Achieving Sustainable Food Systems in a Global Crisis: Ethiopia

Ethiopia is not on track to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, with poverty and hunger projected to increase due to conflict, pests, economic slowdown, and climate change. The report argues that sustainable food system transformation is possible within a decade if public investment is increased by USD 4.6 billion and targeted toward interventions that provide multiple development outcomes. It highlights a critical funding gap where long-term investments for Sustainable Development Goal 2 are significantly underfunded compared to short-term emergency food assistance, which increases the country's vulnerability to future shocks.

• Ethiopia is projected to have higher levels of poverty and hunger in 2030 than it does currently, failing to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
• Sustainable food system transformation in Ethiopia can be achieved over the next ten years through an additional USD 4.6 billion in public investment focused on effective, multi-outcome interventions.
• There is a significant imbalance in funding, with long-term investments required for Sustainable Development Goal 2 being underfunded relative to short-term emergency food aid, thereby increasing Ethiopia's vulnerability to crises.
• Multiple compounding factors are hindering Ethiopia's progress, including the conflict in Tigray, desert locust swarms, an economic slowdown, and price spikes for food, energy, and fertilizer driven by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

APA

Smaller,, L. B. D. B. E. R. L. M. M. P. P. (2023). Achieving Sustainable Food Systems in a Global Crisis: Ethiopia. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/sustainable-food-systems-global-crisis-ethiopia

Chicago

Smaller,, Livia Bizikova,Alan De Brauw,Mali Eber Rose,David Laborde,Kulthoum Motsumi,Mike Murphy,Marie Parent,Francine Picard,Carin. Achieving Sustainable Food Systems in a Global Crisis: Ethiopia. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2023. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/sustainable-food-systems-global-crisis-ethiopia.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{smaller2023achieving, author = {Smaller,, Livia Bizikova,Alan De Brauw,Mali Eber Rose,David Laborde,Kulthoum Motsumi,Mike Murphy,Marie Parent,Francine Picard,Carin}, title = {{Achieving Sustainable Food Systems in a Global Crisis: Ethiopia}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2023}, month = jan, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/sustainable-food-systems-global-crisis-ethiopia}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }