That equates to an area almost as large as Ethiopia each year ... Desertification is a form of land degradation by which fertile land loses much of its biological -- and economic -- productivity ...

"This programme is really trying to get at how climate change and land degradation are undermining the livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers and pastoralists in Ethiopia," said Paul ...

Ethiopia, where over half the country faces degradation and 11 The Climate Investment Funds (CIF) has approved a $500 million plan to combat land degradation and improve food security in Ethiopia.

The agricultural productivity in SSA is also lower than other developing regions due to many constraints, such as land degradation, poor market access ... in Africa for several decades in the past.

Notably, approximately 45% of Ethiopia's coffee, the country's main export, originates from natural forests. The investment plan seeks to tackle climate change and land degradation. CIF funding ...

"This programme is really trying to get at how climate change and land degradation are undermining the livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers and pastoralists in Ethiopia," said Paul ...