Professor Getnet Bekele and the Africa Oral Narratives project are extremely thankful to all the individuals who voluntarily participated in these interviews. This project would not have been successful without their collaboration. We are also thankful for their permit to publicize the taped interviews on the internet. We also acknowledge the permit the responsible Ethiopian authorities gave for the conduct of this project in the summers of 2009 and 2010. Special thanks are due to the Ministry of Agriculture’s (MoA) branch offices and officials at Debre Zeit, Modjo, Koshe, Arsi Nagelle, and Aje who played a leading role in identifying the interviewees and in facilitating our work without reservation.