The Conversation published on 22 August 2021 an analysis titled "How Ethiopia's Conflict Has Affected Farming in Tigray" by Jan Nyssen, Emmet Negash, and Sofie Annys, all at Ghent University.
Ploughing has become a serious challenge as Eritrean and Ethiopian forces have killed many of the oxen, young Tigrayans have left farming to join the Tigray Defense Forces, and Amhara militia still occupy Western Tigray.
