This will require devoting a substantial share of public resources to the agricultural sector and improvements to the legal and institutional environment to encourage Ethiopian farmers to invest in their land and innovate.

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Resources are scarce because of the harsh environment of the highland plateau and limited agricultural space in the lowlands.

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At a time of massive and rapid increase in agricultural productivity, when natural resources still seemed limitless to the casual eye, it changed our understanding of the environment and of our role in it.

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