Ministry of Agriculture (Ethiopia)
The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) is the Ethiopian government ministry which oversees the agricultural and rural development policies of Ethiopia on a federal level.
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Formed | 23 August 1995 |
Jurisdiction | Government of Ethiopia |
Headquarters | Megenagna, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 9.015965°N 38.811895°E |
Annual budget | 129 million dollar (as of 2020)[1] |
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Website | www |
History and overview
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 Ministry of Agriculture was established 23 August 1995 with the passing of Proclamation 4-1995 which also established the other 14 original Ministries of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.[4] On 13 January 2004 Proclamation No. 300/2004, merged this Ministry with the Ministry of Rural Development. The current Minister is Oumer Hussien.
Notes
- Master, Web. "Ministry Solicits Additional Budget of $250m – (Addis) Fortune – The Largest English Weekly in Ethiopia!". Retrieved 2022-09-11.
- "H.E Ato Oumer Hussien Oba". ATA. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
- Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Environmental Protection Authority, The 3rd National Report on the Implementation of the UNCCD/NAP in Ethiopia Archived 2009-08-04 at the Wayback Machine (Addis Ababa, 2004), p. 12
- Text of the proclamation (accessed 13 July 2010)
External links
- Ministry of Agriculture website
- Ethiopian Agriculture Portal, Ministry of Agriculture