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East Africa: Ethiopia - Agriculture, food security and climate change outlook
| Content Provider | Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) |
|---|---|
| Organization | CCAFS: PII-EA_CSVPartnerships |
| Spatial Coverage | Ethiopia [ET] |
| Description | Agriculture is the mainstay of Ethiopia’s economy and the primary source of employment for its population. It contributes 44% to the GDP and employs more than three quarters of the economically active population. The livestock sector contributes 16-20% to the national GDP and represents a key subsistence source for some 10 million pastoralists. Roughly 90% of total earnings come from agriculture. Agricultural systems are almost exclusively rain-fed. Of an irrigation potential of approximately 2.7 million hectares of land, only 2-3% of the cropland is currently irrigated. Initiatives that sustainably increase productivity, enhance resilience, and reduce/remove greenhouse gases (GHGs), are required, as well as planning to address trade-offs and synergies between these three pillars: productivity, adaptation, and mitigation. |
| Related Links | https://cgspace.cgiar.org/items/ad80d864-4819-4033-9db1-44f4d8b7eb66 |
| File Format | |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2019-12-20 |
| Publisher Place | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security Climate Change Agriculture Food Security Gender Priorities AND Policies FOR Csa Climate-smart Technologies AND Practices Low Emissions Development Climate Services AND Safety Nets Gender AND Social Inclusion |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Poster |
| Subject | Agronomy and Crop Science Food Science Plant Science |
