Dryland Food Security in Ethiopia: Current Status, Opportunities, and a Roadmap for the Future

• Main Authors: Yu Peng, Hubert Hirwa, Qiuying Zhang, Guoqin Wang, Fadong Li
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
• Series: Sustainability
• Subjects: drylands; Ethiopia; food security; resilience
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/11/6503

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.