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Colombian avocados reaffirm their sustainability credentials
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Colombian avocados reaffirm their sustainability credentials Corpohass signs up to the Colombian Business Council for Sustainable Development

Ethiopia: Solar Mini-Grid Powered Large-Scale Irrigation System
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The Distributed Renewable Energy – Agriculture Modalities ( ) initiative will build the first solar mini-grid-powered large-scale irrigation systems in Africa, providing farmers with reliable, affordable, and sustainable irrigation. The initiative begins with the launch of nine renewable energy mini-grids and irrigation systems across Ethiopia.
Partners involved in the project include Ethiopia’s Ministry of Water and Energy ( ), Ministry of Irrigation and Lowlands ( ), Ministry of Agriculture ( ), Agriculture Transformation Institute ( ), Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet ( ), The , , and – Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa.

Kenya: The first consignment of Kenyan Tea to Ghana under the African Continental Free Trade Area ( ) Guided Trade Initiative inaugurated officially.

Ethiopia: Horticulture Export Generates $628 million
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Ethiopia has secured some $628 million in revenue from exporting horticultural products to various destinations during the just-ended Ethiopian 2014 E.C fiscal year (2021-22).