Dam in Ethiopia has wiped out indigenous livelihoods, report finds

Mongabay
Jun 11, 2019, 10:21 am115 pts
Scientists call it flood-retreat agriculture. As a swollen river blankets a dry plain and then recedes, it replenishes the thin soil with enough nutrients to sprout grass for cattle and allow the cultivation of crops like corn and sorghum. It’s an approach that indigenous groups have been practicing for…

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