Ethiopia remains on the brink of disaster because it is failing to deal with spiraling population growth, slow economic growth and environmental degradation fueling its near perpetual crises, a United Nations report said Monday. The study, which examined a food crisis that took place in 2002-2003 in Ethiopia, said the country’s population grows by 2 million a year, while its economy expands by just 3 percent. Agriculture accounts for nearly 40 percent of the gross domestic product, but unsustainable land policies are fueling ever-larger emergencies in the country. Full Story