy Initiative resulted in the planting of over 56 billion seedlings and the restoration of degraded areas.
- The Lemat Trufat initiative has contributed to increased production of milk, poultry, and eggs.
- The reported production figures do not include a crop-by-crop breakdown, cultivated-area data, or yield-per-hectare metrics.
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