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ETHIOPIA
- More than eighty percent of the Ethiopian population lives in highland areas. (Strategies for Sustainable Agricultural Development in the East African Highlands, 1999, IFPRI).
- The highlands cover approximately one-third of Ethiopia's land area. (Strategies for Sustainable Agricultural Development in the East African Highlands, 1999, IFPRI).
- Approximately eighty-five percent of the Ethiopian population lives in rural areas. (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001)
- At least eight out of every ten workers in Ethiopia are involved in agricultural activities. (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001)
- Agriculture contributes about half of Ethiopia's total goods and services. (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United nations, 2001)
- Half of Ethiopia's children under the age of five are malnourished. (UNICEF, 2000)
- Only one-fifth of the Ethiopian population that lives in rural areas has reasonable access to an adequate amount of safe drinking water. (Earth Trends, 2001, WRI)
- It is estimated that the Ethiopian population will rise in the next twenty years from sixty-three million to one hundred million. (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001)
- Every year there is a net decline in the amount of Ethiopia's forests. Ethiopia now has less than one-fifth of its original amount of forest cover. (Earth Trends, 2001, WRI)
- For every one thousand people in Ethiopia, it is estimated that there are one hundred and eighty hectares of land being used for crops. This is significantly less than the average for sub-Saharan Africa, which is two hundred and eighty-eight hectares. (Earth Trends, 2001, WRI)
KENYA
- Nearly two-thirds of the Kenyan population lives in highland areas. (Strategies for Sustainable Agricultural Development in the East African Highlands, 1999, IFPRI)
- The highlands cover only one-fifth of Kenya's land area. (Strategies for Sustainable Agricultural Development in the East African Highlands, 1999, IFPRI)
- Roughly two-thirds of the Kenyan population lives in rural areas. (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001)
- Three-quarters of the Kenyan population are dependent on agriculture for food and income. (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001)
- Agriculture is responsible for one-quarter of the Kenyan economy's total goods and services. (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001)
- One out of every five children under the age of five in Kenya is malnourished. (UNICEF, 2000)
- Half of the Kenyan population that lives in rural areas has reasonable access to an adequate amount of safe drinking water. (Earth Trends, 2001, WRI)
- It is estimated that the Kenyan population will rise in the next twenty years from thirty million to forty-three million. (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001)
- Every year there is a net decline in the amount of Kenya's forests. Kenya now has less than one-fifth of its original amount of forest cover. (Earth Trends, 2001, WRI)
- For every one thousand people in Kenya, it is estimated that there are one hundred and sixty hectares of land being used for crops. This is significantly lower than the average for sub-Saharan Africa, which is two hundred and eighty-eight hectares. (Earth Trends, 2001, WRI)
UGANDA
- Nearly forty percent of the Ugandan population lives in Uganda's highlands. (Maintenance and improvement of soil productivity in the highlands of Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar and Uganda,1997, African Highlands Initiative)
- The highlands cover just over one-quarter of Uganda's land area. (Maintenance and improvement of soil productivity in the highlands of Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar and Uganda,1997, African Highlands Initiative)
- Most of the Ugandan population is rural - around eighty-five percent live in rural areas. (World Bank, 2001)
- Eight to nine out of every ten workers is involved in agriculture. (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001)
- Almost half of Uganda's total goods and services come from agricultural activities. (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001)
- One out of every four children under the age of five in Uganda is malnourished. (UNICEF, 1995)
- Forty percent of the Ugandan population that lives in rural areas has reasonable access to an adequate amount of safe drinking water. (Earth Trends, 2001, WRI)
- It is estimated that the Ugandan population will double in the next twenty years from twenty-three million to forty-six million. (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001)
- Every year there is a net decline in the amount of Uganda's forests at a rate that is considerably higher than the sub-Saharan African average. Uganda now has less than one-twentieth of its original amount of forest cover. (Earth Trends, 2001, WRI)
- For every one thousand people in Uganda, it is estimated that there are three hundred and forty hectares of land being used for crops. This is significantly higher than the average for sub-Saharan Africa, which is two hundred and eighty-eight hectares. (Earth Trends, 2001, WRI)
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