Dryland Food Security in Ethiopia: Current Status, Opportunities, and a Roadmap for the Future
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Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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International Ecosystem Management Partnership, United Nations Environment Programme, Beijing 100101, China
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Academic Editor: Michael S. Carolan
Sustainability 2021, 13(11), 6503; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13116503
Received: 10 April 2021
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Revised: 31 May 2021
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Accepted: 3 June 2021
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Published: 7 June 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Coupling Eco-Hydrology with Water Sustainability: Concepts and Applications)
Given the impact of COVID-19 and the desert locust plague, the Ethiopian food security issue has once again received widespread attention. Its food crisis requires comprehensive and systematic research to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal of zero hunger. This review discusses the current situation and the causes of food security in Ethiopia. We focus on the challenges in the food security assessment field. The article lists seven typical causes of food insecurity and three roots of food security in Ethiopia. Long-term food security assessment and a comprehensive understanding and manageability for food security causes are considered as the main existing research challenges. Climate-resilient management, water management, and long-term ecosystem network monitoring and data mining are suggested as potential roadmap for future research.
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Keywords:
drylands; Ethiopia; food security; resilience
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Peng, Y.; Hirwa, H.; Zhang, Q.; Wang, G.; Li, F. Dryland Food Security in Ethiopia: Current Status, Opportunities, and a Roadmap for the Future. Sustainability 2021, 13, 6503. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13116503
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Peng Y, Hirwa H, Zhang Q, Wang G, Li F. Dryland Food Security in Ethiopia: Current Status, Opportunities, and a Roadmap for the Future. Sustainability. 2021; 13(11):6503. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13116503
Chicago/Turabian StylePeng, Yu, Hubert Hirwa, Qiuying Zhang, Guoqin Wang, and Fadong Li. 2021. "Dryland Food Security in Ethiopia: Current Status, Opportunities, and a Roadmap for the Future" Sustainability 13, no. 11: 6503. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13116503
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