Addis to Debre Marco:  Our First Introduction To The Ethiopia Country Side

                                                           

Addis to Debre Marco: Comments of interest on our trip:

·         We passed the Yaya village: The Yaya Village Hotel is a high altitude training center and resort in Ethiopia, located 11 kilometers north of Addis Ababa

·         Fuel comes from South Sudan by tanker.

·         Lots of cell towers along the way.

·         Newly paved road.

·         We saw a large acreage under glass where flowers are produced for export (Dutch initiative).

·         ‘ Ethiopia is believed to have the largest livestock population in Africa (CSA 2013; Solomon et al. 2003; Tilahun and Schmidt 2012). An estimate indicates that the country is a home for about 54 million cattle, 25.5 million sheep and 24.06 million goats.

·         We saw a number of large cement plants said to be locally owned.

·         There are communal lands for grazing

·         Reforestation is low priority

·         Water is problematic

·         Productive agricultural areas have 600-800 mm of rain fall but the rain fall is erratic

·         In some areas, aquifers come out of the hillside and are piped to stand pipes in villages

·         Gastro- Intestinal problems result from contaminated water.

·         Parasites are a problem

·         Harvesting is all done by hand.  Methods of threshing and winnowing go back to Bible times. 

·         Often stubble is left long for livestock to eat.

·         Livestock is often brought into the house.  Akasha leaves are spread on the floor to make it smell better.

·         Akasha wood is used to make charcoal (environmentally damaging but very widely used as a fuel for cooking in Ethiopia).·         We passed the Yaya village: The Yaya Village Hotel is a high altitude training center and resort in Ethiopia, located 11 kilometers north of Addis Ababa

·         Fuel comes from South Sudan by tanker.

·         Lots of cell towers along the way.

·         Newly paved road.

·         We saw a large acreage under glass where flowers are produced for export (Dutch initiative).

·         ‘ Ethiopia is believed to have the largest livestock population in Africa (CSA 2013; Solomon et al. 2003; Tilahun and Schmidt 2012). An estimate indicates that the country is a home for about 54 million cattle, 25.5 million sheep and 24.06 million goats.

·         We saw a number of large cement plants said to be locally owned.

·         There are communal lands for grazing

·         Reforestation is low priority

·         Water is problematic

·         Productive agricultural areas have 600-800 mm of rain fall but the rain fall is erratic

·         In some areas, aquifers come out of the hillside and are piped to stand pipes in villages

·         Gastro- Intestinal problems result from contaminated water.

·         Parasites are a problem

·         Harvesting is all done by hand.  Methods of threshing and winnowing go back to Bible times. 

·         Often stubble is left long for livestock to eat.

·         Livestock is often brought into the house.  Akasha leaves are spread on the floor to make it smell better.

·         Akasha wood is used to make charcoal (environmentally damaging but very widely used as a fuel for cooking in Ethiopia).

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