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Report Launch: Building a Big Tent for Agricultural Transformation in Ethiopia

April 24, 2019 • 9:00 – 10:30 am EDT

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been widely hailed for his promises to open political space, usher in economic liberalization, and remake the country’s poor record on human rights. However, to truly transform his country, Dr. Abiy must first transform agriculture, which is the nucleus of the Ethiopian economy and by far the largest employer.

Please join us for the launch of our newest report, Building a Big Tent for Agricultural Transformation in Ethiopia, which examines the past wins, current endeavors, and future challenges of Ethiopia’s Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA).
 
Following a keynote message from ATA’s CEO, Khalid Bomba, an expert panel will compare and contrast Ethiopia’s experience in agricultural transformation to that of other countries and explore the role that donors like the United States government can play to support such efforts for country-led development.

This event is made possible through the generous support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, International Development, Food Security, and U.S. Development Policy
Christian Man

Christian Man

Adjunct Fellow (Non-resident), Global Food Security Program
Kimberly Flowers

Kimberly Flowers

Senior Associate (Non-resident), Humanitarian Agenda and Global Food and Water Security Program

Khalid Bomba

Chief Executive Officer, Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA)

Beth Dunford

Assistant to the Administrator & Deputy Coordinator for Development for Feed the Future, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Getachew Diriba

Independent Consultant, Agricultural Development

Sara Boettiger

Senior Advisor, Center for Agricultural Transformation, McKinsey & Company

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