{"id":4412,"date":"2023-04-10T14:15:10","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T13:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agriculturelore.com\/?p=4412"},"modified":"2023-04-10T14:15:10","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T13:15:10","slug":"what-is-agriculture-in-ethiopia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.agriculturelore.com\/what-is-agriculture-in-ethiopia\/","title":{"rendered":"What is agriculture in ethiopia?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Agriculture has been the mainstay of the Ethiopian economy for centuries. Despite the country’s rich endowment of natural resources, its agricultural sector continues to be the primary source of livelihood for the majority of the population.<\/p>\n

Ethiopia is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa. It has a total land area of 1.1 million square kilometers. The country has a diverse topography, with an elevational range of 100-2500 meters above sea level. Ethiopia has a tropical climate, with two main seasons: the wet season (June to September) and the dry season (October to May).<\/p>\n

The Ethiopian agricultural sector is highly diversified, with a wide range of crops and livestock that are bred and raised in different parts of the country. The most important crops grown in Ethiopia include cereals (teff, wheat, maize, sorghum, and barley), pulses (chickpeas, lentils, and beans), oilseeds (sesame and nug), coffee, and sugarcane. The country is also one of the world’s leading producers of khat, a psychoactive plant that is chewed for its stimulant effects.<\/p>\n

Livestock farming is another important sector of the Ethiopian agricultural economy<\/p>\n