According to the definition of the World Bank in 2001, a person is considered poor if his or her income level falls below some minimum level necessary to meet basic needs. This minimum level is usually called the "poverty line" and used in each country differently taking into consideration its level of development, societal norms and values.
There might be many reasons why a country such as Ethiopia is considered as one of the poorest country in the world. The main reasons are under development and the geographical features which affects the agriculture and the unemployment. Why do these factors influence the poverty in Ethiopia and what else effects it?
Ethiopia`s population is 86.5 million and 44% of the population live under poverty. The country is located in the east-central Africa. It is covered mainly by mountains and lowlands. In the rural areas more people experience poverty than in the urban …show more content…
The women have less rights, although they represent 49.8%. They can get access to land, credit and other productive resources only with many difficulties. They are also poorer than men, are generally poorer than men because they earn less money, they are less educated and they have no decision making power. Because of these the country has less labour force. Many women leave their homes to run away from forced marriages, divorce loss of family or similar situations. As they leave they don`t have many chances to start a new life, because they are not educated and the laws are against them. In my opinion if the women would have more rights their work would bring many benefits for the country, because it would have more workers, if they would get higher wages the families would be able to buy more food and investigate more into their farms. If the income for the people would increase the government would receive more money and it would be able to build schools, industries or
There might be many reasons why a country such as Ethiopia is considered as one of the poorest country in the world. The main reasons are under development and the geographical features which affects the agriculture and the unemployment. Why do these factors influence the poverty in Ethiopia and what else effects it?
Ethiopia`s population is 86.5 million and 44% of the population live under poverty. The country is located in the east-central Africa. It is covered mainly by mountains and lowlands. In the rural areas more people experience poverty than in the urban …show more content…
The women have less rights, although they represent 49.8%. They can get access to land, credit and other productive resources only with many difficulties. They are also poorer than men, are generally poorer than men because they earn less money, they are less educated and they have no decision making power. Because of these the country has less labour force. Many women leave their homes to run away from forced marriages, divorce loss of family or similar situations. As they leave they don`t have many chances to start a new life, because they are not educated and the laws are against them. In my opinion if the women would have more rights their work would bring many benefits for the country, because it would have more workers, if they would get higher wages the families would be able to buy more food and investigate more into their farms. If the income for the people would increase the government would receive more money and it would be able to build schools, industries or