| Summary: | A general description and a map of the agricultural systems in Ethiopia have previously been published, but the approach and methodology used to arrive at this classification was not adequately described. The two dominant agricultural systems in Ethiopua are the mixed agriculture of the humid and sub-humid highlands and pastoralism in the arid and semi-arid lowlands covering 40 and 60% of the country respectively. These divergent systems are clearly a result of agro-climatic differences and their sub-systems indicate, in part, the range of climatic situations. The approach used to distinguish and describe the agricultural systems in Ethiopia is described and two examples are provided to illustrate the process; one being a synthesis of present land use systems in the Ethiopian Highlands, and the other, a land capability survey for a range lands development project in the southeastern Ethiopian Lowlands.
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