Updated Videos: Ethiopia’s Booming Livestock Industry

Brighter Green is excited to announce the Ethiopia video is now available in Amharic due to the work of translator, Tibebe Mengistu. Mr. Mengistu also narrated the video in English, with some updated information from the previous version.

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As populations grow and urbanize and demand for animal products increases, the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization projects that the global meat and milk market will double by 2050. A number of developing countries are seeking to expand and industrialize their livestock sectors to compete in the international agricultural economy. Ethiopia is poised to join the race.

For more on the globalization of factory farming in Ethiopia, and other parts of the world, click here.