Economic Contributions and Synergies of Biogas with the SDGs in Ethiopia

• This paper aims to give a macroeconomic insight on the role of biogas sector in Ethiopia. The annual outputs reached USD 7.7 million 2015/16. Installing digesters contributes 1.4 each year construction industry. economic contributions domestic partly depend effective utilization slurry as fertilizer. Agricultural policies country should highlight and link with extension services. Domestic technology helps foster sustainable development different ways. It is particularly important countries like Ethiopia where about 80% population lives rural areas, more than 90% households use solid biomass for cooking. In light this, Government has launched National Biogas Programme 2008. Programme, now its third phase, successfully installed tens thousands digesters. gross value Results study indicate that micro rely co-product (i.e., slurry) therefore production