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Ethiopia is also Africa's second biggest maize producer. [6] Ethiopia's livestock population is believed to be the largest in Africa, and in 2006–2007 livestock accounted for 10.6% of Ethiopia's export income, with leather and leather products making up 7.5% and live animals 3.1%.
Ethiopia is Africa's second biggest maize producer. [46] In 2000, Ethiopia's livestock contributed to 19% of total GDP. [47] As of 2008, some countries that import most of their food, such as Saudi Arabia, have begun planning the purchase and development of large tracts of arable land in developing countries such as Ethiopia. [48]
The following are international Maize (corn) production statistics come from the Food and Agriculture Organization figures from FAOSTAT statics The quantities of corn (maize, Zea mays) in the following table are in million metric tonnes (m STs, m LTs). All countries with a typical production quantity of at least 10 million t (11 million short ...
Agriculture constitutes over 50% of economic sector in Ethiopia, and the largest dependable economic activity. It includes production of livestock products (milk, egg, meat), beverages, leather and textiles industry. Besides, Ethiopia is the largest exporter of coffee involving over 15 million active workers.
Assessment of strip tillage systems for maize production in semi-arid Ethiopia: Effects on grain yield, water balance and water productivity (December 2012) [34] Conservation tillage systems and water productivity implications for smallholder farmers in semi-arid Ethiopia (January 2007) [3]
Further back from the river, sorghum and maize are cultivated using the seasonal river flooding or by digging small channels from the streams to the crop production areas; a limited amount of vegetables are produced in this area. Shortly after its founding, the Regional government established a farm of 752 ha in west Gode, located 60 kilometres ...
Ethiopia is also a Vavilov centre of diversity for domesticated crops, including enset, [248] coffee Okra and teff. Exports are almost entirely agricultural commodities (with the exception of gold exports), and coffee is the largest foreign exchange earner. Ethiopia is Africa's second biggest maize producer. [249]
Along with climate and corresponding types of vegetation, the economy of a nation also influences the level of agricultural production. Production of some products is highly concentrated in a few countries, China, the leading producer of wheat and ramie in 2013, produces 95% of the world's ramie fiber but only 17% of the world's wheat. Products ...