east african food distribution project
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FOOD DISTRIBUTIONIMPACT AREA: EAST AFRICA
Jeofrey Reyes and Jonathan DawitANTH-143, Culture & Adaptation
11-29-14
PROBLEM: About 7 million Ethiopians receive food aid each year, but the giving of aid is highly inefficient
IMPACTED POPULATION: ETHIOPIA AND OTHER ETHNIC GROUPS WITHIN THE
COUNTRY
Ethnic groups in EthiopiaEthnic group Population
Oromo 25.4 (34.4%)
Amhara 19.9 (27.0%)
Somali 4.59 (6.22%)
Tigray (Ruling Party) 4.49 (6.08%)
Sidama 2.95 (4.00%)
Gurage 1.86 (2.52%)
Welayta 1.68 (2.27%)
Afar 1.28 (1.73%)
Hadiya 1.27 (1.72%)
Gamo 1.10 (1.49%)
others 9.30 (12.6%)
Population in millions according to recent census
DEMOGRAPHICS
• Started receiving food aide from western countries after World War II
• Mengistu Haile Mariam one of the worst dictators in Ethiopian history late 1900s
• Forced out previous leader
• Withheld food aide to starve populations for control
HISTORICAL RELEVANCE
LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE LAND LOCKED ARMED CONFLICTS POLITICAL CORRUPTION FAMINE SOME AREAS RECEIVING
MORE SUPPORT THAN OTHERS
BRITISH ADMINISTRATIVE LINES HAS LITTLE MEANING TO ETHIOPIAN ETHNIC GROUPS
CORRESPONDING PROBLEMS
Exceedingly poor & underdeveloped Lowest road density 681 Km of railroads, century old, between
Addis Ababa-Djibouti 33,297 Km of roads, approx. 13% roads
paved Main highway route between Addis Ababa to
the part of Djibouti Few interconnecting links between regions Large parts of country are isolated & depend
upon pack animals for transport
INFRASTRUCTURE
First Italo-Ethiopian War 1895-1896 victory Second Italo-Ethiopian 1935-1936 defeat.
Annexed by Italy World War II East Africa Campaign 1940-1943
victory gains Eithiopia independence Ethio-Somali War 1977-1978 victory. Withdrawal
of Somalia from Ogaden Eritrean War of Independence 1961-1991 Defeat
leads to independence to Eritrea but now land locked
Ethiopia Civil War 1974-1991 Regime change fall of Communist Government
1995 to today still battleing insurgency in Ogaden by Ethnic Somalis
Eritrean-Ethiopian Border war 1998-2000 = cease fire
Ethiopia Armed Conflicts
Battling constant droughts Poverty (people can’t deal
with shocks) i.e selling equipment
Govt. pushing farmers to produce cash crops for export
Agricultural system (land redistributed every few years)
Large yields have led to land degradation
Ethiopia does not distribute aid to rebel area
FAMINE
1995 constitution set up to keep ruling party In power (EPRDF)
Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front
Bribery Hold 499/547 seats in
the house of Rep. Consists of 4 parties
(OPDO, ANDM, SEPDF, & TPLF)
CORRUPTION
CERTAIN AREAS ARE RECEIVING MORE SUPPORT THAN OTHERS
ETHIOPIA FOOD SECURITY
Leasing land to outside powers / foreign countries
Ruling parties, small numbers but dominating a majority of populations
Poor cultivation management
Drought Multiple religion
struggles
ADDITIONAL LINKAGES TO POOR FOOD DISTRIBUTION
TEACHING SKILLS TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN FOOD RATHER THAN DEPEND ON FOOD AIDE
DIVIDE ETHIOPIA INTO SEVERAL INDIVIDUAL COUNTIRES REGULATE FERTILITY / LIMITED ALLOW FREE MIGRATION FOR BETTER AGRICULTURAL
CULTIVATION COME UP WITH STRATEGIES FOR UPCOMING SHORTAGES STOP FORCING FARMERS TO MOVE TO LANDS NO ONE
WANTS IMPLEMENT SOCIAL WELFARE PROGRAMS HUNGER / INSURANCE SAFETY NETS
POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
Dependency Syndrome
Political and religious issues
Armed conflicts continue
Aid is being sent but given unfairly
Possible solutions Unclear future
CONCLUSION: CONTRASTS AND CONTRADICTIONS
• Bates, Daniel G. 1998. "Chapter 7." Human Adaptive Strategies: Ecology, Culture, and Politics.
• http://www.afrol.com/articles/37589• http://
cip.cornell.edu/DPubS?service=UI&version=1.0&verb=Display&handle=dns.gfs/1200428184
• https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/et.html
• http://faculty.apec.umn.edu/kolson/documents/4103_cases/case_7-4.pdf
SOURCES/BIBLIOGRAPHY
• http://www.usaid.gov/ethiopia/food-assistance
• http://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2012/05/taming-hunger-in-ethiopia-the-role-of-population-dynamics/
• http://water.org/country/ethiopia/• http://www.actionaid.org.uk/sites/default/files
/doc_lib/196_1_ethiopia_food.pdf• http://sites.tufts.edu/jha/archives/1754
SOURCES cont.
• http://www.humanium.org/en/fundamental-rights/food/crisis-explained/
• http://www.sustainabletable.org/280/food-security-food-access
• http://www.csa.gov.et/images/general/news/pop_pro_wer_2014-2017
• http://maoxiandao.asia/mengistu/mengistu-haile-mariams-biography-durame.html
SOURCES cont.