“With support from the African Development Bank's agricultural Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation Program, Ethiopia has not imported grain in 2022,” said Akinwumi Adesina, African Development Bank President, in a speech he made during a meeting with G7 development ministers on June 9, 2022.
Confirming that wheat production is producing good results in Ethiopia, Mandefro Nigussie (Ph.D.), the State Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture said: “The efforts to replace imported wheat with domestic production have shown great results. Ethiopia is working to accelerate its productivity for self-sufficiency while targeting import substitution ahead.”
Leaving aside the question as to why food-aid started flowing into Ethiopia in 1952 (wink wink), its sharp increase during the period of TPLF's rule indicates that extricating Ethiopia from aid dependency will be a painful task, if not impossible. International Aid Agencies won't take it lying down when their billion dollar enterprise comes under threat by food-sufficiency endeavors in Africa. Misinformation has become their weapon of choice to demonize Africans breaking the cycle of aid dependency, a small price to pay for economic freedom, human dignity and self-respect.