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Ethiopia by The Ethiopian Affair is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This document discusses the causes of the 2002-2003 food crisis in Ethiopia. It argues that while drought contributed, poor economic policies exacerbated the crisis. Agricultural reforms pushed farmers to use expensive hybrid seeds and fertilizers that increased their debt. Crop failures and livestock deaths due to drought left many unable to pay back loans. Market failures also hurt farmers by driving down prices when they sold crops and driving up prices when they needed to buy food. The crisis spread fro

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The Ethiopian Affair

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