[1] In 1970, Rahmato published his first important article on the necessity of lasting and dedicated research within the field of agricultural studies, The Conditions of the Ethiopian Peasantry.
He wrote the article in Challenge that is published by Ethiopian Students Union in North America (ESUNA).
[1] After the Ethiopian Civil War of 1974 and the formation of the communist Derg regime, Rahmato returned to Ethiopia.
For his presentations in the field of research that incited development of agriculture in Ethiopia, he was honored with a Prince Claus Award from the Netherlands in 1999.
[1][2][3] At the beginning of the second decade of the 21st Century, Rahmato works on research on the food security in Ethiopia, after many agricultural sites had been bought by speculators from other countries like Saudi Arabia.