Agriculture is the prominent sector of Ethiopia which millions of lives depend on for centuries. The share still stands high compared with other sectors.
Enhancing the agriculture sector productivity and engaging aggressively into the sector is the only way out from poverty. More than 80% of the population is still living in rural and semi-urban areas of Ethiopia. Increasing the productivity of the agriculture sector, hence, is enhancing the productivity of industries.
Increasing the number of industry parks without laying fertile ground is numerical manipulation of performance reports to show as if it means transforming the country’s economy. The primary export items of the country are still agricultural commodities and the constructed industry parks are not playing the expected role.
Almost all of the farmers are ploughing their lands through primitive ways by using a pair of oxen which is not to be expected in this 21st century; where as many of the countries use countless technologies to enhance the productivity of the sector.
Therefore, it is of paramount importance to revise the strategy of the government for the upcoming periods as the major enemy of the country is poverty and food insecurity. To this end, agriculture sector productivity coupled with agro-processing industry has to be a primary strategic issue.
Enhancing the agriculture sector productivity and engaging aggressively into the sector is the only way out from poverty. More than 80% of the population is still living in rural and semi-urban areas of Ethiopia. Increasing the productivity of the agriculture sector, hence, is enhancing the productivity of industries.
Increasing the number of industry parks without laying fertile ground is numerical manipulation of performance reports to show as if it means transforming the country’s economy. The primary export items of the country are still agricultural commodities and the constructed industry parks are not playing the expected role.
Almost all of the farmers are ploughing their lands through primitive ways by using a pair of oxen which is not to be expected in this 21st century; where as many of the countries use countless technologies to enhance the productivity of the sector.
Therefore, it is of paramount importance to revise the strategy of the government for the upcoming periods as the major enemy of the country is poverty and food insecurity. To this end, agriculture sector productivity coupled with agro-processing industry has to be a primary strategic issue.
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