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 remain high due to conflict in Tigray, climate change, and economic shocks. The report argues that a sustainable food system transformation is possible with an additional annual public investment of USD 4.6 billion from 2023 to 2030. This funding would target increasing agricultural productivity, transitioning to healthier diets, and enhancing climate resilience. A significant financing gap exists between short-term emergency food assistance and the long-term investments required for systemic resilience. Key recommendations include prioritizing on-farm interventions, scaling up sustainable livestock intensification to reduce GHG emissions, and integrating nutrition education with social protection programs.

• Ethiopia is projected to fail in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, with poverty and hunger levels expected to be higher than current levels. Without additional investment, the poverty rate is projected to move from 24.1% in 2022 to 17.5% in 2030, and the hunger rate from 25.9% in 2022 to 22.2% in 2030.
• A sustainable food system transformation in Ethiopia requires an additional annual public investment of USD 4.6 billion from 2023 to 2030. This total includes USD 2.7 billion from external donors and USD 1.9 billion from domestic resources. This investment aims to end hunger, double the average incomes of 11.7 million small-scale producers, and transition 108 million people to healthier diets.

APA

Bizikova, L., De Brauw, A., Rose, M. E., Laborde, D., Motsumi, K., Murphy, M., Parent, M., Picard, F., & Smaller, C. (2022). Achieving Sustainable Food Systems in a Global Crisis: ETHIOPIA. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2023-01/sustainable-food-systems-global-crisis-ethiopia.pdf

Chicago

Bizikova, Livia, Alan De Brauw, Mali Eber Rose, David Laborde, Kulthoum Motsumi, Mike Murphy, Marie Parent, Francine Picard, and Carin Smaller. Achieving Sustainable Food Systems in a Global Crisis: ETHIOPIA. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2022. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2023-01/sustainable-food-systems-global-crisis-ethiopia.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{bizikova2022achieving, author = {Bizikova, Livia and De Brauw, Alan and Rose, Mali Eber and Laborde, David and Motsumi, Kulthoum and Murphy, Mike and Parent, Marie and Picard, Francine and Smaller, Carin}, title = {{Achieving Sustainable Food Systems in a Global Crisis: ETHIOPIA}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2022}, month = dec, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2023-01/sustainable-food-systems-global-crisis-ethiopia.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }