Economic Factors Affecting The Economy

expected John to pay of his debts. John would not pay of the debts and made

Environmental factors are a factor that affect living and nonliving organisms and have participated in Ethiopia’s problem in food deficiency and food insecurity. A large environmental factor that can affect food deficiency and food insecurity is natural hazards and disasters. These can include droughts and floods which can upset agricultural production. For example, grain production and stocks are very low and droughts have hit harvests in grain-producing areas around the world. A more specific example for Ethiopia is that because of Ethiopia’s seasonal rainfall from mid-June to mid-September, soil erosion and

farmers who had a difficulty making a living off of the crop because of the work that

The main crop being produced in this area was tobacco. There was such high demand for tobacco, it eventually cause the soil to become try old and tired. By the soil drying out it increased the need for new land.

The main industry is the agricultural sector which completely depends on the climate. There are strong linkages between poverty and environmental degradation, particularly poor water management, soil erosion, declining soil fertility and land degradation. In addition, the effects of climate change are undermining an already fragile resource base and have contributed to declining agricultural yields over the past decades. In recent years, drought has become a perennial problem in parts of Kenya. Episodes in 2009 and 2011 generated food emergencies, while flooding in 2010 affected parts of the country severely.

Bankers- High interest rates caused the farmers to pay even more when they didn't have the money to pay.

The rising costs of land and the simultaneous costs of water make it so 30% of farm households have negative income. The cost of sustainability, such a new tilling methods and access to water, also strains farms. This often leads to farmers self-exploiting themselves to try to generate the most crops possible and cultivate their land to the fullest extent.

crops so low, this meant the farmer’s income was low. Many farmers abused the land for

Farmers planted and harvested crops without giving the land enough time to restore itself. The more farmers planted crops and sold produce, the lower prices fell (Press 38). Farmers used the skim milk from cows to feed their chickens and pigs. Thistles were harvested and fed to the animals when typical feed crops died. After thistles began to die, farmers would dig up soap weed and feed it to the livestock (Dunn trinity.edu). Crops, cattle, and other farm animals began to die and the income of farmers decreased greatly (Press 37). John A. Simpson, President of the National Farmer’s Union, said this about the income of a farmer. “For a farmer to buy a toothbrush he would have to sell eight dozen eggs and he then would owe two cents. A farmer must sell forty pounds of cotton to buy a good shirt” (Press 37-38). Many farmers relied on their cattle for much of their income, but cattle prices dropped so low that farmers began to only keep enough cattle to feed their families (Press 37). The amount of produce that farmers sold decreased rapidly. Five million acres of wheat were ruined after only a few weeks of dust storms (“Black Sunday: April 14, 1935 PBS.org). Farmers had to survive on only cornbread, beans and milk (“The Dust Bowl”

With tension on the rise, American farmers continue to demand reforms to lift their burden of debt as well as greater representation in government. Recently, with the tremendous growth in industrialization of oil and steel, migrants have felt the difficulties associated with farming and continue to fall into arrears.

Before industrialization, we depended heavily on farmers; they would grow crops so we could survive and live peacefully, but because of industrialization we faced other problems, the Gilded Age. This age has the farmers facing many problems: tariffs, taxes, shelter, money, etc. Farmers are unable to survive in this situation. Based on the article, Overview of the Gilded Age, “Many farmers blamed railroad owners, grain elevator operators, land monopolists, commodity futures

Which was a risky thing to do because that is their income. If there was to be a drought or some other nature related incident and the crops were to be damaged then they would not have an income for that year and that could set them back. They may not be able to make it the next year unless they have some other sort of income. But for those who are unable to pay off their debt they lose their farm and land to banks and merchants. But there was more than just weather conditions that killed the crops off.

After the Civil War Sharecroppers (former slaves) and tenant farmers worked one crop agriculture, in small parcels of other owner’s land, in desire to own their own farms. Both Sharecroppers and tenant farmers associated their prospect for political and income equality as being able to secure land and establish themselves as independent farm owners (lecture notes). Sharecroppers and Farmers were often in-debt to the landowners due to drought, disease, etc. of their crops (lecture notes). Both Sharecroppers and Farmers rarely reap any monetary gain from the labor.

Presently droughts occurring every two years and when it does rain only fractions of what the region is used to comes down because a rise in of this food prices, homelessness, diseases, social chaos is in full heat. One in every 3 people you see is dying from malnutrition.Feeding centers and medical supply demands are so high and the respond to get food and water there is not happening fast enough.If poor hygiene continues death will be the result.

Unavoidable losses happen and farming can be a risky industry because of natural disasters such as; Tornadoes, hurricanes, frost, earthquakes, and other catastrophes