Vendors around a vegetable market in Shola sift through piles of onions, picking out fresh pieces. Onion prices have perhaps been hit the hardest by the inflationary beast galloping over the past few years, soaring to historic ceilings past 100 Br over the past two months. Disruption of supply chains due to conflict in Sudan, which supplies Ethiopia during low production seasons in the month of September, and the proliferation of conflict in northern Ethiopia have fueled the price hike. Despite Ethiopia having an agroecological climate suitable for the cultivation of several horticultural products, production has historically been low and underwhelming.

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