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Agriculture in Ethiopia is the foundation of the country's economy, accounting for half of gross domestic product (GDP), 83.9% of exports, and 80% of total employment. Ethiopia 's agriculture is plagued by periodic drought , soil degradation [ 1 ] caused by overgrazing , deforestation , high levels of taxation and poor infrastructure (making it ...
The Second Five-Year Plan (1962–1967) signaled the start of a 20-year program to change Ethiopia's predominantly agricultural economy to an agro-industrial one. [41] The Third Five-Year Plan (1968–1973) also sought to facilitate Ethiopia's economic well-being by raising manufacturing and agro-industrial performance. [ 41 ]
The second five-year plan (1962-67) began a 20-year program to change Ethiopia's predominantly agricultural economy to an agro-industrial one. [1] The plan's objectives included diversification of production, introduction of modern processing methods, and expansion of the economy's productive capacity to increase the country's growth rate. [ 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.
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.
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]
Ethiopia is one of the least developed countries but is sometimes considered an emerging power, [29] [30] having the fastest economic growth in sub-Saharan African countries because of foreign direct investment in expansion of agricultural and manufacturing industries; [31] agriculture is the country's largest economic sector, accounting for ...
Crops originating from Ethiopia (9 P) Pages in category "History of agriculture in Ethiopia" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.