Background of Research
○Ethiopia is Korea's major partner country in which various ministries, including the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, have been promoting development cooperation projects. In particular, it is necessary to establish mid- to long-term goals, key areas and strategies for development cooperation projects in the agricultural sector. The purpose of this study is to analyze the current status of Ethiopia's agricultural sector and value chain, and to establish and present Ethiopia's agricultural development cooperation strategy in accordance with national development strategies of Ethiopia and development cooperation strategies of Korea and the international community.

Method of Research
○This study used materials such as Ethiopia's national development strategy, Ethiopia's agricultural and rural strategy, Korea's key cooperation fields, and statistical data to derive measures to support Ethiopia's agricultural sector.


○We commissioned the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), a cooperation institute for this study, to analyze Ethiopia's agricultural value chain. An online survey was conducted on 19 Ethiopian officials and related experts between 27 June 2022 and 8 August 2022. From the results, we derived the importance of Ethiopia's agricultural value chain, the importance and recommendations of the program in the 'Korean ODA Model in the Agricultural Sector'.

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