As a result, Ethiopia can improve food security, promote environmental sustainability, create more jobs, and build a resilient agriculture to support its fast‐growing population.Mihret, Yabebal ChekoleTakele, Mulu MarieMintesinot, Smegnew Moges...
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In most countries and in keeping with global figures, women in rural areas who work for wages are more likely than men to hold seasonal, part-time, and low-wage jobs, and women receive lower wages for the same work. Further, agriculture continues to be the most important source of ...
1 Angola 2 Guinea 3 Eritrea 4 Jordan 5 Tajikistan 6 Mozambique 7 Romania 8 Armenia 9 Nigeria 10 Ethiopia 11 Uzbekistan 12 Burkina Faso 13 Iran 14 Paraguay 15 Cambodia 15 Chile 15 Mongolia Source: EIU, 2010 Highest Growth in Agriculture (% annual increase in real terms, 2000-2008) 13.6 ...
Advocates for structural change in the food system see opportunity in alternative food systems (AFS) to bolster sustainability and equity. Indeed, any alternative to industrial labor practices is assumed to be better. However, little is known about what types of jobs are building AFS or job quali...
loafing on their formal jobs, participated in ethnic- or kin-based identities and rituals constitutive of self, and gave gifts not just to secure advantage but to confirm their sociality as persons and human beings. Thecollapse of the Soviet bloc hinders a balanced assessment ofsocialism, which ...
in Africa, citing conflict-affected countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Sudan, Nigeria, and South Sudan as the most food insecure countries in the region. Other challenges in achieving food security in Africa include climate change, which affects food production, ...
In Ethiopia, research suggests that adoption of adaptation practices increases food production per unit land area and households net income (Di Falco et al.2011). Adaptation can be supported by policy makers through provision of credit, information, inputs and extension (Hisali et al.2011; Tambo...
It points to the need for new investments to stimulate access to innovations that could encourage African youth now turning away from agriculture to reconsider opportunities in the sector—especially given the need to generate jobs and repair food systems battered by the pandemic. ...
Using precise appropriate technology in sustainable agriculture can also increase worker safety. In addition, sustainable agriculture aids rural areas' socio-economic development by providing jobs to young people in these areas. Furthermore, sustainable agriculture has the potential to support food security...