As a reflection of the emerging co-operation for development aid between the Government of Norway and the Government of Ethiopia , in the field of natural resource management, NORAD, in July 1994 proposed an assistance in the form of institution strengthening package to ACA. This College was assessed as having vital roles and responsibilities in the development of trained manpower required in agriculture and natura! resource management hut seriously constrained by lack of educational infrastructure, particularly teaching aid. This was broadly defined to include textbooks, reference hooks, audio-visual aid, library equipment and facilities, laboratory equipment as well as means of transport to facilitate practical training in the field. The total amount of the grant earmarked for this one shot deal is about NOK 1.5 million
