1. Background

It is always claimed that Agriculture remained to be the mainstay of Ethiopian economy despite the dismal performance of the sector. Various factors were held responsible for poor performance, despite the attempts were made to modernize it. In an effort to change the living standard of the population and to transform agriculture, the government declared the Agricultural Development Led Industrialization (ADLI) in 1993.In the broader context of ADLI, agriculture is expected to fuel the industrial growth simultaneously. Following ADLI, Rural development policy and strategy has been defined particularly focusing on agricultural development.