The investment will be implemented through the National Integrated Palm Oil Development Policy for 2026-2032.
Thai rice output in 2025-26 is projected at 20.48 million tonnes, only slightly below the previous year and still ranking as Thailand’s fourth-largest harvest on record.
Producers fear that a wave of duty-free imports could depress farmgate prices just as new-season barley and corn enter the domestic market.
EPOSPEA President Edao Abdi said the free trade area is opening a vast marketing frontier for producers across Ethiopia’s agrifood sector.
Built to process 500 tons of cassava per day, the new facility will supply pharmaceutical-grade starch, glucose, maltose, and other derivatives.