Internal migration and agricultural labor mobility issues and policies in Ethiopia

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dc.creatorDessalegn, Mengistu
dc.date2023-09-05
dc.date2023-09-08T10:49:20Z
dc.date2023-09-08T10:49:20Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:24:32Z
dc.descriptionEthiopia’s economy is dominated by agriculture, contributing 45% to 50% of gross domestic product (GDP) and employing 70% of the active workforce. Most farming remains characterized by smallholder plots, with rainfed systems predominating, yet increasingly vulnerable because of uncertain rainfall and temperature patterns. In addition, due to a complex of factors, farmland frequently suffers from the depletion of soil nutrients. As a result of too few new jobs and the rapidly expanding economically active population, about two million more people are added annually to the labor market. As a result, there is considerable international migration to the Gulf States, South Africa, Europe and North America. Internal rural-to-urban migration is also common, mainly to major cities and towns, especially to Addis Ababa and other major centers in south and southwest Ethiopia.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/131802
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/154906
dc.languageen
dc.publisherUniversity of London
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceDessalegn, Mengistu. 2023. Internal migration and agricultural labor mobility issues and policies in Ethiopia. [Policy Brief of the Migration Governance and Agricultural and Rural Change (AGRUMIG) Project]. London, UK: SOAS University of London. 4p. (AGRUMIG Policy Brief Series 17)
dc.subjectmigration
dc.subjectgovernance
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjectlabour mobility
dc.subjectpolicies
dc.subjectrural areas
dc.subjecthouseholds
dc.subjectemployment
dc.subjectremittances
dc.subjectdecision making
dc.subjectlivestock
dc.titleInternal migration and agricultural labor mobility issues and policies in Ethiopia
dc.typeBrief

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