Ethiopia Taking Part in BRICS Agricultural Working Group Meeting in Brazil - ENA English
Ethiopia Taking Part in BRICS Agricultural Working Group Meeting in Brazil

Addis Ababa, March 14, 2025 (ENA)—The BRICS Agricultural Working Group is holding its high level technical meeting in Brasilia, the capital city of Brazil from March 12-14, 2025.
The Ethiopian delegation has presented and shared Ethiopia’s experience related to the agricultural development, food security and family farming programs.
On the occasion, Ambassador Leulseged Tadese explained that modernizing the agricultural sector and ensuring food security have been among the top priorities of the Ethiopian government.
He added that the Ethiopian government has continued to implement comprehensive and integrated agricultural development and food security and nutritional programs, including the National Wheat Harvest, and Yelimat Trifat which have registered remarkable results.
He also pointed out that Ethiopia is implementing the Green Legacy Initiative-an ambitious and comprehensive national program to promote reforestation, ensure food security and generate green jobs.
He stressed that agricultural development should be one of the areas of cooperation within the BRICS platform to exchange best practices, promote technology transfer, build capacity and promote investment in the field.
Paulo Teixeira, Minister of Agrarian Development and Family Farming of Brazil, on his part, pointed out the importance of consolidating cooperation in the agricultural sector in the BRICS platform.