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Similarities of the Dust Bowl poverty and modern day Ethiopia are
1.Severe drought
2.Citizens face famine due to the the drought
3.Critical water shortages
4.Death and loss of live stock
5.Little or no food to feed the population
6.Human displacement
Ethiopian farmers abandon their crops due to the fact it is unprofitable for the farmers. please read article on the page to this link http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0506/p01s06-woaf.html. Also severe drought would make farmers abandon there crops and look elsewhere for better means of employment and the city would be the only place where the farmers are capable of getting a job.
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What are the similarities between Dust Bowl poverty of the 1940s and modern day Ethiopia?
During the Dust Bowl millions of acres of farm land was abandon because of over production and dropping wheat prices.
Why are small Ethiopian farmers abandoning their crops and leaving for the city?
Why are small Ethiopian farmers abandoning their crops and leaving for the city?
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| September 27, 2009 10:59 AM |
1.Severe drought
2.Citizens face famine due to the the drought
3.Critical water shortages
4.Death and loss of live stock
5.Little or no food to feed the population
6.Human displacement
Ethiopian farmers abandon their crops due to the fact it is unprofitable for the farmers. please read article on the page to this link http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0506/p01s06-woaf.html. Also severe drought would make farmers abandon there crops and look elsewhere for better means of employment and the city would be the only place where the farmers are capable of getting a job.
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http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0506/p01s06-woaf.html
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1. Better than average rains and rising grain prices are helping Ethiopian farmers
2. Foreign aid has been shifting from food aid to cash assistance
3. In order to prevent food riots and flight to cities the Ethiopian government has been relying on food aid, but prohibits foreign food aid from buying grains from local farmers.
4. Inflation is rising in Ethiopia: costs rise a fast as grain prices and whittle profits
5. Rising food prices are pushing city dwellers into poverty.