The support will be channeled via the World Food Programme, who acts as technical advisors to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MoARD).
The Norwegian Government is seriously concerned with the threat escalating environmental land degradation in Ethiopia poses for the overall food security situation in the country, says the Norwegian Ambassador to Ethiopia, Mr. Jens-Petter Kjemprud in a comment, - and the issue of food security needs to be adressed on several fronts. – Desertification in its broadest sense is undermining other efforts to improve the food production of Ethiopia.
The Norwegian Government has put the environment on top of its agenda for development cooperation, and the Norwegian Embassy in Ethiopia will contribute to coalition building, project support and dialogue in the coming years.
Royal Norwegian Embassy, 5 December 2006
For more information, contact Mr Øyvind Dahl at the Royal Norwegian Embassy:
Phone: 011 371 07 99 / cell: 0911 68 38 24.