Africa-Press – Ethiopia. Ethiopia’s Ministry of Agriculture, which launched “Ethiopian Livestock and Fisheries Investment Handbook” today, announced that it has been giving attention to livestock and fisheries sub-sectors with the view to utilizing the untapped potentials of the country.
Speaking during the launching of the handbook, Agriculture State Minister Sofia Kassa emphasized the importance of a coordinated, informed, and inclusive investment approach to transform the sub-sectors into strategic drivers of economic growth, employment creation, and national food security.
Ethiopia, which possesses Africa’s largest livestock population and vast untapped fisheries potential, has not effectively utilized its resources, she added.
Therefore, the handbook is developed to inform stakeholders about viable investment opportunities, provide insight into quality standards, and outline institutional support mechanisms.
It also encourages strategic investment by identifying sector-specific advantages and challenges as well as creating a pathway for sustainable growth and profitability.
If Ethiopia utilizes the potential in the sub-sectors, it can address the demands of neighboring countries and others as well as the domestic ones, according to the state minister.
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Director General’s Representative to Ethiopia, Namukolo Covic, said the handbook, which presents a spectrum of investment opportunities in livestock and fisheries, would draw more investors to engage in the sub-sectors.
She stated that the handbook would significantly contribute towards maintaining the required quality standards of products from livestock and fishery investments.
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