Digest of Ethiopia’s National Policies, Strategies and ...

1 Digest ofEthiopia s National policies , Strategies and programs Edited byTaye Assefa Forum for Social Studies European Union 2008 Forum for Social Studies (FSS) All rights reserved. Printed in Addis Ababa ISBN 13: 978-99944-50-19-0 Forum for Social Studies (FSS) Box 25864 code 1000 Addis Ababa, ethiopia Email: Cover photos by FSS (Front cover top photo: cliffs formed by erosion in Hammer area; bottom photo: Hammer woman with scars on the back from being whipped during a Bull Jumping Ceremony to mark the passage of a young kinsman into adulthood. Back cover top photo: new high rise buildings of Bole Sub-city, Addis Ababa; middle photo: part of Addis Ring Road; bottom photo: a Konso village in Southern Region.)

2 This book has been published with the financial assistance of the EuropeanUnion. The contents of the book are the sole responsibilities of the authors and can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of the European Union or the FSS. ContentsAbbreviations and Acronyms vList of Tables xiiPrefacexiiiTaye Assefa Part I Social Sector Food Security Strategy and Productive Safety Net Program in ethiopia Workneh Negatu1A Review of the National Population Policy of ethiopia Getachew Minas23A Review of Education Policy, Strategies and programs Amdissa Teshome47A Review of National Policy on Ethiopian Women Sosena Demessie and Tsahai Yitbark 93 Part II Economic Sector 127 ethiopia : Agriculture Policy Review 129 Dessalegn Rahmato Agricultural Extension in ethiopia .

3 Historical Evolution, Relevant policies , and ChallengesHabtemariam Kassa 153A Review of Financial and Monetary policies of FDRET ekle-Birhan Gebre-Michael177A Review of the Ethiopian Energy Policy and Biofuels StrategyBekele Bayissa 209 Industrialisation Policy and Industrial Development Strategy of EthiopiaAdmit Zerihun239 ethiopia s Trade and Investment Policy Bulti Terfassa283A Review of ethiopia s Water Sector Policy, Strategy and ProgramTesfaye Tafesse313 ethiopia s Environmental policies , Strategies and ProgramsMelaku Bekele337 Part III Governance Sector371 The Ethiopian Civil Service Reform ProgramMesfin Taffesse373A Review of the Ethiopian Justice System Reform ProgramMandefrot Belay 419A Review of the FDRE s Urban Development PolicyMeheret Ayenew451 Notes about the Authors469ivAbbreviations and Acronyms AC Academic Commission ACGD African Center for Gender and Development ADB African Development bank ADLI Agricultural Development Led Industrialization ADR Alternative Dispute Resolution (Mechanism) AEZs Agro-Ecological Zones AGOA (US)

4 African Growth Opportunity Act ANC Antenatal Care ART Anti-Retroviral Treatment AVA Awash Valley Authority AVDA Awash Valley Development Agency BDS Business Development Services BMOs Business Membership Organizations BoE Bureau of Education BoFED Bureau of Finance and Economic Development BPA Beijing Platform of Action BPR Business Process ReengineeringCAR Court Administration Reform CBE Commercial bank of ethiopia CBO Community Based Organization CDM Clean Development Mechanism CEDAW Convention for Elimination of Discrimination Against Women CFL Compact Fluorescent Lamp CFSTF Community Food Security Task Force CIDA Canadian International Development Agency COMESA Common Market for Southern and Eastern Africa CPP Comprehensive Package Programme CPR Contraceptive Prevalence Rate CRDAC hristian Relief and Development Association CSAC entral Statistical Authority/AgencyCSEC onservation Strategy of EthiopiaCSRPOC ivil Service Reform Program OfficeDAGD onor Assistance Group DHSD emography and Health SurveyDPPAD isaster Prevention and Preparedness AgencyEAAPE thiopian Association of Agricultural ProfessionalsEBA(EUs) Everything But Arms (initiative)

5 EBSNE mployment Based Safety NetECAE conomic Commission for AfricaECSCE thiopian Civil Service College EEAE thiopian Economic Association EEPCoEthiopian Electric Power Corporation EEPRIE thiopian Policy Research InstituteEFAPE thiopian Forestry Action ProgramEFFORTE ndowment Fund for the Rehabilitation of TigrayEIAE nvironmental Impact AssessmentEICE thiopian Investment CommissionEMCE xpenditure Management and ControlEMCPE xpenditure Management and Control (sub-)ProgramENAADPE valuation of National Accounting and Auditing DevelopmentProgramENSAPE astern Nile Subsidiary Action ProgramENSEDE thiopian Network for Sustainable Energy DevelopmentEPAE conomic Partnership Agreement EPAE nvironment Protection AuthorityEPAE xport Promotion AgenciesEPFE ducation Pooled FundEPIDE xtension and Project Implementation Department EPRDFE thiopian Peoples Revolutionary Democratic Front viESDPE ducation Sector Development ProgrammeESPE ducation Sector ProgrammeESRDFE thiopian Social Rehabilitation and Development Fund ETPE ducation and Training PolicyESTCE thiopian Science and Technology CommissionEWDFE thiopian Women Development Fund EWLAE thiopian Women Lawyers Association EWRAE thiopian Water

6 Resources AuthorityEWWCAE thiopian Water Works Construction AuthorityFAOFood and Agriculture Organization FaWDAF orest and Wildlife Development AuthorityFCSAF ederal Civil Service AgencyFDIF oreign Direct InvestmentFDREF ederal Democratic Republic of EthiopiaFFSCBF ederal Food Security Coordination BureauFFSSCF ederal Food Security Steering CommitteeFGMF emale Genital Mutilation FHHF emale Headed Household FNCCAPF ramework National Climate Change Action Plan FPFamily PlanningFSCOFood Security Coordination OfficeFSSF orum for Social Studies FTAFree Trade AgreementFTCsFarmers Training Centers GADG ender and DevelopmentGDPG ross Domestic Product GERG ross Enrolment Ratio GHGG reenhouse GasGNPG ross National Product GoEGovernment of EthiopiaviiHRMH uman Resource ManagementHASIDAH andicrafts and Small-scale Industries Development AgencyHIV/AIDSH uman Immune Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency SyndromeICDRI nstitute of Curriculum Development and ResearchICPDI nternational Conference on Population and Development ICSIDI nternational Convention on Settlement of Investment DisputesIDSI ndustrial Development StrategyIPPsIndependent Power ProducersITNI nsecticide Treated NetsIWRMI ntegrated Water Resources ManagementJSRPJ ustice System Reform ProgramJSRPOJ ustice System Reform Program OfficeKFSTFK ebele Food Security Task ForceKGKindergartenLDCL east Developed CountriesMCBM inistry of Capacity BuildingMDGsMillennium Development GoalsMFIsMicro

7 Finance InstitutionsMIGAM ultilateral Investment Guarantee AgencyMMRM aternal Mortality Rate MNREPM inistry of Natural Resources and Environmental ProtectionMoAMinistry of AgricultureMoARDM inistry of Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentMoEMinistry of EducationMOFEDM inistry of Finance and Economic DevelopmentMoHMinistry of HealthMoWAMinistry of Women s Affairs MoWRMinistry of Water ResourcesviiiMOIM inistry of InformationMOTIM inistry of Trade and IndustryMPPM inimum Package ProgrammeMSEDAM icro and Small-scale Enterprises Development AgencyMSEM icro and Small-scale EnterpriseMWMega Watt MWUDM inistry of Works and Urban DevelopmentNAPCDN ational Action Program to Combat DesertificationNAP-GENational Action Plan for Gender EqualityNBEN ational bank of EthiopiaNBEN ational Board of ExaminationsNBINile Basin InitiativeNCFSENew Coalition for Food Security in EthiopiaNDFN ational Desertification FundNERNet Enrolment RatioNFENon-Formal EducationNGONon-Governmental OrganizationNLAN ational Learning AssessmentNMSN ational Meteorological ServicesNOEN ational Office of ExaminationsNPEWN ational Policy on Ethiopian Women NPLNon-Performing LoanNRMN atural Resource Management NUPIN ational Urban Planning InstituteNWRCN ational Water Resources CommissionOECDO rganisation for Economic Cooperation and Development OMOOpen-Market OperationsOPMO ffice of Prime Minister PADCO Planning and Development Cooperative International PADETESP articipatory

8 Demonstration and Training Extension SystemixPaPESAP rivatization and Public Enterprises Supervising AuthorityPASDEPPlan for Accelerated and Sustainable Development to End PovertyPIMP rogram Implementation ManualPRSPP overty Reduction Strategy Paper/Program PSCAPP ublic Sector Capacity Building ProgramPSDPP ower Sector Development ProgramPSNPP roductive Safety Net ProgrammeRAPR egional Action ProgramREFR ural Electrification Fund RHReproductive HealthRIOR egional Investment OfficeRRMR apid Response MechanismRRTR apid Response TeamRTAR egional Trade AgreementSDPRPS ustainable Development and Poverty Reduction ProgramSMUCSt. Mary s University CollegeSTIS exually Transmitted Infections TFTask Force (for Civil Service Reform)TINT axpayer s Identification NumberT&VTraining and Visit Extension SystemTGET ransitional Government of EthiopiaTMSTop Management SystemsTOTT urnover TaxTVETT echnical and Vocational Education and Training UCAAU niversity College of Addis Ababa UNUnited NationsUNCBDU nited Nations Convention on BiodiversityUNCCDU nited Nations Convention to Combat DesertificationxUNCTADU nited Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNDPU nited Nations Development Programme UNESCOU nited Nations Education and Scientific OrganisationUNFCCCU nited Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeUNFPAU nited Nations Fund for Population Activities UNICEFU nited Nations Children s Fund UNIDOU nited Nations Industrial Development

9 OrganisationUSAIDU nited States Agency for International DevelopmentVADAV alleys Agricultural Development AuthorityVATV alue Added TaxVAWV iolence Against WomenWABW omen Affairs Bureau WADW omen Affairs DepartmentsWAOW omen Affairs Office WARDOW oreda Agriculture and Rural Development Office WBWorld BankWDIPW omen s Development Initiatives Project WFSTFW oreda Food Security Task ForceWIDW omen-In-DevelopmentWPFOW oreda Plan and Finance OfficeWRDAW ater Resources Development AuthorityWRMPE thiopian Water Resources Management PolicyWASSAW ater Supply and Sewerage AuthorityWSDPW ater Sector Development ProgramWSSW ater Supply and SanitationWTOW orld Trade OrganizationxiList of Tables Chapter title PageAmdissa Teshome Table 1 Chronology of the development of education in ethiopia 48>>Table 2 Key performance indicators monitored during the implementation of ESDPs 69>>Table 1 Enrolment in public and private HEIs 72>>Table 2 Regional distribution of TVET institutions73>>Table 3 Partial list of institutions accredited by the Ministry of Education 78 Dessalegn Rahmato Table 1 Distribution of holdings by size 139 TekleberhanGebremichael Table 1 Action Program (2998-2000) 201 BultiTerfassaTable 1 Balance of payment 294 MesfinTaffesseTable 1 Current status of CSRP sub-programs389 MeheretAyenew Table 1 Population estimates and regional distribution of cities and towns in ethiopia --- 2007 452 PrefaceFollowing the fall of th