36 likes 22,568 views. Therefore, farm size affects agricultural sustainability in the economy, social aspects, and environmental performance of agricultural production, for instance, increasing farm size has a positive impact on farmers net profit, economic benefits, technical and labor efficiency with mean coefficients of 0.005, 0.02, and 2.25 in China, respectively (Ren et al., 2019). Arable land refers to the potential of land where its soil and climatic conditions are suitable for growing crops and rearing animals. Ethiopia was ranked 92 in the world in Global Hunger Index 2020. This particular sector determines the growth of all other sectors and consequently the whole national economy. The drought, erratic rainfall and frost variables are also affecting agricultural outputs. In Ethiopia, the land is allocated to farmers by the state. In 20182020years alone the locust caused high-yield losses in the rift valley, eastern, north-central, and northern parts of Ethiopia. (. Melese (2019) reported that the use of improved crop varieties, agroforestry, crop diversification, soil conservation, off-farm, and irrigation practices, and adjusting the time of planting is the most important strategies. THE MAJOR AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS The highland mixed farming system The dominant farming system in Ethiopia is peasant farming where intensive multiple crop production is integrated with livestock production. Majorly, it focused on the shortage of farmland, climate change, fragmentation and degradation of farmland, unevenly distributed constructions and urbanizations, pests, lack of integration among stakeholders, political instabilities, and its prospects. The urgency and complexity of the problem of lack of food self-sufficiency, the inefficiency of economic development forced the Ethiopia government to secure food at very high cost (FAO, 2011; USDA (United States Department of Agriculture), 2010). However, Ethiopias current fruit, vegetable, and animal production for export are very limited because of fragmented cultivation and lack of quality. Agriculture in Ethiopia is mainly dependent on rainfed systems, and this dependency has put the majority of the Ethiopian population at the mercy of meteorological variability. Lack of sustained and intergenerational commitments to transform the legal or constitutional system for millennia made the country liable. We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. A rural community settlement has another negative impact on the utilization of farmlands for mechanization. Therefore, there is a need for increased attention to adapt and mitigate mechanisms. But this situation is exacerbated by man-made factors like deforestation, cultivation, or plowed vertical along a downslope direction that increases runoff and soil erosion (Bishaw, 2001). Its agriculture sector, economy, and food security status are equally complex. Illiteracy is another major reason why Ethiopia wallows in poverty. Ticks (species of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus, Boophilus decolaratus, Rhipicephelus evertsi, and Amblyomma variegatum), Tsetse Fly (Glossina pallidipes), Mange (Chorioptes bovis, and Sarcoptes), biting flies (Stomoxys calcitrans (stable Fly)) are vector-borne parasitic diseases of livestock and endoparasites such as helminths (nematodes: Haemonchus, Ostertagia, Trichostrongylus (chaerbertia, oesophagostomum), Nematodirus, Bunostomum (hookworm), Toxocara vitulorum, cooperia, Dictyocaulus), estodes: moeniezia genus, cysticercus, Echinococcus granulosus), Trematodes (Fasciola hepatica, and Fasciola gigantic) and Coccidia are directly constrained livestock production in Ethiopia (Diriba, 2020; Welay et al., 2018; Ministry of Agriculture, 2014). See answer. The countryhas a huge labor force and water resources. ), grain moths (Sitotroga cerealella), and bean bruchids (Acanthoscelides obtectus, Bruchus pisorum, and Zabrotes subfasciatus)], aphids, thrips, two-spotted spider mites (Tetranchus urticae), white mango scale insects (Aulacaspis tubercularis), etc. crop productions and animal rearing) took place. The deforestation rate in Ethiopia accounts for 1.25% of forest and other woodlands 1.8% annually per year (GFRA (Global Forest Resources Assessment), 2015). 7 How much of Ethiopias land is under cultivation? In addition, the countrys agriculture highly depends on rain-fed. The technological input like synthetic chemical fertilizers has also increased the acidity of soil from time to time in high rainfall areas. (2020) reported that in Ethiopia, land fragmentation resulted in food insecurity and increased the amount of time spent moving from one parcel to another that lowered agricultural output and reduced productivity. Soil erosion is a serious problem in Ethiopia. The rapidly increasing populations, depletion of soil fertility, landlessness, climate change, deforestation, and degradation of natural resources are serious problems of developing nations that need urgent actions. Expansion of large-scale agricultural investments (land grabbing) in these areas is the current government's focus and resulting in the loss and unsustainable utilization of natural resources. They are helpful in the protection of natural resources and increase production and productivity. Agriculture constitutes over 50% of economic sector in Ethiopia, and the largest dependable economic activity. For example, in 1913/14 (Northern Ethiopia), 1920/22, 1932/34, 1953, 1957/58, 1964/66, and 1973/74 (Tigray and Wolo), 19831984, 19871988, and 199092, 1993/94 (Wolde-Georgis, 1997) and recently in 2015/2016 (Eastern parts of Ethiopia followed by ElNio). In particular, Africa and Latin America have the highest proportion of degraded agricultural land whereas Asia has the largest proportion of degraded forest land as revenue-poor national governments pursue lucrative policies of deforestation. Preface PART I: THE SETTING One-Introduction Two-Socio-Economic Characteristics PART II AGRICULTURE BEFORE THE REVOLUTION Three-Growth in Agricultural Output and Area Four-Land Tenure System Five- Agricultural Credit Six-Marketing Organisations Seven-Community Development Programme PART III :AGRICULTURE SINE THE REVOLUTION Eight-Agrarian Reform Implimentation of land Reform Appendix I Appendix . MoFAN (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands). Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Ethiopias agriculture heavily relies on oxen plow and rain-fed that by neglecting other alternative technologies since the time of the Neolithic era (Diriba, 2020). In the coming decades, ensuring food security is one of the greatest challenges in Ethiopia. Overcoming these challenges requires a greater commitment of the governments, nongovernment, and other international organizations to assurance the peoples basic needs and inspire the citizens to commercialize agriculture through improving infrastructures, provision of incentives, and export the agricultural commodities. Required fields are marked *. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". Conservational agriculture approaches seek to reduce soil disturbance by minimizing mechanical tillage, maintain a protective organic cover on the soil surface, and cultivate a wider range of plant species both annuals and perennials in associations, sequences, and rotations that may include trees, shrubs, pastures, and crops, for example, rotation cropping systems of pulses or legumes build up and maintain soil nitrogen levels (FAO, 2017). Based on this background, the state farmland provision for the farmer is more than 3045years and on average the current landowner is above 4850years of age at a minimum level. The author received no direct funding for this research. Ethiopia 's industrial sectors classified into four basic groups: agriculture, food processing, construction, resources and energy and tourism. Agriculture is the backbone of the Ethiopian economy. Globally, it was forecasted that in the coming decades, the world is likely to be not only more populous and urban but also demographically older (FAO, 2017). An attempt to address the problem of food shortage in moderation of prices and enhancing distribution across a globe in addition to supporting the agricultural productivity through improved technology is becoming part of the solution. The country intends to be a middle-income economy by 2025. By closing this message, you are consenting to our use of cookies. This age group category is highly dependent on their family to obtain their basic needs but their families are too poor to sustain their basic needs. Generally the adverse consequences of global changes have the most significant effects on the poorest and most vulnerable, who historically have had limited entitlements and opportunities for growth. Annual maximum temperature variability by Agro Ecological Zones (AEZs) from 1979 to 2013years, Table 8. It includes production of livestock products (milk, egg, meat), beverages, leather and . Ethiopia s agriculture is plagued by periodic drought, soil degradation caused by overgrazing, deforestation, high levels of taxation and poor infrastructure (making it difficult and expensive to get goods to market). Yet agriculture is the countrys most promising resource. improper handling and lack of packaging and refrigerated storage facilities are the major problems . Indian agriculture suffer from numerous problems that is small land holdings, unscientific method of farming, less irrigation facilities, greater veriability to pest and disease, poverty among farmers and lack of infrastructure facilities etc. To make a sustainable intensification of crop and animal production, conserving water resources, adoption of ecosystem-based approaches, such as conservation agriculture, applying environmentally safe agricultural inputs, keeping soil healthy, and use of improved genetic material and nutrient management are required to boost Ethiopian agriculture. Agriculture is the backbone of the Ethiopian economy. This report also indicated that much of the temperature increment happened in the dry and hotspots of the country. Ethiopia is vulnerable to climate change. The most frequent causes include a lack of more recently developed improved seeds, initial investment funds, cropland loss, labor, pesticides, invasive alien species, farm storage techniques, small-scale irrigation techniques, and obstacles based on religion and culture. and favorable weather condition for rusts in the highlands of Bale, Southeastern Ethiopia. The traditional vegetables of Ethiopia have the potential for increased production and expansion of use to areas where they are less popular or not known at all. International governments and organizations could support the country not only by the provision of credit and donation but also should make sure that the political and economic environment for permitting the intended goals. Monthly, seasonal and annual rainfall trend analyses from 1979 to 2013years, Table 6. The global soil organic carbon nets primary production is reduced at least by 5% due to the loss of natural ecosystem functions, which is estimated at an economic value of between 6.3 USD-$10.6 trillion per year (or 1017% of global GDP) (UNCCD, 2019). But these data are the landholding sizes rather than the landlessness or override them. Table 11. Vertically coordinated, more organized food systems offer standardized food for urban areas and formal employment opportunities for both rural and urban areas. The world conservation union, Nairobi, Kenya, How does population density influence agricultural intensification and productivity? Although industrialized agriculture has been successful in producing large quantities of food, the future of food production is in jeopardy due to problems in agriculture. The key agricultural problems worldwide are price volatility in agricultural markets, food insecurity, undernourishment, shortage of land and water resources used in agricultural activities. Leaving crop residue in the farmland and adding organic matter is used for improving soil fertility and maximize the water-holding capacity of the soil (Pisante et al., 2012). For instance, rainfall is one of the most noticed climate variables in the country. More than 80% of the population lives in rural areas where farming (i.e. According to Diriba (2020), the practice of mechanized agriculture in Ethiopia is estimated at 0.7% for land preparation while it is less than 0.8% for crops thresher machines. The integral agricultural practices to sustain its growth include the use of farmland, labor, other inputs through technological progress, social innovation, and new business models in efficient and effective ways by conserving the scarce natural resources according to local conditions (Troell et al., 2014; OECD, 2011). The country is endowed with ample water resources in central, western, and southwestern parts, except dry parts of the northeastern and eastern parts which may even be supplied from the water-rich areas of the country. The Labor Sorrow It was all started about the tax that laborers are shouldering. Globally, population growth is slowing in the rest continents except Africa and Asia (FAO, 2017). Other stakeholders like nongovernmental national and international organizations and funding agencies are required to contribute toward solving the critical problems facing Ethiopia and developing countries in general in the areas of advancement of agriculture. Achievements and challenges in Ethiopian agriculture. ), land degradation which often leads to desertification, poor climatic conditions (including severe droughts), etc. Figure 1. Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet. Table 9. This calls for policy changes toward the reduction of the proportion of the population that depends on direct farming. Hitherto the most of the existing literature on Ethiopian agricultural development has focused on resource degradation as the root cause of constraints to sustainable production and productivity (Headey et al., 2014). These policy regulations may include changing the current fragmented agricultural activities into unified mechanized farming systems as a strategic developmental plan. Agriculture is particularly vulnerable to climate-related effects such as erratic rainfall in the semi-arid regions of northern Ethiopia. Ethiopia has no: Less than 21 soil types with varying physical and chemical features. The majority of the Ethiopians are farmers but they have not yet secured food at large. However, Ethiopia is almost rainfall-dependent as there are no practices of water harvesting technology (Ayalew, 2018). Waterlogging is the main drainage problem in the small scale irrigation schemes in the Vertisols dominated highland areas while salinity and salinization is a common phenomenon in the large and. Ethiopia has varies potentials regarding to aggro-ecological zones. These strategies are required to be adopted by smallholder farmers. The sector accounts for about 10% of Ethiopias export income, with leather and leather products making up 7.5% and live animals 3.1%. Why agriculture is the backbone of Ethiopian economy? The rapidly growing population is a source of labor to exploit the existing resources for agricultural-sector investors. They may forceto cut down the tree to make charcoal. Therefore, this paper is devoted to reviewing the existing agricultural challenges and future prospects in the country. The amount of river-based water in Ethiopia could be 124.4 billion cubic meters (Berhanu et al., 2014). This report also indicated that the Ethiopian government planned the development of small-scale irrigation to 1.7 million ha between 2015 and 2020. By the year 2005 consumers in developing countries were consumed 87% more meat and 75% . The Government of Ethiopia (GOE) has identified key priority intervention areas to increase productivity of smallholder farms and expand large-scale commercial farms. Most of the Ethiopian farmers have farmland that is fragmented into two to three plots or parcels (Table 3). Since Ethiopia's economy depends mostly on agriculture (about 45 to 50% of GDP), natural causes such as drought and sometimes unpredictable flooding put the entire economy of Ethiopia in a very bad shape and leave many starving. These older farmers might be discriminated against accessing credit, training, and other income-generating resources (FAO, 2017). Land constraints and agricultural intensification in Ethiopia: A village-level analysis of high-potential areas. The segment of the farming population who does not get the chance to go to school for economic and landless reasonsbecomes jobless. Agriculture is the mainstay of Ethiopian economy involving major source of employment and gross national product. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Therefore, this paper is devoted to reviewing agricultural challenges and prospects in Ethiopia based on the available literature. Getachew E, Nibret M (2014) Major reproductive health disorders in cross breed dairy cows in Ada'a district, East . Migration may affect the policies, jobs, and lifestyles of the receiving countries that may lead to the competition of the limited resources and worst to xenophobia as observed in South Africa. Shallot, garlic, potatoes and chillies are mainly produced under . According to the World Bank, Ethiopia spent 26.3% of its government expenditure and 4.5% of its GDP on education provision in 2013. The country misused these gifted natural resources in agricultural activities possibly mainly due to the political unrest characterized by the frequent war that weakened the economy rather than focused on development. Soil erosion has been one of the country's major problems. Ethiopias total export earnings by value increased by 12% from the previous year. A little modification has been made to bring internal transformation in the thinking and working habit of the people in the past century. Therefore, it requires taking critical actions to solve it. Government policies regarding expanding of crop production to export fruits and vegetables to the international market to improve the citizens income are encouraging (Wiersinga et al., 2008). They are also not motivated in the utilization of the innovated or new agricultural technologies like improved seeds and modern agricultural tools. This is true in the case of Ethiopia, where the youngsters are more motivated to buy and use the innovated and improved agricultural technologies than older generations even in recent times. The adverse impact of climate variability varies. . The policies the government put down has a long way in expanding the agricultural sector in the country. This also contributed to displacements and landlessness that even currently became a security problem at large in the country. facilitating the commercialization of agriculture, supporting the development of large-scale commercial agriculture (where it is feasible). This report also argued that the farmers are barely able to feed their families and contributed to further environmental deterioration. Because agriculture is the primary source for . Therefore, this paper is devoted to reviewing the existing agricultural challenges and future prospects in the country. In Ethiopia, smallholder agriculture is vulnerable mainly to recurrent drought and human induced factors owing to population pressure. One of the keys will be changing the way agriculture is financed and incentivized. Ozone Depletion, Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming 2. 3099067 But even these 2 ha of land is not enough to produce an adequate supply of food for the average family (Lebeda et al., 2010; IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural Development), 2008; Gebreselassie, 2006). . Problems of Agriculture In Nigeria with examples. Major problems of Ethiopian agriculture are: unemployment, wetland waterlogging, salinity in arid and semi-arid regions, acidity in areas with excessive rainfall, It has been discovered from the Ethiopian national survey that the relationships between yield, farm size, and land fragmentation have an inverse relationship that is, a positive association between yield and land fragmentation (Paul & Gthnji, 2018). Despite numerous challenges of agricultural activities, Ethiopia has marvelous opportunities like a commercial farming investment on fruit, vegetable, ornamental plants, and beef; the huge number of the labor force, water resources, and proximity to the Middle East and other African countries to ship products within a short period of time. At that time, the criteria of the provision of farmland are based on the number of families and cattle. These are the combined constraints that reduce the soil mass, productivity, health, soil quality, and fertility (Woreka, 2004). 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The same could be a blessing provided that natural resources could be utilized as it is needed by the labor force. But its adaptation varies across countries and intercontinental level, for example, it is adopted highly in the cropland of Australia, Canada, and the southern cone of South America (above 50%) and low in Africa, Central Asia, and China (FAO, 2011a). The study area was purposively selected, and a simple random sampling method was used to selected households' fatteners from each kebele and interviewed using structured questionnaires. major problems of agriculture in ethiopia The aim of this paper is to demonstrate trends and controversies of population growth and . Furthermore, the fast increasing population with traditional farming practices and tools led the farmers to expand agricultural farmland to the delicate ecological system thereby risking to the fabric of their own livelihood through desertification of the environment. The maize lethal necrotic viruses, leaf and fruit spot of citrus (Pseudocercospora angolensis), Bacterial wilt (Pseudomonas solanacearum) of ginger (Duressa, 2018), garlic rot (Sclerotium cepivorum Berk), Bacterial wilt of ginger (Ralstonia solanacearum), and new races of wheat stem rust (Puccinia graminis f. sp.tritici (1b) are among the major crop diseases (MoANR (Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources), 2016). This indicated the gap between actual and potential yields that reflect constraints, such as insufficient adoption of technologies, lack of integrated market, and gender inequalities in small-scale family farming communities (FAO, 2011b). Excessive use of chemical fertilizers, mono-cropping; deforestation, soil erosion due to poor soil management practices such as over-cultivation of soils or overgrazing added to the problem. In some places high salinity and sodicity/alkalinity levels coupled with poor drainage of the soils are at present resulting in quite a large area of productive lands being abandoned from cultivation. Land-based adaptation and resilience powered by nature. 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It does not store any personal data. However, you may visit "Cookie Settings" to provide a controlled consent. About 80% of Ethiopia's people work in agriculture. The coping mechanism so far is sharecropping. Globally, the total degraded land area was estimated from a range of fewer than one billion hectares to over six billion hectares with the variation of its spatial distribution (Gibbs & Salmon, 2015) (Figures 2 and 3). Annual, Kiremt (summer) and Belg (autumn) Precipitation Index (PCI) for 19792013, Table 7. This is because the land rent becomes unavailable and the government police are also inefficient on this side. Nachtergaele et al. This isconstrained by abiotic and biotic factors. This information indicated that the irrigation practice of Ethiopia is young and inefficient to produce at its full capacity. Why poverty? 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