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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 23 August 1995 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Ethiopia |
| Headquarters | Megenagna, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 9°00′57″N 38°48′43″E / 9.015965°N 38.811895°E / 9.015965; 38.811895 |
| Annual budget | 129 million dollar (as of 2020) |
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| Website | www |
The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) is the Ethiopian government department which oversees the agricultural and rural development policies of Ethiopia on a federal level.
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.
The Ministry of Agriculture was established on 23 August 1995 with the adoption of Proclamation 4-1995 which also established the other 14 original Ministries of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. On 13 January 2004, Proclamation No. 300/2004 merged this Ministry with the Ministry of Rural Development. The current Minister is Girma Amente (PhD).
See also
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
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