HortiFlora International Trade Fair Opens in Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa, April 1, 2025 (ENA) --- International Floriculture and Horticulture Trade Fair has opened at the Millennium Hall today with the theme "Horticulture for Sustainable Ethiopia".

Opening the three -day Trade Fair, Minister of Agriculture Girma Amente noted that the government of Ethiopia is taking measures to improve business climate in the country.

The horticulture sector is one of the priority areas which has registered encouraging achievements in the last eight months, Girma said.

He stressed the need to capitalize and consolidate the success already achieved in the sector.

For the country to benefit more from the sector, it needs a shared commitment to address the bottlenecks and creating synergy in the supply chain, he further stated.

Cognizant of this, the government is taking policy and sectoral reforms to create a better enabling environment for the private sector operators, the minister added.

All stakeholders need to work in unison to support the various local and international initiatives towards ensuring sustainability, the minister further pointed out.

He reaffirmed that the government will continue to work relentlessly and create a better business climate in close collaboration with the Association, development partners and stakeholders.

Addressing the trade fair, EHPEA (Ethiopian Horticulture Producers Exporters Association) Chairman Nega Mequanint for his part said this event is not just a trade fair, but a strategic platform.

The recent achievement of the sector has resulted from strategic engagement, government policy support, collaborative industry effort, and especially strong commitment and dedication of members and the industry at large, he stated.