Agriculture

UN: Nile water allocation has become a near zero-sum game

* The population in the Nile basin — currently around 200 million people — is expected to increase by between…

USAID: Horn of Africa drought fact sheet – Fiscal Year 2012

HORN OF AFRICA – DROUGHT FACT SHEET #4, FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2012 Oct. 27, 2011 KEY DEVELOPMENTS During the week…

Ethiopia: UN Committee inquires about Gibe III dam, Sugar project

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) requested Ethiopia ‘to provide information on measures taken to conduct…

Ethiopia-Kenya: Who rules the range?

The border land between Kenya and Ethiopia is a vast, open plain under a big sky. Hard red earth shows…

Is one man’s agricultural investment another’s land grabbing? | A Week in the Horn

Highlights: * In the first place, we need to understand the definition of “land grabbing”. It is something that can…

Egypt: Major headaches for water planners

Leaking water pipes, evaporation and a rapidly growing population may be significant concerns for those trying to manage and plan…

First Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa

Addis Ababa hosted the The first Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-1), held from Oct.17-19, under the…

Report | FAO: High and volatile food prices are likely to continue

‘The food and economic crises of recent years are challenging our efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goal of reducing…

Why the list is ‘incomplete’ | ‘Land grab’ deals review

The 24 Land lease agreements recently disclosed by the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture reveals that the federal Government so far…

Where’s the export cap on Saudi star and Karuturi? | ‘Land grab’ deals review

Owner of Saudi Star Agricultural Development Plc, the Ethiopian-born Saudi billionaire Sheikh Mohammed al- Amoudi, had been in Abobo Woreda,…

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