Preface

As stipulated in the Second Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP II), Ethiopia is committed to tuning its growth direction from agriculture-led to industry-led economy. In this plan, the role of industries in general and the manufacturing sector in particular is considered as the main sector towards which the economy evolves. Today, even though the service sectors have come to dominate the economies in most of the rich countries, manufacturing remains critical to the rapid economic transformation of developing countries like Ethiopia. The Ethiopian government has recognized the importance of this sector and paid greater attention than ever.