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PM Abiy Urges National Mobilization to Combat Soil Erosion Ahead of Rainy Season

Jan 13, 2026 194

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has called for an urgent, collective commitment to land stewardship, warning that the continued loss of Ethiopia’s fertile soil poses a critical threat to the nation's future. Highlighting the "fragility" of existing environmental protections, the Prime Minister lauded the early start of conservation efforts driven by public-government partnerships, stressing that natural resource preservation must be viewed as a "collective duty" to ensure national stability.