Over the next five days I will cover 170km, crossing mountains at 3,800m and lowlands at 1,800m. On this side of the mountain, the water trickles freely down through streams, and it feels like a land of plenty. 64 per cent of Ethiopia’s growing population is under 25 and competition for resources among young people is fierce. Later I speak to Agar Alabachew, who grows barley on a hillside terrace, with incentives from Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Programme. In Ethiopia, the land around churches are sacred spaces, viewed as symbols of heaven on Earth.

Source: Ethiopian News January 17, 2020 08:03 UTC