About us – AESE

More About AESE

The Agricultural Economics Society of Ethiopia (AESE) is a professional society established in 1994 in accordance with the constitutional rights and obligations of the Ethiopian Constitution. The office of the society is located in Addis Ababa (at Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research-EIAR). The society is lead by an executive committee (EC) constituting seven members (president, vice president, secretary, and others members). The EC members are elected by the general assembly of the society every two years. To assist the EC there is one part-time employees (an office manager/fundraiser and a secretary) who are accountable to the executive committee. Currently, the society has more than — active members.

Vision

We aspire to see the society becoming one of the strongest forums for Agricultural Economists and professionals in related disciplines in Ethiopia/Africa, and influential institution for problem solving research, teaching and advocacy in agriculture and allied sectors so that sustainable development is realized in Ethiopia.

Mission

AESE promotes unbiased professionalism of agricultural economists in Ethiopia and promotes (through its members) the generation and dissemination of research outputs that could used in the process of agricultural policy formulation as well as implementation of development programs/projects at grassroots level.

Values

-> We believe that decisions in our society are transparent and democratic. -> We believe that our publications and deliberations are of high quality and are problem oriented -> We believe that the society has a stake in the development of the Ethiopian agriculture -> We respect every societal members and frontline workers -> We give due credit to our sponsors, collaborators and partners -> We do respect the clients of the society (private, public and social) -> We respect indigenous knowledge and build on that for improving Ethiopian Agriculture, and hence the Economy. -> We believe that executive committee members of the society pursue professionalism and are trustworthy and accountable for their actions to their members.