The education and training policy was prepared to ensure the populace understands the basic concept of the education and training policy, understand its premise, its rationale, and all its practical applications.

This policy is the 10-year roadmap of the agricultural sector policy and investment framework. Designed to operationalise the Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP), the framework identifies the key agricultural areas crucial to the development of the country. It estimates the financial requirements of the government and development partners. Along with other key strategies, it aims to contribute to Ethiopia’s long term goals.

As enshrined in the constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, and other international ramifications and agreements, every citizen shall have the right to education, irrespective of age, ethnicity, gender, and social status. The strategy pushes to address the neglect of the pastoralist areas and the infrastructure deficit, to ensure they have access to basic education.

The Proclamation applies to any institution operating in Ethiopia. Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-article (1) of this Article, this Proclamation shall not apply to institutions under religious organizations and whose objectives and curricula are primarily religious and to those institutions that offer only diploma and certificate programmes. The objectives of the proclamation range from, preparing knowledgeable graduates balanced with demand and along with fields and study, to the promotion of democratic culture and upholding of multicultural community life.

The guidelines set out to Improve the quality of education and student results for all children at primary and secondary schools.

As enshrined in the constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, and other international ratification and agreements, every citizen shall have the right to education, irrespective of age, ethnicity, gender, and social status. The inclusive education strategy addresses the marginalization and disenfranchisement of people with special needs; It reviews the 2006 policy on special needs education, drawing on the achievements and successes, and learning from its weaknesses.

The Ethiopian education and training policy of 1994 explicitly states that access to education for all is not only compulsory but will also help in the economic development of the country. The objectives of these guidelines are: to inculcate clear concepts, ideas and practices about resource centres in the minds of the implementers; and to specify the duties and responsibilities of implementers at all levels.

The government of Ethiopia is on a concerted effort to place the country on the firm path towards attaining its vision of becoming a middle-income country by the year 2030. The education sector has been given priority through its different education sector development program phases (ESDP I-V), since the formation of the first growth and transformation plan (GTP I); this is as the country aims to transition from an agriculture-led economy to an industry-led one. The purpose of the roadmap and the reviews and the benchmarks contained therein is to serve as a “tool or reference points for setting ambitious improvement goals, and increasing the potential for improvement in numerous ways”.

The Textile and Leather Industry Development Center is established as an autonomous Federal Government Organ having its legal personality. The Center shall be accountable to the Ministry of Trade and Industry. The centre shall provide comprehensive support, services, and resources to improve the competitive levels of the textile and leather industry.

The proclamation pushes to restructure the transport sector to make it amenable to the transport policies and strategies of the government. It clearly defines the powers and duties of the executive organs at federal and regional levels about the transport sector. The proclamation applies to the use of any road within Ethiopia, vehicles using the roads and their drivers; the use of any railways within Ethiopia, trains using the railways and their operators; Ethiopian ships and seafarers.

The proclamation attributes human and property accidents to deficiencies in vehicle registration and inspection, among others. The proclamation applies to vehicles operating on Ethiopian roads. It defines key terms, addresses registration and title certification, identification number plates; both permanent and temporary, and other provisions therein.

The proclamation recognises the existing gap between domestic and international demand for sugar and its current supply. It also points to the lack of private sector players in the industry, due to the huge investment it commands. The government thus wishes to establish the fund to address these challenges. The sugar development fund is established. The proclamation details source of funds, its utilization, administration, and account of the fund.

This contains strategies for the engagement of actors and stakeholders towards stimulation of the agro-industrial sector (dairy sub-sector). These strategies have an overarching goal to achieve poverty reduction and economic growth.

The working strategy sets out towards improving the maize value chain, as the product represents Ethiopia’s leading cereal in terms of production, and highlights its importance to the country’s food security status and economic development. The strategy works towards harmonising all the components of the maize sector along the value chain. It highlights the core components of the value chain; research and technology development; access to inputs; on-
farm production; post-harvest processing and storage; and trade, marketing and demand sinks. The overall mission of the strategy is to; “Build capacity among, provide comprehensive advisory support to, and technically backstop key stakeholders along the value chain to significantly improve the productivity and competitiveness of the maize industry”.

This Climate Resilience Strategy focuses on the agriculture and forestry sectors due to their importance to national income and livelihoods. Focus on agriculture appears logical, and particularly crucial, as it is a sector that is climate-dependent, and therefore vulnerable to the future impacts of climate change. “This Climate Resilience Strategy has three objectives; To identify the impact of current weather variability and projected future climate change on Ethiopia; To identify ways to build climate resilience and reduce the impact of current weather variability and future climate change, and estimate their cost; To map the steps necessary to finance and implement efforts to build climate resilience”.

Ethiopia’s climate-resilient green economy’s vision is to attain middle-income status by 2025, leveraging on rapid economic growth and improved resilience to climate change. It seeks to harness the potentials of the sector in attaining sustainable agriculture, increased energy efficiency and conservation, and reduced greenhouse gas emissions.

The National REDD+ Strategy is primarily developed to complement climate-resilient green economy efforts, particularly in the forestry and wildlife sector. The primary goal is to reduce deforestation, and forest degradation, while promoting afforestation, reforestation, and sustainable management of forest resources. It also places importance on strengthening the relevant institutions charged with leading the vision for a green economy, as enshrined in the CRGE vision and goals.

The main objective of the water sector strategy is to coordinate and take charge of implementing the water resources management policy. The strategy adopts the principles of the water resources management policy, some of which are: Water is a natural endowment commonly owned by all the people of Ethiopia; As far as conditions permit, every Ethiopian citizen shall have access to sufficient water of acceptable quality to satisfy basic human needs; and To significantly contribute to development, water will be recognised both as an economic and social good.

“The food security programme (FSP) is designed to help chronically food insecure households reach a level of food security necessary for an active and healthy life. the programme is premised on three components: resettlement, productive safety nets, and other food security interventions. The FSP rests on 3 pillars; improved access to food, increased availability of food and strengthened emergency response capabilities.

This is the fifth phase of the Education Sector Development Programme. It has the ultimate aim of ensuring the education sector contributes to, and complements other plans, to attain Ethiopia’s long term goal of becoming a middle-income country. It discusses the challenges the geographic distribution of the population can pose and the opportunity therein if the right investments are made. It focuses on ensuring equitable access to quality basic education at all levels and developing human skills and potential through training.