The Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI): EDRI is a semi-autonomous research tink-tank engaged in:
- Economic research and policy analysis,
- Bridging research and policy,
- Capacity Building,
- Knowledge dissemination and exchange and
- Consultancy.
http://www.edri.org.et/
The Central Statistical Agency (CSA): CSA is Responsible for the statistical result of different sectors. CSA administer, conduct, supervise and produce almost all survey and census report in Ethiopia.
http://www.csa.gov.et/
Ministry of Agriculture (MoA): MoA is the Ethiopian government ministry which oversees the agricultural and rural development policies of Ethiopia on a federal level. The powers and duties of the MoA include: conservation and use of forest and wildlife resources, food security, early warning system, water use and small-scaled irrigation, promoting agricultural development, monitoring events affecting agricultural development, and establishing and providing agriculture and rural technology training.
http://www.moa.gov.et/
Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MoFED): The mission of the MoFED is to formulate development policies and plans enabling the realization of a fundamental economic transformation, and the follow-up of its implementation; to introduce a system of external economic cooperation based on the permanent interest of the country; and to establish an efficient and effective system of public finance administration.
http://www.mofed.gov.et/
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR): The Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Reasearch (EIAR) has evolved through several stages since its first initiation during the late 1940s with the establishment of the agricultural and technical school of Ambo and Jimma. Until the mid 1960's the Imperial College of Agricultural and Mechanical Arts—now Haramaya University—with its Agricultural Experiment Station at Debre Zeit—now Debre Zeit Research Center—were the major research entities. With the inauguration of the Institute of Agricultural Research (IAR) in 1966 the first nationally coordinated agricultural research system in Ethiopia was established.
http://www.eiar.gov.et/
Ethiopian Economic Association (EEA): The Ethiopian Economic Association is a non-profit making, non-political and non-religious professional Association which is registered with the Ministry of Justice in 1991 to accomplish the following objectives:
- to contribute to the economic advancement of Ethiopia;
- to contribute to the economic policy formulation capability;
- to promote the professional interest of its members;
- to promote the study of economics in the country's educational institutions;
- to promote economic research and assist in the dissemination of the findings of such research in Ethiopia;
- to provide fora for the discussion of economic issues;
- to promote professional contacts between Ethiopian economists and those of other countries.
http://www.eeaecon.org/
Addis Ababa University, School of Economics: More than 1000 students are currently enrolled in the B.A. program. About 540 students of the undergraduate program study full-time at the moment while more than 500 are registered for extension classes. Over the past seven years, about 90 students graduated per year in the undergraduate program. The B.A. course in economics at the AAU has produced about 1000 graduates over the past decade and is the largest supplier of trained economists in Ethiopia. A majority of economists currently working as officials or experts in government institutions and within the public/private sector in the country have passed through the program. http://www.aau.edu.et/index.php/economics-overview
