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The International Livestock Research Institute or ILRI is an international agricultural research institute within the CGIAR – formerly the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research. [1] It was established in 1994 by merger of the International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases in Nairobi in Kenya, and the ...
Agriculture in Ethiopia is the foundation of the country's economy, accounting for half of gross domestic product (GDP), 83.9% of exports, and 80% of total employment. Ethiopia 's agriculture is plagued by periodic drought, soil degradation [1] caused by overgrazing, deforestation, high levels of taxation and poor infrastructure (making it ...
Food security in Ethiopia. Food security is defined, according to the World Food Summit of 1996, as existing "when all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life". This commonly refers to people having "physical and economic access" to food that meets both their nutritional needs ...
In 2015 Ethiopia released its five-year Livestock Master Plan (LMP), which is designed to promote economic growth by enhancing livestock production. The government of Ethiopia will invest in enhancing veterinary care, improving feed and food quality and safety, promoting exports, and stimulating an investment-friendly environment.
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) [1] Agency executive. Oumer Hussien Oba [2] Website. www.moa.gov.et /web /guest /psnp. The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) is the Ethiopian government department which oversees the agricultural and rural ...
China. South Africa. Brazil. 1 Wood fuel includes all wood for fuel as firewood, wood pellets, and charcoal. 2 Sawnwood includes all sawn wood, dimensional lumber. 3 Wood-based panel includes all plywood, particleboard, fiberboard and veneer sheets. 4 Paper and Paperboard includes all paper, sanitary paper, and packaging materials.
Eleni Zaude Gabre-Madhin is an Ethiopian economist, and former chief executive officer of the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX). She has had many years of experience working on agricultural markets – particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa – and has held senior positions in the World Bank, the International Food Policy Research Institute (Washington, D.C.), and United Nations (Geneva and New ...
In Southeastern Ethiopia, some of the cattle pastoralists are already switching to goats and camels. [ 49 ] Even so, the 2007–2008 drought in Iran had already resulted in the country's sheep population declining by nearly 4 million – from 53.8 million in 2007 to 50 million in 2008, while the goat population declined from 25.5 million in ...