{"id":2453,"date":"2026-05-18T04:46:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T04:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/?p=2453"},"modified":"2026-05-18T04:46:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T04:46:11","slug":"pm-highlights-gode-fertilizer-plant-as-key-to-economic-self-reliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/pm-highlights-gode-fertilizer-plant-as-key-to-economic-self-reliance\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Highlights Gode Fertilizer Plant as Key to Economic Self-Reliance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/702752954_1010973804632740_1299299742117927243_n-2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/702752954_1010973804632740_1299299742117927243_n-2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/702752954_1010973804632740_1299299742117927243_n-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/702752954_1010973804632740_1299299742117927243_n-2-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/702752954_1010973804632740_1299299742117927243_n-2.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>AMN PLUS-May 18, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last August, in partnership with the Dangote Group, we made significant progress by signing a landmark shareholders\u2019 agreement for a fertilizer plant with a planned annual production capacity of 3 million metric tons of urea. In October 2025, we officially launched construction of the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This initiative represents far more than infrastructure. It is a strategic investment in Ethiopia\u2019s agricultural transformation, food security, industrial growth, and economic self-reliance. Once completed, the fertilizer plant will play a vital role in strengthening local production capacity, reducing dependence on imports, supporting millions of farmers, and creating new opportunities for jobs and investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This morning, together with Aliko Dangote, I visited the project site in Gode to assess the progress achieved so far. I am encouraged by the steady momentum across the project area. Construction activities are advancing as planned across multiple sections of the site, reflecting the strong commitment and collaboration driving this important national project forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AMN PLUS-May 18, 2026 Last August, in partnership with the Dangote Group, we made significant progress by signing a landmark shareholders\u2019 agreement for a fertilizer plant with a planned annual production capacity of 3 million metric tons of urea. In October 2025, we officially launched construction of the project. This initiative represents far more than [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-economy","category-ethiopia","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2453"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2453\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2462,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2453\/revisions\/2462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}