Articles · Vol. 25 No. 1-2 (2000): Africa Development

Empowering Agricultural Labour in Ethiopia: The Challenges to Training and Development

par Kassa Belay

Vol. 25 · 2000 No. 1-2 Africa Development AD

Abstract

This paper reviews the historical development of agricultural education and training in Ethiopian institutions of higher learning. The review reveals that high level training in agriculture, which began in the early 1950s, has grown over the years. Today, the country has seven institutions of higher learning which train students in agriculture and related fields. The study shows that a host of factors, however, have put a stranglehold on the training process and the professional competence of agricultural graduates. Moreover, the results shed new light on the widening gap between the country's existing limited capacity to train agricultural labour and the ever increasing demand for highly skilled graduates in the sector. The study also reveals that the scarcity of highly qualified agricultural professionals, those with Bachelor's degree and above, has been accentuated and intensified through time.

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association urban environment tontines economic interest groups(EIG) cooperatives Dakar Senegal

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Author Biography

  • Kassa Belay

    Associate Professor of Economics, Alemaya University, P.O. Box 138, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.

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