Consequent upon the proclamation issued on the rural land administration and use in 2007, which recognized the importance of land for agriculture, and a viable economic resource for the country; The regulations contained seeks to aid the implementation of the directives contained in the aforementioned proclamation. It highlights pertinent sections including; assuring rural land use rights, transfer of rights, and land allocation.

The establishment of the veterinary drug and feed administration and control authority as an autonomous federal government organ, accountable to, and supervised by the ministry of agriculture. It is solely charged with ensuring the availability of wholesome animal products for consumption by the populace, and general improvement in productivity levels.

These regulations are issued subject to the private forests conservation proclamation of 1965. It highlights pertinent issues, including; forest operation plans, application for forest exploitation permit, obligation to reforest, methods of exploitation, penal, as well as marketing. This is to ensure the safeguarding of the country’s natural resources.

This represents the council of ministers’ regulations to provide for wildlife development, conservation, and utilization. It addresses terms definitions, management of wildlife conservation areas, prohibited activities, licenses, etc.

This represents the regulations to establish the Ethiopian standards agency as a federal government autonomous office, accountable to the ministry of science and technology. It is tasked with the development of standards nationally, for locally produced goods, to drive their competitiveness on the global level.

This directive is issued per the relevant articles of the biosafety proclamation. The directive applies to either land or air transport. It contains details on licensing the driver, as well as information on the application.

These regulations on sesame and white beans borders on rules and regulations to guide transactions at primary transactions centres, and the Ethiopian commodity exchange. It also addresses general issues surrounding the certificate of competence to be issued to suppliers, exporters, and service providers; as well as obligations of stakeholders.

This directive is issued per the relevant articles of the biosafety proclamation. The directive applies to any and every transaction involving modified organisms. It contains details on general information, as well as specific information surrounding the modified organism.

These regulations are issued under the relevant articles and sections of the protective forests proclamation. It highlights pertinent issues, including; precautions regarding fire kindling, fire extinguishing, forest insects and diseases, other threatening damages, and relevant panels. This is to ensure the safeguarding of the country’s natural resources.

This document is the second phase of the poverty reduction strategy program (PRSP). It maps out the direction the country wishes to explore in its drive to attain food security, eradicate poverty, and achieve the millennium development goals (MDGs).

The regulation establishes the sugar corporation as a public enterprise, to be governed and subjected to the relevant articles and sections of the public enterprise’s proclamation of 1992. The enterprise is to be supervised by a body designated by the federal government. The purposes of establishing the corporation include; the production and processing of sugarcane and other sugar yielding crops into sugar and its by-products, the sale of these products both locally and on the international market, as well as ensuring all-round development of the sugar industry.

This amends articles 33, and 34 through 45 of the mining operations council of ministers regulations of 1994.

These regulations on water resources management cover among other things; water resources utilization, application for a permit, water quality control, and certification. The set of regulations also addresses issues surrounding water users’ cooperative societies, dispute settlement, and other miscellaneous provisions.

These regulations are issued under the relevant articles and sections of the protective forests proclamation. It highlights pertinent issues, including; management plan, utilization, marketing, Afforestation, and relevant panels. This is to ensure the safeguarding of the country’s natural resources.

This establishes the Ethiopian water technology institute as an autonomous federal government office, accountable to, and supervised by the ministry of water, irrigation, and energy. The institute is required to facilitate technological transfer to aid water development and engagement in technical and vocational training for personnel development

These regulations make provisions for the incorporation of marketing live animals for sale. It highlights five animals marketing centres, the number and distribution of market centres, administration of market centres, process and procedures of marketing, and obligations of market actors, among others.

The regulations establish the public health institute as an autonomous office of the federal government. The institute is to be supervised by the ministry of health. It has the following objectives, among others; undertake research, in line with the national agenda, strengthen its infrastructure and man-power base, ensure preparedness for times of emergencies, and conduct surveys to mitigate against impending public health risks.

These regulations on the seed council apply to prescribed seeds of any varieties and plant species as specified by the national seed industry council. It contains naming, approval, and registration of varieties, permits, quality control, seed certification, as well as import and export of seeds, among others.

These regulations are issued under the relevant articles and sections of the state forest proclamation of 1965. It establishes the forest guard service for the protection of forests and the implementation of forestry laws and regulations. highlights pertinent issues, including; duties of forest guards, steps to be taken by the forest guards, uniforms and arms, and relevant panels. This is to ensure the safeguarding of the country’s natural resources.

These regulations address the designation of the Gambella national park. It is pursuant to the relevant sections and articles under the development, conservation, and utilization of wildlife regulation. It highlights chiefly, the location of the park, and its boundaries along a number of demarcation points referred to as beacons. It also discusses the administration of the park, its powers and duties, prohibited activities, and penalties, among other key pointers.