Ethiopia: Severe Drought Triggers Hefty Wheat Procurement

In a bid to relieve the 8.5 million people who are in need of urgent food assistance in the country, the government is procuring 400,000tns of wheat worth an estimated two billion Birr.

The Public Procurement & Property Disposal Service (PPPDS), on behalf of the National Disaster Risk Management & Control (NDRMC), announced the tender for the procurement. The move comes just two months after the number of drought victims increased by three million from 5.6 million in April 2017.

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