Agricultural development policies of Ethiopia since 1957

Agriculture is the backbone of the Ethiopian economy. It constitutes over 50 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), accounts for over 85 per cent of the labour force and earns over 90 per cent of the foreign exchange. Studies on agricultural development policies of Ethiopia are very few. A frequently quoted article, which is one of the basic reference materials in this study, is the article by Dejene.