Ethiopia: Integrated System to Increase Production and Productivity in Agricultural Sector

Published Sep 15, 2020

Tridge summary

Ethiopia is enhancing its agricultural production and productivity through the implementation of a rural agriculture-focused development policy and strategy. The government is encouraging agricultural mechanization and offering tax exemptions for the import of equipment and technologies. The Ministry of Agriculture is collaborating with stakeholders to provide agricultural inputs and technology to farmers. Despite challenges such as COVID-19 and desert locusts, the country has seen growth in the production of major crops. The Ministry is taking steps to prevent the negative impact of these threats on the 2020/2021 crop year and developing a strategic plan to avoid food imports.
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"Ethiopia is working hard to strengthen its agricultural production and productivity," said Ministry of Agriculture. Since the implementation of the country's rural agriculture-centric development policy and strategy, many changes have been taking place as most pastoralists and farmers have struggledto break out of poverty and struggle to ensure food self-sufficiency and sustainable food product supply. This is due to the fact that the development strategies and programs, technology uses, and supply systems have been designed and are being worked on by all parties that are acting on the sector. Agricultural production and productivity have not reached the required level. This will help to accelerate the structural transformation of agriculture and increase the modern, productive, and productivity agricultural inputs and modern agricultural practices, as well as the use and supply of technology with its application systems, said Oumer Hussein, Minister of Agriculture (MoA). ...
Source: All Africa

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