Although everything is fairly green in Ethiopia, people are still suffering from hunger. They call this green hunger. This type of hunger has been a long struggle in Ethiopia, some cases worse than others. This type of hunger is odd for Ethiopia because the country is considered a source of water, but it still has droughts. Also, Ethiopia is a huge producer in corn, but it still needs millions of dollars of aid each year.
The population of Ethiopia is growing by 10% each year, this is a major factor of green hunger. The number of people in Ethiopia has doubled since the mid 1980s. Many children do not receive enough nutrition and are dying. Some say that the economy is a cause of this hunger because the government has control over the major industries and don't allow people to own land. Other causes are the continuous growing of food price and droughts.
These are starting to bring back the memories of the 1984 famine, which caused the death of 1 million.
Thanks to:
http://www.boston.com/news/world/articles/2008/08/10/ethiopia_struggles_with_green_hunger/
This article is extremly interesting and caught my attention right away! It gives alot of information!
ReplyDeleteWhen did this issue of "green hunger" in Ethiopia really become a main threat? Or when did the world begin to notice this new type of hunger?
-Tiana
Good job - I found it interesting, because I was wondering what "green hunger" was.
ReplyDeleteDid they grow the corn in the mountains as well? What exactly happened in the 1984 famine?
~Aditi