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The FAO honoured achievements of Ethiopia

The FAO honoured achievements of Brazil, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Gabon, the Gambia, Iran, Kiribati, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, the Philippines and Uruguay. Brazil, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Gabon, the Gambia, Iran, Kiribati, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, the Philippines and Uruguay according to the FAO are the latest in a growing list of countries to make great strides in combating undernourishment. During a ceremony at FAO headquarters, the Organization’s Director-General, José Graziano da Silva, awarded diplomas to government representatives of the 13 countries. “You have overcome major challenges in difficult global economic conditions and policy environments. You have demonstrated the will and mobilized the means,” Graziano da Silva said addressing the award recipients. The FAO Director –General urged countries to accelerate progress stating that “Progress in eradicating worldwide hunger over the next ten years “is gaining momentum”, but much more needs to

Ethiopia Tests Thousands for HIV in Record Attempt

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More than 3,300 people were tested for HIV Sunday in the Ethiopian region of Gambella, a massive turnout that exceeded expectations among AIDS campaigners who had hoped to test 2,000 people, according to local officials. Rahel Gettu, an official with the U.N. Aids agency in  Ethiopia , said they believe they broke the world record for the number of HIV tests carried out in one day. She said their claim was yet to be verified and confirmed by Guinness World Records. She said 3,383 people were tested for HIV within eight hours in a single event ahead of World Aids Day. Eighty-two of them received positive results. About 6.5 percent of Gambella residents have HIV or AIDS, a rate higher than the national average of 1.5 percent. Officials hope that voluntary AIDS testing in this region that borders South Sudan can lead to a reduction in the number of new infections. "It will help to bring together communities. It helps people to know their status in order to make informed c

ጥቂት ማየት ስለተሳናቸው ኢትዮጵያውያን

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Theresa, sordomuda, teje fulares y bufandas. /  LOLA HIERRO Seis céntimos de euro no se puede calificar ni de calderilla. Pero esta minúscula suma fue lo que costó el billete que sacó de la pobreza extrema a los más parias de Addis Abeba, la capital de Etiopía. Sin familia, educación o empleo, pero todos ciegos, sordos, paralíticos o amputados, con la calle como único hogar y la mendicidad como única ocupación, 60 hombres y mujeres del barrio de Mekanisa, uno de los más degradados de la ciudad, un día decidieron cambiar su suerte. Yoseph Adane, de 40 años, recuerda cómo prendió la mecha del cambio. Ciego de nacimiento y sin familia, ya deambulaba por los suburbios de Addis en 1996. Una mañana cualquiera, su colega Molla Mengeste, también invidente y en la calle, llegó con una idea: asociarse con otros sin techo para fabricar objetos y venderlos. Los dos amigos difundieron el plan por el barrio y, en poco tiempo, eran 60 personas dispuestas a buscarse la oportunidad que nadie le

ስለ ሲዴ ቡና ምን ይወራል...

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ABOUT SIDAMA ARDI Sidama is one of the most recognised and celebrated regions for high quality naturally processed coffees in Ethiopia. About 60 miles south of the famous small town of Yirgacheffe there is a town called Hagere Maryam. All of the Ardi coffee comes from one mill in this town. This is a natural processed coffee, which helps to yield the super typical berry and floral characteristics that are found in the cup. In order to control the drying process of this coffee it is first dried for two weeks on raised beds in the sun. The coffee is sorted by hand as it dries. Any under-ripe cherry (green in colour) stands in stark contrast to all the red cherries on the bed. All the under-ripe cherries are removed, and after two weeks, the coffee is set to dry on a concrete patio. This meticulous effort over the course of 3 weeks ensures a clean, well structured, dry processed coffee. The coffees are kept separate from mill to mill providing the opportunity to choose this specific

THIRTEEN COUNTRIES MOVE CLOSER TO ERADICATING HUNGER

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A woman selling vegetables in the Gambia, one of the countries honored by FAO for progress in fighting hunger. 30 November 2014, Rome  - Thirteen countries today won recognition from FAO for outstanding progress in fighting hunger, an achievement which includes reaching international targets ahead of the end-of-2015 deadline. Brazil, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Gabon, the Gambia, Iran, Kiribati, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, the Philippines and Uruguay are the latest in a growing list of countries to make great strides in combating undernourishment. This includes the early achievement of the  Millennium Development Goal 1 (MDG-1)  hunger target - to halve the proportion of hungry people by 2015 - or the more stringent 1996 World Food Summit (WFS) target of halving the absolute number of hungry people by 2015. During a ceremony at FAO headquarters, the Organization's Director-General, José Graziano da Silva, awarded diplomas to government representatives of the 13 co