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Agriculture accounted for 50% of GDP, 83.9% of exports, and 80% of the labor force in 2006 and 2007, compared to 44.9%, 76.9% and 80% in 2002–2003, and agriculture remains the Ethiopian economy's most important sector. [7] Ethiopia has great agricultural potential because of its vast areas of fertile land, diverse climate, generally adequate ...
Agricultural organisations based in Ethiopia (1 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Agriculture in Ethiopia" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
Agriculture constitutes over 50% of economic sector in Ethiopia, and the largest dependable economic activity. It includes production of livestock products (milk, egg, meat), beverages, leather and textiles industry. Besides, Ethiopia is the largest exporter of coffee involving over 15 million active workers.
The powers and duties of the MoA include: conservation and use of forest and wildlife resources, food security, water use and small-scale irrigation, monitoring events affecting agricultural development and early warning system, promoting agricultural development, and establishing and providing agriculture and rural technology training. [3]
The economy of Ethiopia is a mixed and transition economy with a large public sector. The government of Ethiopia is in the process of privatizing many of the state-owned businesses and moving toward a market economy. [26] The banking, telecommunication and transportation sectors of the economy are dominated by government-owned companies. [27] [28]
The Growth and Transformation Plan was established by the government as a strategic framework for the agricultural sector from 2011 to 2015. The GTP aimed to: Enhance productivity and production of smallholder farmers and pastoralists; Strengthen marketing systems; Improve participation and engagement of the private sector
The agricultural sector grew slightly, and the industrial sector represented a small part of the total economy. [1] By the early 1950s, Emperor Haile Selassie I (reigned 1930–1974) had renewed calls for a transition from a subsistence economy to an agro-industrial economy. [1]
Accounting for 84% of the country's labor force, agriculture in Ethiopia is the largest contributor to economic growth and the economy's most important sector. Especially among the poverty-stricken rural population, the livelihood of most Ethiopians depends on agriculture.