Neglected Treasure: An Overview of Ethiopia's Vegetation
By Mesfin Tadesse
Ethiopia's vegetation, as a result of years of heavy exploitation and neglect,
is at a point of no return.
How much of grassland, woodland or forested land did Ethiopia have at one time, and how much exists today?
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Some of The
Ethiopian Tree Fund Foundation Members in Addis Ababa |
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Ethiopia's gifts to humanity
Ethiopia has contributed quite a great number of economically and aesthetically valuable plants to the world. With respect to edible plants, for example, a variety of barley (gebs) which is resistant to yellow barley disease and which is now quite widely used in the European and American bread industry was originally obtained from Ethiopia. From this variety alone, farmers in the United States obtain about 150 million dollars per year.
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Ethiopian Forestry Publication List
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Rocky outcrop in Bale Goba – Oromiya region |
Ethiopian Woodland species
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Agro-forestry in Ethiopia |
Kniphofia foliosa |
Ethiopian Forest |
Bidens |
