Agriculture, Health & Communications
….Agriculture,
the backbone of the nation’s economy, has received its proper share of
attention in Our Government’s planning. Intensive efforts are being made to
improve farming techniques. The cotton project at Tendaho is moving out of the
experimental stage. Enlarged veterinary services will improve the quality of
Ethiopia’s cattle, thus multiplying many times over the wealth which exists in
the country’s livestock population and a new slaughterhouse is going into
production near Shashamanne to take advantage of this potential. A coordinated
locust control project, undertaken in common with neighbouring countries,
promises to reduce, if not immediately to eliminate entirely, the ravages which
this insect pest has inflicted in the past upon Ethiopia’s crops. Grain storage
facilities are being constructed which will serve to guard against the economic
and social disturbances which arise when shortages occur. Measures will shortly
be proposed to Parliament for action to be taken to preserve, for the benefit
of present and future generations, the nation’s forests which are not only
valuable in themselves as a source of wood, but act as nature’s guardian
against the forces of erosion, which, unchecked, can transform fertile areas
into barren and sterile desert…..
Nov. 21, 1963.
Selected Speeches of His Imperial Majesty Haile
Selassie - page 481 –
….. Efforts
for the alleviation of suffering and disease are advancing satisfactorily.
Endemic diseases which have sapped the strength and will of so many of Our
people for untold years are slowly yielding to the assaults mounted against
them, and these efforts will continue unabated until they have achieved
complete and permanent success. New clinics and hospitals have been opened, and
today Our nation disposes of more medical facilities than ever before in its
history. …..
Nov. 21, 1963.
Selected Speeches of His Imperial Majesty Haile
Selassie - page 539 –
….. In the
past twelve months, significant improvements have been effected in the Empire’s
transportation and communications systems. Additional funds are being expended
in the expansion of the nation’s telecommunications network which will serve to
bring our neighbours closer to us. Modern jet aircraft have been added to the
fleet of Ethiopian Air Lines bringing the entire world measurably closer to our
doorstep. The most modern international airport facilities have been added to
our civil aviation system as part of a coordinated programme which will make
Addis Ababa an increasingly important centre for air travel. The Third Highway
Programme will add new roads to Ethiopia’s highway system and modernize roads
which already exist. The improvement in these areas will encourage accelerated
economic activity as men travel to and from Ethiopia and throughout the
countryside more comfortably and quickly. And as travel facilities improve, an
expanded effort to attract tourists is being undertaken in order that friends
from foreign lands may come to know of Ethiopia’s climate, her spectacular
natural beauty and her many historic attractions and places of interest. The
rewards which accrue to the nation more than justify these activities. …..
Nov. 21, 1963
Selected Speeches of His Imperial Majesty Haile
Selassie - page 571 –
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