{"id":1643,"date":"2026-07-24T21:24:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T21:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/?p=1643"},"modified":"2026-07-24T21:24:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T21:24:27","slug":"amhara-region-distributes-over-5-5-million-quintals-of-fertilizer-to-farmers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/amhara-region-distributes-over-5-5-million-quintals-of-fertilizer-to-farmers\/","title":{"rendered":"Amhara Region Distributes Over 5.5 Million Quintals of Fertilizer to Farmers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amhara Region Distributes Over 5.5 Million Quintals of Fertilizer to Farmers<\/b><\/h1>\n

Bahir Dar, (AMECO)<\/b>\u00a0\u2014 More than 5.5 million quintals of chemical fertilizer have been distributed to farmers across the Amhara Region for the 2018\/19 (2026\/27) main harvest season (Meher<\/i>), regional agricultural authorities confirmed.<\/p>\n

The ongoing distribution is part of a broader initiative by the Amhara Regional Agriculture Bureau to supply 8.6 million quintals of fertilizer, aimed at maximizing crop productivity and safeguarding regional food security.<\/p>\n

Regional Production Targets and Distribution<\/b><\/h3>\n

Dereje Mandefro, Head of the Amhara Regional Agriculture Bureau, reported that 5.58 million hectares of farmland will be cultivated with various crops during the current Meher<\/i> season, targeting a total harvest of 205.2 million quintals.<\/p>\n

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    Distribution Progress:<\/b> Out of the total planned allocation, 5,580,272 quintals of fertilizer have already been distributed to farming households across the region.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Resolving Supply Delays:<\/b> Initial delivery bottlenecks in specific zones\u2014most notably South Gondar and North Gondar\u2014have been overcome, securing sufficient input supplies for early-sowing crops.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Inter-Agency Oversight:<\/b> Monitoring mechanisms spanning from the federal Ministry of Agriculture down to local administrative units have been deployed to maintain timely and equitable distribution.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Cracking Down on Illicit Fertilizer Trade<\/b><\/h3>\n

    To protect supply chain integrity, Dereje highlighted that input transportation is being conducted in tight coordination with regional security forces. A dedicated joint task force is actively working to prevent the illegal diversion and black-market trading of subsidized agricultural inputs.<\/p>\n

    “The government provides substantial subsidies to support our farmers, making community cooperation vital to holding illicit traders accountable,” Dereje said. He cautioned farmers against purchasing fertilizer from unauthorized private merchants and urged them to report illegal transactions to local law enforcement.<\/p>\n

    Zonal Focus: South Gondar Progress<\/b><\/h3>\n

    Providing local context, Yeshitla Fekade, Head of the South Gondar Zone Agriculture Department, confirmed that 525,678 quintals of fertilizer have arrived in the zone against a seasonal allocation of 945,961 quintals.<\/p>\n

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      Cultivation Goals:<\/b> South Gondar aims to sow over 641,000 hectares of land this season, targeting an overall yield exceeding 28 million quintals.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      District-Level Supply:<\/b> Despite earlier logistical disruptions caused by local conditions, 89% of the zone’s allocated fertilizer has reached district (woreda<\/i>) hubs for final delivery.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Both regional and zonal officials reaffirmed that agricultural extension workers will continue delivering hands-on technical guidance throughout the planting and harvesting cycles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Amhara Region Distributes Over 5.5 Million Quintals of Fertilizer to Farmers Bahir Dar, (AMECO)\u00a0\u2014 More than 5.5 million quintals of chemical fertilizer have been distributed to farmers across the Amhara Region for the 2018\/19 (2026\/27) main harvest season (Meher), regional agricultural authorities confirmed. The ongoing distribution is part of a broader initiative by the Amhara […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":1645,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,3],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[799,47,354,692,745,51,133],"class_list":["post-1643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-local","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1643"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1643\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1646,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1643\/revisions\/1646"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1643"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=1643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}