4 minutes agoEthiopia breaks record with 200 million seedlings planted for 12 hours
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)Ethiopia will break the record by planting 200 million seedlings for 12 hours in the southern part of the country. Within the framework of the four billion trees project initiated by the country's prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, on 29 July, with the participation of tens of thousands of people being planted by 200 million seedlings in the southern part of the country. [...]
Within the framework of the four billion trees project initiated by the country's prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, on 29 July, with the participation of tens of thousands of people being planted by 200 million seedlings in the southern part of the country.
The head of the Gedeo Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Leta Legsise, has indicated that 10 million seedlings have prepared for their region.
“We have completed preparations for a new world record”, he said, stressing that they want to achieve the 4 billion target the country's prime minister has set.
India had broken the record in 2016 by planting over 50 million seedlings in 24 hours with the participation of some 800 thousand people. / A T S/
