The Ministry of Agriculture said activities are being carried out to increase agricultural productivity by 15 percent during the current production year, Ethiopian News Agency reported.

In a press conference held on last Wednesday, public relation head with the Ministry Tarekegn Tsige said the Ministry has set target to achieve the goal by increasing use of irrigation, utilization of fertilizers, compost and improved seed by farmers.

The Ministry envisaging to enable 70 percent of households to get access to water banks, a system which helps each household have a reservoir, according to Ethiopian News Agency.

Over 920,000 hectares land has so far has been covered with fruits, spices and root seed, Tarekegn said.

Source: Ethiopian News Agency