Poverty, peasantry and agriculture in Ethiopia

Though important it was, in the Ethiopian academics, peasant agriculture has never been recognized as an important development issue until the recent times. No attempt has been made to bring internal transformation in the thinking and working habit of the people. This contribution, based on desk reviews and unpublished sources, is concerned with the issues and history of essential features of the Ethiopian agriculture, including post-1974 rural policy and agricultural developments. The study also explored the effect of religion and culture on thinking and working habit of the people.