Ethiopia Participates in Rome-Africa Regional Group-European Union Joint Meeting

Addis Ababa, June 10, 2022 (Walta) – Ethiopian Ambassador to Italy, Demitu Hambisa participated in the Rome Africa Regional Group- European Union platform on 7 June 2022.

The Platform discussed priorities identified by the European Union-African Union (EU-AU) Summit on 17-18 February 2022 in Brussels, Belgium.

The two blocs discussed ways to enhance a global agri-food system transformation, smallholder farmer productivity, food security, sustainable development, trade, and partnership.

In the meeting, the African Regional Group stressed the importance of concrete actions to accelerate smallholder farmers’ productivity, the agri-food system transformation, sustainable development, and food security.