埃塞俄比亚内的村庄长期以来依赖于两种农作物。 一种农作物生长于三月和四月的短雨季，而主要农作物则在夏天的长雨季中生长。
Ethiopian village life has long depended on two crops, one during a short rain in March and April, and the main crop during the long rain in the summer months.