Strengthening ties for sustainable agriculture: The Alliance meets with Ethiopia’s state minister of agriculture

In a high-level meeting held in Addis Ababa, a delegation from the Alliance – led by Director General Juan Lucas Restrepo, Africa Managing Director Dr. Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg, and Dr. Lulseged Tamene, Director of Multifunctional Landscapes and Interim Director of the Multifunctional Landscapes Science Program of CGIAR – met with H.E. Prof. Eyasu Elias, State Minister for the Natural Resources Sector at Ethiopia’s Ministry of Agriculture. The dialogue marked a significant step toward deepening strategic collaboration to reduce land degradation, accelerate sustainable land use, agroecological transformation, and data-driven agricultural development in Ethiopia.