Africans In China

Note: I came across on this article and loved it, so I want to share it with u. However I think he made a small thin mistake by saying that Ethiopia is home to the source of Nile river.  The source of Nile is in Burundi ( Rutovu).

Ethiopia, one of the oldest independent countries in the world, is a resource rich nation. Long regarded as the water tower of Africa, Ethiopia is blessed with many rivers and is home to the source of Nile, the world’s longest river. The country is the birthplace of coffee plant and Africa’s largest coffee producer and the World’s fifth largest. Ethiopia is also rich in cattle, the latest data from UN’s Food And Agriculture Organization (FAO), places Ethiopia 6th in the world with 43 million cattle. The country is also home to one of the world’s largest beehives and it is no exaggeration to say Ethiopia is indeed land of milk and honey. We have compiled the following top 10 lists from the latest FAO data on Ethiopia and we share it with our readers.

Despite all its natural resources, Ethiopia suffers from frequent droughts and political upheavals, but the focus of this blog is in Ethiopia’s potential to be not just a military power but also an economic power in Africa.

Without further ado here are the Top 10 Lists.

Top 10 Cattle Countries (2007)

1. Brazil 207,170,000
2. India 177,840,000
3. China 116,861,393
4. USA 97,003,000
5. Argentina 50,750,000
6. Ethiopia 43,000,000
7. Sudan 39,500,000
8. Pakistan 29,600,000
9. Mexico 29,000,000
10. Australia 28,400,000

Top 10 Beehive Countries

1. India
2. China
3. Turkey
4. Ethiopia
5. Iran
6. Russia
7. Argentina
8. Tanzania
9. Kenya
10. Spain

Top 10 Camel Countries

1. Somalia
2. Sudan
3. Ethiopia (2,300,000)
4. Mauritania
5. Kenya
6. Pakistan
7. Chad
8. India
9. Mali
10. Niger

Eritrea ranks 23rd with 76,000 camels

Top 10 Coffee Producers

1. Brazil
2. Viet Nam
3. Colombia
4. Indonesia
5. Ethiopia
6. Mexico
7. India
8. Peru
9. Guatemala
10. Honduras

Top 10 Donkey Countries

1. China
2. Ethiopia (4,265,194)
3. Pakistan
4. Mexico
5. Egypt
6. Iran
7. Brazil
8. Nigeria
9. Burkina Faso
10. Morocco

Top 10 Goat Countries

1. China
2. India
3. Pakistan
4. Bangladesh
5. Sudan
6. Nigeria
7. Iran
8. Ethiopia (18,000,000)
9. Mongolia
10. Indonesia

Top 10 Horse Countries

1. United States of America
2. China
3. Mexico
4. Brazil
5. Argentina
6. Colombia
7. Mongolia
8. Ethiopia (1,600,000)
9. Russian Federation
10. Kazakhstan

Top 10 Sheep Countries

1. China
2. Australia
3. India
4. Iran
5. Sudan
6. New Zealand
7. United Kingdom
8. Pakistan
9. Turkey
10. South Africa
11. Nigeria
12. Ethiopia

Top 10 Papaya Producers

1. Brazil
2. Mexico
3. Nigeria
4. India
5. Indonesia
6. Ethiopia
7. Congo, Democratic Republic of
8. Peru
9. Philippines
10. Venezuela

Top 10 Seaseme Seeds Producers

1. India
2. Myanmar
3. China
4. Sudan
5. Uganda
6. Ethiopia
7. Nigeria
8. Paraguay
9. Bangladesh
10. Tanzania

Top 10 Chickpea Producers

1. India
2. Pakistan
3. Turkey
4. Australia
5. Iran
6. Myanmar
7. Canada
8. Ethiopia
9. Mexico
10. Iraq

Top 10 Nut Producers

1. United States of America
2. Indonesia
3. Mexico
4. Ethiopia
5. China
6. Australia
7. Guatemala
8. Portugal
9. Thailand
10. Philippines

Top 10 Sorghum Producers

1. United States of America
2. Nigeria
3. India
4. Mexico
5. Sudan
6. Argentina
7. China
8. Ethiopia
9. Burkina Faso
10. Brazil

Top 10 Wheat Producers

1. China
2. India
3. United States of America
4. Russian Federation
5. France
6. Pakistan
7. Germany
8. Canada
9. Turkey
10. Kazakhstan

Ethiopia ranks 27th in the world in wheat production and 2nd largest wheat producer in Africa after Egypt.

Top 10 Maize Producers

1. United States of America
2. China
3. Brazil
4. Mexico
5. Argentina
6. India
7. France
8. Indonesia
9. Canada
10. Italy

Ethiopia is the 18th largest producer of Maize in the world and 4th largest maize producer in Africa after Nigeria, South Africa and Egypt.

Other rankings

Ethiopia is the 16th largest producer of Avocados in the world
* 18th largest producer of Sweet Potatoes
* 19th in Barley
* 22nd in Dry Bean
* 41st in Banana


Data is from Food And Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The latest data is from 2007.

(nazret)

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