Posted by The Ethiopia Observatory (TEO)
by Jacey Fortin, NYT, Ethiopia, a Nation of Farmers, Strains Under Severe Drought
MIESO, Ethiopia — Every day, Yasin Mohammed Aliye stakes out a spot on his small farm to chew khat leaves, a stimulant, and guard against intruders.
Continue reading →
Tags: 15 mil people in 2016, 4.55 mil affected people, 8.2 mil affected people, el nino, hunger and drought, in need of food, livestock deaths
"When they [government officials] first came they told us an investor was coming and we would develop the land alongside one another. They didn't say the land would be taken away from us entirely. I don't understand why the government took the land."
Farmer Gemechu Garbaba
His wife adds:
"Since the land was taken away from us we are impoverished. Nothing has gone right for us, since these investors came."
Africa succumbs to colonial-style land grab
Channel 4 News, 7 January 2012
Error: Twitter did not respond. Please wait a few minutes and refresh this page.
