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  • Bechere, Efrem (ed.) (Debre Zeit Agricultural Research Center, 1995)
    Wheat (Triticum sp.) is one of the most important cereal crops in Ethiopia. It ranks fifth both in area planted and amount produced after tef, maize, sorghum and barley. Wheat occupies about 700,000 ha with a national ...
  • Tesfaye, Agajie; Mamo, Tadele; Alemu, Tolesa; Gemechu, Abera; Getahun, Wudineh; Mebratu, Takele (Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, 2018)
    Nowadays, biophysical and socio-economic determinants of farming system are in a state of rapid change. Natural resources are depleting from time to time and climate change is a current big issue in the field of agriculture. ...
  • Ministry of Economic Development and Cooperation (Ministry of Economic Development and Cooperation, 1999)
    The Addis Ababa Retail Price Index which was constructed based on the Household income. Consumption and Expenditure Survey of 1963 had beer, used as an indicator of overall price changes in Ethiopia till 1996/97. According ...
  • Admassie, Yeraswork; Amdework, Ezana (Forum for Social Studies (FSS), 2010)
    There is no singular explanation for Ethiopia’s underdevelopment. Impediments on its progress are innumerable and multifaceted. These include: negative natural/physical factors such as its unfavorable location, ...
  • Tedla, Shibru(eds); Flintan, Fiona(eds) (Organisation for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa, 2007)
    Gender has been shown to be a key determinant of rights to and benefits from natural resources (Watson 2005) whilst it has been proven that gender relations have a direct impact on use, management and conservation of ...
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, 2018)
    Having reviewed its 50-year journey in general and the achievements of the first growth and transformation plan (GTP I) in particular, the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR) found it imperative to prepare ...
  • Swedish Agency for International Development Cooperation (Management of Commercial Road Transport in Ethiopia, 2009)
    the Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations (AACCSA) is playing an increasing role by way of engaging in dialogue with the relevant Authorities in the Government of Ethiopia for reform to address ...
  • Debella, Asfaw; Abebe, Dawit; Abebe, Almaz (Health Education Centre, 2005)
    Over the centuries, indigenous people have come to learn about the mind-altering properties of many of the naturally occurring substances around them. Within these cultures, strict taboos and restrictions have helped ...
  • Woodhill, Jim; Heemskerk, Willem; Emana, Bezabih; Elias, Eyasu; Ludemann, Ruud (Wageningen UR Centre for Development Innovation, 2011)
    million population live in rural areas and depend on agriculture. The agriculture sector accounts for ninety per cent of foreign currency and fifty per cent of gross domestic product. Ethiopia is a making a very significant ...
  • Asfaw, Mathewos; Zeluel, Abebe; Berhe, Solomon (Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Association, 2011)
    With 17% (about 13 million people) of the country’s population living in urban areas, Ethiopia is among the world's fast urbanizing countries. The capital city, Addis Ababa, has a population of about 3 million, close to ...
  • Baron, Dominique (Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Association, 2010)
    In recent years, there has been a growing body of evidence that the spread o f ICT (information and communications technologies) can have substantial benefits for economic development. The growing use of the Internet and ...
  • Teklu, Tsegaye; Negus, Endris (Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Association, 2011)
    Many African countries, including Ethiopia, have been faced with the challenge of bringing about sustained economic development and growth. The emerging consensus in this respect is that trade, if well managed, could play ...
  • Merso, Fikremarkos; Tamirat Yigezu, Imeru; Yohannes, Seyoum; Endeshaw, Yoseph; Teshome Retta, Tilahun (Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Association, 2009)
    This study on “The Review of the Legal and Institutional Framework for Market Competition in Ethiopia” was commissioned by the Private Sector Development (PSD) Hub of the Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral ...
  • Yusuf, Bacry; Zerihun, Admit; Chanie, Shumet (Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Association, 2009)
    Business associations are membership 'organizations established to represent and serve the business community. They are generally made up of enterprises and individuals engaged in trade, industry, and businesses ...
  • Feyissa, Samuel; Garomsa, Tarekegn (Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Association, 2011)
    in value of exports and imports since the start of the Plan for Accelerated and Sustained Development to End Poverty (PASDEP) in 2004/05. According to the Annual Report of the National Bank of Ethiopia (2007/08), during ...
  • Yusuf, Bacry; Tefera, Sileshi; Zerihun, Admit (Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Association, 2009)
    Several characteristics distinguish land and land markets. Land is a factor of production essential to the provision of urban housing services and the production of agricultural goods. It is also demanded as a financial ...
  • Zavatta, Roberto; Feyissa, Samuel (Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Association, 2011)
    The objective of this report is to provide an assessment of the level of competition prevailing in the Ethiopian economy. More specifically, it is intended to provide indications of the costs borne by the private sector ...
  • Negatu, Workneh (ed.); Dadi, Legesse (ed.); Haile Gabriel, Abebe (ed.) (Agricultural Economics Society of Ethiopia, 2001)
    Agricultural exports are important to the economies of many developing countries. For example, in Ethiopia agriculture accounts for about 90% of merchandise exports and 50% of the GDP. and employs more than 80% of the ...
  • Negatu, Workneh (ed.); Dadi, Legesse (ed.); Haile Gabriel, Abebe (ed.) (Agricultural Economics Society of Ethiopia, 2003)
    A policy compasses at least four elements: goals that may be established based 011 the beliefs and values contained in the economic system and the nation of concern; the means that are needed to attain the goals; agents ...
  • Berhanu, Kassahun; Gebre-Egziabher, Tegegne (Forum for Social Studies, 2014)
    The Tana watershed located in the Amhara National Regional State constitutes one of the sub-basins of the Blue Nile along with the Beles sub-basin located in the Benishangul-Gumuz Region. It is estimated that a total ...

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