The hydro-agricultural transformation of Ethiopia’s lower Omo Valley: Challenges ahead

Horn of Africa Seminar
University of Oxford | African Studies Centre | MT 2015

Panel discussion

The hydro-agricultural transformation of Ethiopia’s lower Omo Valley
Challenges ahead

December 1
5:00 pm
African Studies Centre*
Oxford University

Presentations

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Transforming the periphery: large-scale commercial farming in the lower Omo Valley
Benedikt Kamski (ABI Freiburg/Oxford)

Well-being and ill-being in the context of Ethiopia’s ‘villagization’ programme
Jed Stevenson (University College London)

Finding an unexpected prize: oil exploration firms and local communities as global neighbours
Christina Gabbert (Max Planck Institute, Halle)

The Ethiopian government’s perception of the lower Omo Valley has changed drastically over the last decade. Long regarded by highlanders as an unproductive and hostile wasteland, the region is nowadays seen as the country’s hydro-agricultural engine of growth. The Omo River and the plains along the river, home to indigenous peoples including the Mursi and Bodi, have become central to the government’s strategy for development and nation-building. This panel provides an overview of the transformations underway in the lower Omo since construction began on the Gibe III hydropower dam, and focuses particularly on the impacts of commercial farming, resettlement, and mineral prospecting.

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