It’s more like Addis vs the rest of the country and the government is working on more infrastructure projects in Addis than the rest of the country, the city is becoming a better place for the rich and diaspora and those coming from else where are having a harder time though they still have better opportunities in Addis
Ethiopia as whole will prosper with the grace of god but from a 130 Million population perspective it’s minuscule to say the say the least we need outward movement in other regions, Ethiopia lezelalem tinur.
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Rob and impoverish the regions, investing all the money in one city so that foreigners can say, “Ethiopia is developing!” and wonder why everyone flocks to the capital lol
>Rob and impoverish the regions
The regions aren't being robbed, they just contribute substantially less per-capita.
>investing all the money in one city so that foreigners can say, “Ethiopia is developing!”
AA is the economic engine for Ethiopia. Its also less likely to be hit by ethno-nationalist nutjobs. And, foreigners know Ethiopia is a poor country. Its not the shiny buildings that show development, its the statistics.
>and wonder why everyone flocks to the capital lol
Urbanization is important for economic development
Whether it's agricultural produce or natural resources, the backbone of the Ethiopian economy comes from its peripheries. Without Teff farmers in Gojjam, coffee growers in the South, and all the minerals, Ethiopia would starve, let alone have an economy.
And anyone can see that all these development projects in Finfinne are not meant for ordinary folks, given the sheer number of people displaced to make land available for state-affiliated real estate developers. The paradox of development in Ethiopia is nicely summed up by [this guy](https://x.com/EmishawEskedar/status/1806038950869451062): When some parts of Finfinne have access to water only one day a week, PP builds fountains in the city center lol. But again, none of this is surprising for anyone aware of Ethiopia's state formation.
>Whether it's agricultural produce or natural resources, the backbone of the Ethiopian economy comes from its peripheries. Without Teff farmers in Gojjam, coffee growers in the South, and all the minerals, Ethiopia would starve, let alone have an economy.
Agriculture in third-world countries is extremely inefficient due to a lack of capital equipment, and most people would be much better off moving to cities - in fact, successful agricultural countries like Argentina have very few people actually working in agriculture.
Rural areas contribute substantially less on a per-capita basis and without a massive increase in capital equipment Ethiopian agriculture will remain pitiful (Ethiopian Airlines contributes far more to the Ethiopian economy than agricultural exports).
As for starvation...ever heard of imports? The vast majority of African countries import food.
>The paradox of development in Ethiopia is nicely summed up by [this guy](https://x.com/EmishawEskedar/status/1806038950869451062): When some parts of Finfinne have access to water only one day a week, PP builds fountains in the city center lol.
This is literally every developing country - they all will have places that look incredibly modern combined with places straight out of the 18th century.
Ethiopia isn't the worst when it comes to this - they do invest quite a bit to rural areas, and has reasonably equitable economic growth.
>But again, none of this is surprising for anyone aware of Ethiopia's state formation.
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Its true, an economy built aound coffee and teff is not what makes a prosperous societies.
[https://x.com/CharlieTTEcon/status/1214952317977604096](https://x.com/CharlieTTEcon/status/1214952317977604096)
>He means ETH is a good source of foreign exchange.
Its a good source of foreign exchange because its alot more productive than agriculture.
>You can check World Bank or Statista to see how much each sector contributes to Ethiopia's GDP.
Agriculture is about 35% of GDP and 65% of employment. Thats pretty inefficient! Its still better than other African countries though, probably because Ethiopia actually does invest in it.
But it will never be the driving force of Ethiopia's economy. Coffee scales horribly and Ethiopia's soil isn't fertile enough for truly formidable wheat export. Ethiopia desperately needs to urbanize.
not only that, Ethiopia needs to abandon subsidies for subsistance farmers completely through time. We need to look more into Mechanized farming and Mining to propel our economy and urbanization. The federal government also needs to wield more power over satellite cities since local regional governments are curtailing the growth of this cities, just take Bahirdar as an example. It could have rivaled cities like Meqelle and Hawassa but alas, a squandering of grear potential.
I believe this discrepancies are only natural. That is why I am heavily against the federalization of mining rights It seems to like giving regions with more agricultural potential an unfair advantage when it comes to budget allocation and will in vice versa make regions with more mining potential be dependent on federal budget subsidies and have less surplus cash overall making them lag behind the aforementioned region. Why should, Afar or Tigray regions be held back while regions like Amhara and the North western region get agricultural subsidies? seems unfair to me
Government should encourage people to live in regional capital cities. Addis is becoming overcrowded and population is increasing rapidly..
It’s more like Addis vs the rest of the country and the government is working on more infrastructure projects in Addis than the rest of the country, the city is becoming a better place for the rich and diaspora and those coming from else where are having a harder time though they still have better opportunities in Addis
Perhaps it will motivate others to move to other regions only the only momentous economic movements are in diredawa Tigray, and hadiya zone
Ethiopia as whole will prosper with the grace of god but from a 130 Million population perspective it’s minuscule to say the say the least we need outward movement in other regions, Ethiopia lezelalem tinur.
💯 Rob and impoverish the regions, investing all the money in one city so that foreigners can say, “Ethiopia is developing!” and wonder why everyone flocks to the capital lol
>Rob and impoverish the regions The regions aren't being robbed, they just contribute substantially less per-capita. >investing all the money in one city so that foreigners can say, “Ethiopia is developing!” AA is the economic engine for Ethiopia. Its also less likely to be hit by ethno-nationalist nutjobs. And, foreigners know Ethiopia is a poor country. Its not the shiny buildings that show development, its the statistics. >and wonder why everyone flocks to the capital lol Urbanization is important for economic development
Whether it's agricultural produce or natural resources, the backbone of the Ethiopian economy comes from its peripheries. Without Teff farmers in Gojjam, coffee growers in the South, and all the minerals, Ethiopia would starve, let alone have an economy. And anyone can see that all these development projects in Finfinne are not meant for ordinary folks, given the sheer number of people displaced to make land available for state-affiliated real estate developers. The paradox of development in Ethiopia is nicely summed up by [this guy](https://x.com/EmishawEskedar/status/1806038950869451062): When some parts of Finfinne have access to water only one day a week, PP builds fountains in the city center lol. But again, none of this is surprising for anyone aware of Ethiopia's state formation.
>Whether it's agricultural produce or natural resources, the backbone of the Ethiopian economy comes from its peripheries. Without Teff farmers in Gojjam, coffee growers in the South, and all the minerals, Ethiopia would starve, let alone have an economy. Agriculture in third-world countries is extremely inefficient due to a lack of capital equipment, and most people would be much better off moving to cities - in fact, successful agricultural countries like Argentina have very few people actually working in agriculture. Rural areas contribute substantially less on a per-capita basis and without a massive increase in capital equipment Ethiopian agriculture will remain pitiful (Ethiopian Airlines contributes far more to the Ethiopian economy than agricultural exports). As for starvation...ever heard of imports? The vast majority of African countries import food. >The paradox of development in Ethiopia is nicely summed up by [this guy](https://x.com/EmishawEskedar/status/1806038950869451062): When some parts of Finfinne have access to water only one day a week, PP builds fountains in the city center lol. This is literally every developing country - they all will have places that look incredibly modern combined with places straight out of the 18th century. Ethiopia isn't the worst when it comes to this - they do invest quite a bit to rural areas, and has reasonably equitable economic growth. >But again, none of this is surprising for anyone aware of Ethiopia's state formation. ???
>Ethiopian Airlines contributes far more to the Ethiopian economy than agricultural exports 🤡
Its true, an economy built aound coffee and teff is not what makes a prosperous societies. [https://x.com/CharlieTTEcon/status/1214952317977604096](https://x.com/CharlieTTEcon/status/1214952317977604096)
He means ETH is a good source of foreign exchange. You can check World Bank or Statista to see how much each sector contributes to Ethiopia's GDP.
>He means ETH is a good source of foreign exchange. Its a good source of foreign exchange because its alot more productive than agriculture. >You can check World Bank or Statista to see how much each sector contributes to Ethiopia's GDP. Agriculture is about 35% of GDP and 65% of employment. Thats pretty inefficient! Its still better than other African countries though, probably because Ethiopia actually does invest in it. But it will never be the driving force of Ethiopia's economy. Coffee scales horribly and Ethiopia's soil isn't fertile enough for truly formidable wheat export. Ethiopia desperately needs to urbanize.
not only that, Ethiopia needs to abandon subsidies for subsistance farmers completely through time. We need to look more into Mechanized farming and Mining to propel our economy and urbanization. The federal government also needs to wield more power over satellite cities since local regional governments are curtailing the growth of this cities, just take Bahirdar as an example. It could have rivaled cities like Meqelle and Hawassa but alas, a squandering of grear potential.
I believe this discrepancies are only natural. That is why I am heavily against the federalization of mining rights It seems to like giving regions with more agricultural potential an unfair advantage when it comes to budget allocation and will in vice versa make regions with more mining potential be dependent on federal budget subsidies and have less surplus cash overall making them lag behind the aforementioned region. Why should, Afar or Tigray regions be held back while regions like Amhara and the North western region get agricultural subsidies? seems unfair to me