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| Chapter VIII |
| Encouraging Agriculture Nov. 02, 1949 |
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| Haile Selassie the First - November 2, 1949 |
| Agriculture being the basic national activity of Ethiopia, His Imperial Majesty has always taken the keenest interest in this field. He has been constant in introducing measures to increase the productivity of farm and forest as one of the primary means of raising the living standard of the Ethiopian people. His push for agro-industrial development and expansion has begun to transform the economic and social picture of his country. |
... While Our people who earn their living from farming and animal
husbandry cannot today gain equally as they did in the last previous years
from the export of cereals, We have taken adequate measures to maintain
their prosperity, and the value of our currency in the international market,
is maintaining its previous value.
Furthermore, realising that the export and marketing of local products
constitute able support of a nation's economy, We have given instructions
to Our Minister of Commerce and Industry to expedite the study and
preparation of projects aiming to promote and stimulate the export of
Ethiopia's agricultural and other surpluses.
We have ordered Our Minister of Agriculture to prepare a long-term
programme for the improvement of agriculture and for the amelioration of
livestock and cattle; already veterinarians with the necessary equipment
have begun the campaign against diseases in order to better develop this
source of Our people's wealth.
This Parliament gave its support by approving the promulgation of the
Proclamation making compulsory the immunisation of Ethiopian cattle
against contagious diseases. Aside from the programme for the
development of farming and animal husbandry, industrial development for
the benefit of Our people is the object of Our constant care....
husbandry cannot today gain equally as they did in the last previous years
from the export of cereals, We have taken adequate measures to maintain
their prosperity, and the value of our currency in the international market,
is maintaining its previous value.
Furthermore, realising that the export and marketing of local products
constitute able support of a nation's economy, We have given instructions
to Our Minister of Commerce and Industry to expedite the study and
preparation of projects aiming to promote and stimulate the export of
Ethiopia's agricultural and other surpluses.
We have ordered Our Minister of Agriculture to prepare a long-term
programme for the improvement of agriculture and for the amelioration of
livestock and cattle; already veterinarians with the necessary equipment
have begun the campaign against diseases in order to better develop this
source of Our people's wealth.
This Parliament gave its support by approving the promulgation of the
Proclamation making compulsory the immunisation of Ethiopian cattle
against contagious diseases. Aside from the programme for the
development of farming and animal husbandry, industrial development for
the benefit of Our people is the object of Our constant care....
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