Ploughing New Ground: Food, Farming & Environmental Change in Ethiopia

An in-depth analysis of the politics and practice of food production and supply in Ethiopia, and their impact on the largely agricultural economy and farming populations, who represent nearly 80 per cent of the country's population.


Winner of the Bethwell A. Ogot Book Prize to the author of the best book on East African Studies, 2018.


In October 2016, the Ethiopian administration declared a State of Emergency in response to anti-Government demonstrations and mass riots. While the Government ...