Why do ethiopians crop farming have high carring capacities and high population
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The interaction between human population and agricultural production is complex. Intense debates have been continued on population growth against agricultural development. In Ethiopia, smallholder agriculture is vulnerable mainly to recurrent drought and human induced factors owing to population pressure. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate trends and controversies of population growth and to examine the link between population and food production in Ethiopia. This review discloses that the growths of population and agricultural production have increased over time. However, production growth shows oscillating trends compared to population growth. Despite the declining of mortality and fertility opens up the window of opportunity to capture the demographic dividend, rapid population growth is one of the major development challenges coupled with land degradation. If this opportunity complements efficient agricultural policies and strategies, the growing population can access adequate yields for home consumption as well as household incomes. Effective population policy, improved land resource management, and integrated strategies can reduce pressure on land resource. Therefore, this review suggests that critical review on agricultural policy and strategies is one of the prospective responses to the rising population.