Poverty in Ethiopia

According to an article that I recently read, some of the causes of poverty in Ethiopia are:

• Absence of sufficient rainfall
• Shortage of food products owing to several conditions
• Technological know how being poorly developed
• Transportation facilities are poorly developed
• Lack of potable water, proper education and health programs

In Ethiopia, 44% of the population lives under the poverty line. Many of the people live in rural areas with agriculture as their main occupation. The HIV/AIDS pandemic is driving poor people even deeper into poverty, depriving families of the young adults who are their most productive members.
Poverty in Ethiopia is more pronounced in the rural areas as compared to the urban areas. The situation has worsened because of sharp increases in the prices of food and fertilizers on world markets, which made it difficult for poor households in Ethiopia to secure adequate food supplies.

References

Poverty In Ethiopia-Financial Information, World Finance
www.finance.mapsofworld.com/economy/ethiopia/poverty.html