How Successful The Agricultural Development Led Industrialization Strategy (ADLI) Will Be Leaving The Existing Land Holding System Intact – A Major Constraints For The Realization of ADLI’s Targets

Abstract

Ethiopia!remains!still!a!largely!food!insecure!economy.!The!link!between!agriculture!and!the!
transformation!of!the!national!economy!is!weak.!Ideas!for!transforming!agriculture!are!donor!
influenced!if!not!in!some!cases!even!donor!dependent.!There!is!doubt!that!the!agricultural!led!
development!strategy!can!overcome!donor!penetration!and!influence.!There!are!a!number!of!
challenges!that!the!agricultural!sector!faces.!The!major!is!the!low!productivity!of!agriculture!to!
overcome!the!chronic!food!dependency!by!the!Ethiopian!economy.!This!paper!explores!the!
vulnerabilities!of!agriculture!and!indeed!with!it!the!whole!economy!