| Stated Role |
The National Agricultural Input Authority (NAIA) was established under proclamation Number 288/2002 of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia in July 2002. The major directions/ concentrations of the authority are: <P> <P> Ensuring that farmers and pastoralists benefit from an increased production and productivity, which is a necessity for the growth and development of the country. <P> <P> Ensuring the production of various high quality, market oriented agricultural inputs with a sufficient quantity and ensuring their timely distribution to users, as these are the main factors in raising production and productivity in the agricultural sector. <P> <P> Strengthening the input sub sector by encouraging the participation of the private sector, government organs and other stake holders in the production, supply, distribution and trade of agricultural inputs; build capacity, knowledge and skills to promote input technologies in order to fulfill the current and long term requirements of the country.<P> Assisting in building capacity ,knowledge and skill to promote input technologies in order to fulfil the current and long term requirements of the country ;and<P><P> Managing agricultural inputs in a systematic, coordinated, and integrated manner for increased agricultural production and productivity in order to ensure sustainable development in the country. <P> |