This infographic provides a lot of background information for the current drought in Ethiopia. Ethiopia has been battling the effects of the drought for years which means crop yield and livestock are beginning to dwindle and die. 1.4 billion dollars are needed to cover the aid of all the people who are being impacted by this drought. However, there is an alternative where we could only spend 100 million vs 1.4 billion by simply improving the current irrigation systems and systems that are in charge of the irrigation projects. This infographic goes into the details of the 5 cause-and-effect steps to improve irrigation that could vastly change the production of the agricultural sector of Ethiopia.
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