Ethiopia 1994 & 2002

ETHIOPIA

Threshing after a good harvest. The area around ALIYU AMBA in North Shoa was severely affected by the 1984/85 drought.

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ETHIOPIA

Threshing after a good harvest. The area around ALIYU AMBA in North Shoa was severely affected by the 1984/85 drought.

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Harvest near the small village of GINAGER, about 80km north of Addis Ababa.

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Women and children spread cow dung to dry in NORTH SHOA. The dung is used as fuel, due to the great shortage of firewood.

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ETHIOPIA

Women and children spread cow dung to dry in NORTH SHOA. The dung is used as fuel, due to the great shortage of firewood.

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Landscape near the small village of GINAGER, about 80km north of Addis Ababa.

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Traditional coffee ceremony preparation in ALIYU AMBA, a small village in North Shoa.

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Ploughing in the cold wind at 2500-3000 meters altitude, near ANBOBER in North Shoa.

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Landscape near the small village of GINAGER, about 80km north of Addis Ababa.

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At 2500-3000 meters altitude around ANBOBER in North Shoa can be cold and windy.

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WAKA TIYO, a small village at 3000 meters altitude, about 80km southwest of Dessie in Wollo province.

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Near WAKA TIYO, a small village at 3000 meters, about 80km southwest of Dessie in Wollo province: by protecting the natural springs from contamination, it is possible for the women to wash their clothes.

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An agriculturalist advises local farmers how to improve their crop near WAKA TIYO, a small village at 3000 meters altitude, about 80km southwest of Dessie in Wollo province.

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Barley is one of the few crops which can weather the harsh conditions around WAKA TIYO, a small village at 3000 meters, about 80km southwest of Dessie in Wollo province.

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WAKA TIYO, a small village at 3000 meters altitude, about 80km southwest of Dessie in Wollo province: it is still a hard and time-consuming task for women to fetch water.

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Wool provides cash income to the farmers around WAKA TIYO, a small village at 3000 meters altitude, about 80km southwest of Dessie in Wollo province.

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WAKA TIYO, a small village at 3000 meters altitude, about 80km southwest of Dessie in Wollo province.

© Peter Williams