Crossbreeding work in Ethiopia was initiated in the early 1950s. Following this initiation a number of governmental (example, Ethiopian Agricultural Research Organization, Ministry of Agriculture, National Artificial Insemination Center, Higher Learning Institutes) and non-governmental organizations (International Livestock Research Institute and Swedish International Development Agency) have worked in the development of the dairy sector. These crossbreeding activities, unfortunately, were not based on clearly defined breeding policy with regard to the level of exotic inheritance and the breed types to be used. .
