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Farming and Famine - Landscape Vulnerability in Northeast Ethiopia, 1889-1991 (Hardcover)
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Farming and Famine - Landscape Vulnerability in Northeast Ethiopia, 1889-1991 (Hardcover)
Series: Africa and the Diaspora: History, Politics, Culture
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In modern times, Ethiopia has suffered three grievous famines, two
of which-in 1973-74 and in 1984-85-caught the world's attention. It
is often assumed that population increase drove Ethiopia's farmers
to overexploit their environment and thus undermine the future of
their own livelihoods, part of a larger global process of
deforestation. In Farming and Famine, Donald E. Crummey explores
and refutes these claims based on his research in Wallo province,
an epicenter of both famines. Crummey draws on photographs
comparing identical landscapes in 1937 and 1997 as well as
interviews with local farmers, among other sources. He reveals that
forestation actually increased due to farmers' tree-planting
initiatives. More broadly, he shows that, in the face of growing
environmental stress, Ethiopian farmers have innovated and adapted.
Yet the threat of famine remains because of constricted access to
resources and erratic rainfall. To avoid future famines, Crummey
suggests, Ethiopia's farmers must transform agricultural
productivity, but they cannot achieve that on their own.
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