Exploiting renewable energy to boost Africa’s growth

There is a burning demand for private investments when it comes to clean energy in Africa. There is a call for, among others, increasing energy demand, bridging the acute energy deficit and... Read more »

Various challenges, solutions pertaining to the land holding system

In the modern history of Ethiopia the grievance entrenched in land holding system had resulted in multifaceted scenarios, which posed political upheavals and the immediate downfall of Emperor Haile Selassie. In the... Read more »

Realizing public private partnership

Recently, the Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce and Sectorial Associations had held panel discussion focusing on current political and economic issues. On the occasion discussants raised opportunities and challenges. They stressed the... Read more »

Relieving rural women from drudges through introducing technology

In addition to discharging their household responsibilities,women are the major labor contributors to the rural economy be it in crop production and animal husbandry. They engage in preparing land for farming, plowing,... Read more »

Utilizing biotech without compromising biodiversity

Ethiopia is one of the biodiversity rich countries in the world. Its abundant wealth is vital not for it alone but also for the rest of the world. Preserving plant and animal... Read more »

Banking service expansion and its inherent shortcomings

Currently, the banking industry is growing rapidly in terms of accessibility, asset development, capital accumulation, profitability, provision of loan and saving. Yet in light of the nation’s population size, the achievement can... Read more »

Expanding clean water supply: a priority agenda

This budget year, the government has planned to implement various development ventures. Among others supplying clean water sufficiently to citizens can be mentioned. Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Electric is the pertinent... Read more »

Agriculture and the fluctuating features of its export – earning capacity

According to historians, animal husbandry and farming in Ethiopia have been practiced for more than 7thousand years. In the modern era the three successive governments have tried to implement various mechanisms to... Read more »

Does land certification bring tenure security ?

The land holding system in Ethiopia is still very controversial and often ignites a hot debate among intellectuals for various factors. Some argue that state monopoly of land left farmers to suffer... Read more »

Learning together to create the conditions for a nourishing agriculture

Agriculture is the backbone and lifeline of most economies in Sub-Saharan Africa. It has a huge potential not only to increase food availability and contribute to reducing food insecurity and malnutrition but... Read more »