Subsistence Agriculture:
The majority of agriculture practiced in Ethiopia is subsistence agriculture. Agriculture is practiced throughout the entire country, it is not concentrated in a single place.
85% of Ethiopia’s labor force are farmers.
Farmers in Ethiopia mainly practice livestock farming and shifting cultivation, although the use of this method has been decreasing.
The green revolution has impacted Ethiopia by helping them make great progress in restoring its degraded land and in improving food and water security. Tigray became self-suffiecient in food production.
Ethiopia has multiple plans in place to improve their agriculture. For example, they have a livestock growth program. They also have the Feed the Future program where agricultural strategies have been restored, so those will be used in Ethiopia as well.
The majority of agriculture practiced in Ethiopia is subsistence agriculture. Agriculture is practiced throughout the entire country, it is not concentrated in a single place.
85% of Ethiopia’s labor force are farmers.
Farmers in Ethiopia mainly practice livestock farming and shifting cultivation, although the use of this method has been decreasing.
The green revolution has impacted Ethiopia by helping them make great progress in restoring its degraded land and in improving food and water security. Tigray became self-suffiecient in food production.
Ethiopia has multiple plans in place to improve their agriculture. For example, they have a livestock growth program. They also have the Feed the Future program where agricultural strategies have been restored, so those will be used in Ethiopia as well.