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GROWing in Ethiopia
Celebrating Female Small Scale Food Producers in Ethiopia
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Paper publication date:
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
Ethiopia is the second most populous country in Africa with approximately 83 percent living in rural areas, reliant on agriculture for food and income. More than 50% of these are women.
Correcting the gender balance in agriculture sectors would reduce global food shortage by at least 17 percent. This is our contribution to the same, in Ethiopia.