The Ministry of Trade, Ethiopia awarded exporters of oilseeds, pulses, cereals and spices that registered better performance. The award was given by Kebede Chane, the Minister of Trade.
Ethiopia has secured 461 million US dollars from the sector in the past nine months said Kebede at the award ceremony.
Oilseeds, pulses, cereals and spices exporters need to work in a coordinated manner to enhance the income that the country can get from the sector he noted.
It is to be remembered that Ethiopia earned 193.5 million US dollars from the export of manufactured products in the last nine months according to the Ministry of Industry.The revenue earned exceeded the sum earned in the same period last year by 55.9 million US dollars or 40.7%.
The revenue was earned from the export of leather and leather products, agro-processing, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, textile and garment said Mekonnen Manazewal, State Minister of Industry in a presentation of the ministry’s nine month performance report to the House of Peoples’ Representatives.
Source: Walta Info
