Ethiopia: Voters Plant Over 87.4 Mln. Seedlings

ADDIS ABABA - The Ministry of Agriculture announced that Ethiopians planted 87.4 million seedlings during the 6th general elections. It also disclosed that it has finalized preparations to share 1 billion seedlings with six neighboring countries.

Speaking to the Ethiopian Press Agency (EPA), the Ministry's Natural Resources Development and Conservation Director Tefera Tadesse said that Ethiopia has planned to share 1 billion seedlings with six neighboring countries namely Eritrea, Kenya, South Sudan, Somalia, Djibouti and Sudan. The progress of Ethiopian green legacy has expanded to eastern Africa. Over 6 billion seedlings are prepared to be planted on wide hectares of land this year.

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