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W. Sinebo, Paper Presented at the 13th Conference of the Crop Science Society of Ethiopia, 31 December 2008 – 2 Jan. 2009, A.A. Abstract Recent trends in global food shortages and food price escalation has exacerbated the plight of the poor not only in Ethiopia but also elsewhere in the world. Causes of these shortages included rapid population growth, climate change and drought, use of food crops for biofuel production, increase in prices of fertilizers and fuel, and growth in incomes and food consumption in large emerging economies, notably India and China. Ethiopia’s problem of food insecurity is induced and maintained by a cocktail of rapid population growth, high environmental degradation, frequent agricultural droughts, slow adoption of available agricultural technologies, low technological capability, and a conservative food habit practiced by a significant section of the society. This study highlights technological options that need to be harnessed in addressing food production side and socio-cultural problems related to food habits as areas of intervention to increase food choices and food availability. The study argues that food security in Ethiopia is better ensured and the ecology of food production sustained if the diversity of environmental endowments are understood and that food production and consumption choices are made in harmony with the conservation of the agro-environment. The study suggests six important areas that would ensure food security and accelerate poverty reduction and economic growth in the country. These include 1) strengthening of the existent Green Revolution-based technology supply and diffusion with due attention to increasing nitrogen fertilizer application rates and improving water supply for agriculture; 2) intensification of crop production through multiple cropping; 3) integration of crop production with soil conservation and fertility maintenance to ensure sustainability; 4) increased efforts to expand the production and consumption of high altitude root crops notably potato in the highlands; 5) promotion of warm climate root crops, especially cassava as a food energy security crop in the low to mid altitude areas; and 6) aggressive work to expand the food habits of the population in towns and cities so that high food energy yield but less familiar crops like cassava will have markets.]]>
W. Sinebo, Paper Presented at the 13th Conference of the Crop Science Society of Ethiopia, 31 December 2008 – 2 Jan. 2009, A.A. Abstract Recent trends in global food shortages and food price escalation has exacerbated the plight of the poor not only in Ethiopia but also elsewhere in the world. Causes of these shortages included rapid population growth, climate change and drought, use of food crops for biofuel production, increase in prices of fertilizers and fuel, and growth in incomes and food consumption in large emerging economies, notably India and China. Ethiopia’s problem of food insecurity is induced and maintained by a cocktail of rapid population growth, high environmental degradation, frequent agricultural droughts, slow adoption of available agricultural technologies, low technological capability, and a conservative food habit practiced by a significant section of the society. This study highlights technological options that need to be harnessed in addressing food production side and socio-cultural problems related to food habits as areas of intervention to increase food choices and food availability. The study argues that food security in Ethiopia is better ensured and the ecology of food production sustained if the diversity of environmental endowments are understood and that food production and consumption choices are made in harmony with the conservation of the agro-environment. The study suggests six important areas that would ensure food security and accelerate poverty reduction and economic growth in the country. These include 1) strengthening of the existent Green Revolution-based technology supply and diffusion with due attention to increasing nitrogen fertilizer application rates and improving water supply for agriculture; 2) intensification of crop production through multiple cropping; 3) integration of crop production with soil conservation and fertility maintenance to ensure sustainability; 4) increased efforts to expand the production and consumption of high altitude root crops notably potato in the highlands; 5) promotion of warm climate root crops, especially cassava as a food energy security crop in the low to mid altitude areas; and 6) aggressive work to expand the food habits of the population in towns and cities so that high food energy yield but less familiar crops like cassava will have markets.]]> Sun, 08 Dec 2019 17:40:33 GMT /slideshow/the-food-challenge-feeding-100-million-ethiopians/203139524 WoldeyesusSinebo@slideshare.net(WoldeyesusSinebo) The food challenge: Feeding 100 million Ethiopians WoldeyesusSinebo W. Sinebo, Paper Presented at the 13th Conference of the Crop Science Society of Ethiopia, 31 December 2008 – 2 Jan. 2009, A.A. Abstract Recent trends in global food shortages and food price escalation has exacerbated the plight of the poor not only in Ethiopia but also elsewhere in the world. Causes of these shortages included rapid population growth, climate change and drought, use of food crops for biofuel production, increase in prices of fertilizers and fuel, and growth in incomes and food consumption in large emerging economies, notably India and China. Ethiopia’s problem of food insecurity is induced and maintained by a cocktail of rapid population growth, high environmental degradation, frequent agricultural droughts, slow adoption of available agricultural technologies, low technological capability, and a conservative food habit practiced by a significant section of the society. This study highlights technological options that need to be harnessed in addressing food production side and socio-cultural problems related to food habits as areas of intervention to increase food choices and food availability. The study argues that food security in Ethiopia is better ensured and the ecology of food production sustained if the diversity of environmental endowments are understood and that food production and consumption choices are made in harmony with the conservation of the agro-environment. The study suggests six important areas that would ensure food security and accelerate poverty reduction and economic growth in the country. These include 1) strengthening of the existent Green Revolution-based technology supply and diffusion with due attention to increasing nitrogen fertilizer application rates and improving water supply for agriculture; 2) intensification of crop production through multiple cropping; 3) integration of crop production with soil conservation and fertility maintenance to ensure sustainability; 4) increased efforts to expand the production and consumption of high altitude root crops notably potato in the highlands; 5) promotion of warm climate root crops, especially cassava as a food energy security crop in the low to mid altitude areas; and 6) aggressive work to expand the food habits of the population in towns and cities so that high food energy yield but less familiar crops like cassava will have markets. <img style="border:1px solid #C3E6D8;float:right;" alt="" src="https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/thefoodchallenge5-191208174033-thumbnail.jpg?width=120&amp;height=120&amp;fit=bounds" /><br> W. Sinebo, Paper Presented at the 13th Conference of the Crop Science Society of Ethiopia, 31 December 2008 – 2 Jan. 2009, A.A. Abstract Recent trends in global food shortages and food price escalation has exacerbated the plight of the poor not only in Ethiopia but also elsewhere in the world. Causes of these shortages included rapid population growth, climate change and drought, use of food crops for biofuel production, increase in prices of fertilizers and fuel, and growth in incomes and food consumption in large emerging economies, notably India and China. Ethiopia’s problem of food insecurity is induced and maintained by a cocktail of rapid population growth, high environmental degradation, frequent agricultural droughts, slow adoption of available agricultural technologies, low technological capability, and a conservative food habit practiced by a significant section of the society. This study highlights technological options that need to be harnessed in addressing food production side and socio-cultural problems related to food habits as areas of intervention to increase food choices and food availability. The study argues that food security in Ethiopia is better ensured and the ecology of food production sustained if the diversity of environmental endowments are understood and that food production and consumption choices are made in harmony with the conservation of the agro-environment. The study suggests six important areas that would ensure food security and accelerate poverty reduction and economic growth in the country. These include 1) strengthening of the existent Green Revolution-based technology supply and diffusion with due attention to increasing nitrogen fertilizer application rates and improving water supply for agriculture; 2) intensification of crop production through multiple cropping; 3) integration of crop production with soil conservation and fertility maintenance to ensure sustainability; 4) increased efforts to expand the production and consumption of high altitude root crops notably potato in the highlands; 5) promotion of warm climate root crops, especially cassava as a food energy security crop in the low to mid altitude areas; and 6) aggressive work to expand the food habits of the population in towns and cities so that high food energy yield but less familiar crops like cassava will have markets.
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