Abstract
Eritrea is a Sahelian country that receives scant rainfall and is vulnerable to environmental shocks such as climate-induced desertification. As a result, the State of Eritrea has charted a comprehensive plan to ensure food security. These policies are informed by key tenets and values of food sovereignty. In addition to a rapid program of agricultural modernization to increase cereal production, the government of Eritrea has also implemented policies of water and soil conservation. At the core of the country’s rapid agricultural modernization scheme is the promotion of irrigation to reduce vulnerability that arises from the country’s traditional rain-fed agriculture. The government has also mobilized significant material and human resources toward building based on local capacity close to 800 micro-and macro dams and water reservoirs. This paper provides a comprehensive and multi-pronged analysis of economic, environmental, and socio-educational policies, programs, and campaigns geared toward enhancing Eritrea’s food security as well as food sovereignty.
Presenters
Daniel OgbaharyaChair and Graduate Faculty, Public Policy and Social Change (PPSC), PhD Program in Interdisciplinary Studies, Union Institute and University, United States
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
2023 Special Focus—Technologies of Sustainable Food: Facing the Challenge of Climate Change
KEYWORDS
Food Security, Food Sovereignty, Water and Soil Conservation
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