Protecting nature and reducing poverty are often treated as separate global challenges to be solved. But in many parts of Africa, the same land is needed for conserving nature and for people’s food security and livelihoods.
Ethiopia is one of the most important centres of crop diversity in Africa. It is where several crops were first grown. Hundreds of crop varieties have evolved in Ethiopia over thousands of years. They provide valuable genetic traits that help scientists breed crops that can better withstand drought, disease and climate change.
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About 70% of Ethiopians rely on farming, grazing and natural resources for their livelihoods. But the country also has a long history of food insecurity, including famines that killed up to one million people.
