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Hunger kills hundreds after US and UN pause food aid to Ethiopia's Tigray region, officials say (apnews.com)

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Local officials and researchers say hunger has killed at least 700 people in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region in recent weeks after the United States and United Nations suspended food aid.

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[–] tallwookie@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

that's true - and I want to say that's why root vegetables were so popular in Europe during the dark/middle ages - rampaging armies generally arent going to disturb the soil that much.

[–] livus@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Really? I never realised that. According to the article on agriculture I posted, there was some very innovative farming in Tigray before the war, so if they ever get back on their feet perhaps they will see if they can war-proof crops.

Unfortunately though there was evidence during the war that the creation of famine was deliberate and systematic, so it's unlikely that any farming method would be affective against that in modern times.