April 18, 2013, Addis Ababa– The U.S. Government launched the African Alliance for Improved Food Processing in Ethiopia today, a new project that is designed to increase the quality and competitiveness of the Ethiopian food processing sector and to expand the availability of affordable and nutritious foods. This project will offer customized technical assistance to 20 medium and large Ethiopian millers and wheat processors to implement quality management systems, meet national standards and certification requirements, develop processes and products tailored to market demand, strengthen financial systems, and improve business efficiencies. The project supports the President’s Feed the Future Initiative and is administered through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by TechnoServe in partnership with Partners in Food Solutions (PFS),
