Khat tops coffee for Ethiopia farmers
Battered by drought and low coffee prices, farmers are now cultivating popular khat, a mild leafy narcotic.
Published On 30 Jan 2014
Conflicts in South Sudan and Central African Republic are set to dominate the start of the African Union Summit in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.
But the meeting will also be focusing on agriculture and food security.
It is an issue close to the hearts of Ethiopian farmers, who are turning to desperate solutions to solve their cash-flow problems.
Al Jazeera’s Mohamed Adow reports.
Source: Al Jazeera