USAID to Finance Farmers’ Service Centers
The Citizens’ Network for Foreign Affairs (CNFA), a program under the the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is to finance Farmers’ Service Centers, a network of centers offering training and advice to more than 30,000 Ethiopian farmers in Oromia Regional State of Ethiopia.
The Oromia Bureau of Agriculture head, Abebe Diriba, praised the Ethiopian government's agricultural development policies and pointed out that work is now being done to encourage the private sector to invest in better quality seeds and chemicals.