This story appears in the July 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine ... of the regions hit hardest by the devastating 1984 famine in Ethiopia that killed hundreds of thousands.

Geladas live only in Ethiopia, but their now extinct ... This ecosystem has survived revolutions, occupations, famine, and corruption. It has outlasted national governments. Under the right ...

In 2009, famine stalked millions in the Horn of Africa, as failed rains led to the worst food crisis in Ethiopia and Kenya in a quarter century. In November 2007, Georgia Governor Sonny Purdue ...

In early October, after the main rainy season, Ethiopia ... Famine often has multiple causes: drought, pestilence, economies overdependent on agriculture, antiquated farming methods, geographic ...

Throughout its history, Ethiopia has experienced famine — according to one historian, at least one every decade on average between the 15th and 19th centuries. The Great Ethiopian Famine alone ...

New Zealand's farming expertise looks set to play a role in Ethiopia's battle to avert famine. The African nation is crippled by drought and hunger - but there's Kiwi influence to try to make it ...