At present, about 12.4 million people are food insecure in Ethiopia. Moreover, the pastoralist and marginal agricultural areas of eastern and south-eastern Ethiopia are extremely food insecure because of conflict, successive years of below average rainfall, and low agricultural production from the 2008 meher harvest (FEWS NET 2009). The hunger situation in the country is “Extremely Alarming” and has a significantly high value of 30.97 on the 2008 Global Hunger Index, which comprises of three measures of hunger – population undernourishment, child malnutrition, and child mortality.
General Information
- 82,95029,717,009,196 $390.00 $184,000,000 $16.70 %3.80 %312.9038.90 %
Food Security
- 1,98041.00 %38.00 %104.00
Agricultural Production
| Agricultural Production | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12,000 MT | 11,244 MT | 24,434 MT | MT | |
| 2,779,058 MT | 2,219,095 MT | 2,463,064 MT | MT | |
| 4,029,630 MT | 3,336,795 MT | 3,776,440 MT | 3,932,522 MT | |
| 5,812 MT | 5,844 MT | 8,400 MT | 7,899 MT |
Agricultural Exports
| Agricultural Exports | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MT | MT | MT | MT | |
| 195.00 MT | MT | 1.00 MT | 35.00 MT | |
| 2,606 MT | 672.00 MT | 17.00 MT | MT | |
| 2,513 MT | 1,570 MT | 1,196 MT | 2,121 MT |
Agricultural Imports
| Agricultural Imports | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17,412 MT | 29,999 MT | 44,414 MT | 22,503 MT | |
| 862,146 MT | 526,206 MT | 600,238 MT | 1,100,050 MT | |
| 30,436 MT | 60,271 MT | 31,912 MT | 36,050 MT | |
| 2,953 MT | 7,523 MT | 118.00 MT | 574.00 MT |