Ethiopian Airlines and the United States have signed a

new partnership that will see Ethiopian farmers grow and produce ingredients for preparing in-flight meals for global passengers.

To seal the above, the Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam and U.S. Ambassador Michael Raynor signed a memorandum of understanding, while the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will provide the farmers and food producers with technical assistance

and access to financing. “The new partnership consolidates our effort to continue providing high-quality inflight meals to global passengers while intensifying our effort in creating an enabling environment for local farmers across the value chain.” said the Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO, Tewolde GebreMariam.

According to the MoU, the partnership agreement will run through December 2022 and will help pave the way for Ethiopian Airlines and local producers and farmers groups to continue these supply linkages and partnerships into the future.