Policies / Policies from 2014

Policies from 2014

Policies with publication year 2014.

Animal Breeding Policy and Strategy

Agriculture

Ethiopia2014Agriculture And Rural DevelopmentOther

The policy and strategy objectives include: Implementing sustainable and systematic animal breeding programmes in the country; To build capacities in the area of animal genetics and biodiversity, and establishing a centralized animal genetic resources database and information system.

National Strategy for Ethiopia's Agricultural Extension System

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Ethiopia2014Agriculture And Rural DevelopmentOther

The strategy contains the visions, systemic bottlenecks, and priority interventions for the agricultural extension system in Ethiopia. The novel strategy on agricultural extension is based on the push to drive agricultural productivity and improve food security and nutrition through the development of innovative and farmer-owned extension services. The objective of the extension system is to "transform Ethiopia�s agriculture through implementation of pluralistic extension system and by providing demand-driven and market-led extension services to male, female and youth farmers, pastoralists and agro-pastoralists".

Live Animals Marketing Proclamation

Council of Ministers/trade and industry

Ethiopia2014Trade, Industry And InvestmentOther

This Proclamation shall apply to any person directly or indirectly involved in live animals marketing within the country. The proclamation stipulates that the Marketing of live animals shall be carried out at the first level and the second level lives animals market centres under Article 5 and Article 6 of this Proclamation. It specifies details about the levels of market centres, live animals health control, transportation of live animals, as well as the duties and obligations of market actors.

Ethiopian Environment and Forest Research Institute Establishment Council of Ministers Regulations

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Ethiopia2014Environment And Climate ChangeRegulation

These regulations are to establish the Ethiopian Environment and Forest Research Institute as an autonomous federal government office having its legal personality. The Institute shall be accountable to the ministry of environment and forest. It shall, among other things: Identity, import, adapt, utilize, and generate technologies that significantly contribute to forest development; coordinate the environment and forest research activities carried out by environment and forest research centres or higher education institutes. The institute shall also work towards mitigating environmental degradation, desertification, and extinction of species, among other things.

National Institute for Control and Eradication of Tsetse Fly and Trypanosomosis Council of Ministers Regulation

Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Ethiopia2014Agriculture And Rural DevelopmentRegulation

The council of ministers regulations establishing the national institute for control and eradication of tsetse fly and trypanosomosis, as an autonomous federal government organ, and accountable to the ministry of agriculture. The institute is charged with eradicating tsetse fly and trypanosomosis in areas witnessing the scourge, with the ultimate aim of improving the productivity levels of animals and crops.

Raw Hides and Skins Marketing Proclamation

Council of Ministers/Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Ethiopia2014Agriculture And Rural DevelopmentOther

The proclamation is premised on the need to revamp the current ineffective marketing structure of raw hides and skins; with its accompanied reduction in competitive levels in the leather industry. This proclamation thus seeks to bridge the identified gaps and facilitate the placement of an effective market structure along with collection, processing, storage, and transportation lines. The proclamation applies to all stakeholders in the raw hides and skins marketing industry.

Ethiopian Energy Authority Establishment Council of Ministers Regulations

Ministry of water, irrigation, and energy

Ethiopia2014EnergyRegulation

These regulations are under the relevant articles and sections of the energy proclamation of 2013. The authority is established as an autonomous federal government office, under the supervision of the ministry of water, irrigation, and energy. It is saddled with the responsibility of ensuring equitable, safe, economical, and efficient electricity supply; promoting competitiveness in the sector; and promoting conservation of energy.

Ethiopian Public Health Institute Establishment Council of Ministers Regulations

Council of Ministers

Ethiopia2014HealthRegulation

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.

Ethiopian Water Works Construction Enterprise Establishment Council of Ministers Regulation

House of Peoples Representative

Ethiopia2014UtilitiesRegulation

This proclamation establishes the Ethiopian waterworks construction enterprise, as a public enterprise. The enterprise is expected to be guided and governed by the relevant proclamations, and to be supervised by the ministry of water, irrigation, and energy. The enterprise shall see to the construction and administration of all forms of waterworks, in the construction of federal government roads and buildings.

Food, medicine and Health Care Administration and Control Council of Ministers Regulations

Health

Ethiopia2014HealthRegulation

These regulations are issued by the council of ministers. It addresses the issues surrounding effective food, medicine, and health care administration and control in Ethiopia. It specifically includes prominent areas like manufacturing, counterfeiting and adulteration, irradiation, transport, storage and distribution, import and export, as well as clinical trials, among others. it ultimately pushes to ensure that food and medicine unsafe for public use and consumption, do not find themselves involved in the value chain, from production to distribution, and final use.

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