In Ethiopia, a rehab center takes on khat addiction ― AFP
While banned in many countries, chewing khat is commonplace in Ethiopia and the wider Horn of Africa region. Many see it as a cultural activity […]
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Khat farming threatens Ethiopia’s food security, biodiversity, women, and agroforestry
In recent decades farmers in such areas as Wondo Genet of southern Ethiopia have moved toward growing only khat, a drug banned in most countries […]
HEALTH: Substance abuse – The unspoken challenge to higher education goals
Substance or drug abuse affects the academic life of university students resulting in inadequate attendance, poor academic performance, and conflict with others, among other issues. […]
Coffee faces a double threat to its existence in eastern Ethiopia
According to a farmer, who grows khat (narcotic leaf chewed by many as a stimulant) as a source of income, said by this year, the entire […]
Bags of Khat: A Boom in Khat in Ethiopia and Kenya
“THIS is khat,” explains Teklu Kaimo, gesturing to the wooded field behind him. He started growing it in 1976, and over the years its soft, […]