Agro-Industry Archives

Eritrea: Transforming Arid Zones into Wetlands

December 13, 2020December 16, 2020TesfaNews2 Comments

Government so far built 9 strategic, 3 fairly big, 1 underground, and 747 micro dams, nationwide besides the 7 diversion schemes. BY KESETE GHEBREHIWET | SHABAIT It is quite breathtaking to see human-made lakes in areas that were once arid and dramatic change in the ecosystem and the lifestyle of people who live in such […]

Logo Dam is Just the Beginning

September 9, 2020September 9, 2020TesfaNews3 Comments

BY BILLION TEMESGHEN | SHABAIT As global warming keeps threatening the inhabitants of our planet, Eritreans have been working hard on their piece of earth to fight desertification, erosion, and the scarcity of water. In Eritrea, “every drop of water must be saved and stored at all costs”; they even made that their slogan associated […]

Eritrea: Stabilizing Price to Improve Citizens’ Livelihood

July 29, 2019July 29, 2019TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

BY MIRIAM TEKESTE | SHABAIT For citizens to have an improved living standard, first of all, there must be adequate supply of products. Adequate products are essential but not necessarily sufficient unless there is an even distribution of products in all parts of the country and fair prices are ensured. This is likely to stabilize […]

Highlights of President Isaias Interview on Domestic Issues

January 22, 2018January 22, 2018TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

For 2018, sectors that will be accorded highest priority within the broader medium-term development goals will remain education, expansion of irrigation, agro-industries as well as traditional and commercial fishing. BY SHABAIT In the second part of the interview with local media on last Saturday, Presidents Isaias Afwerki stated that the country has achieved substantial progress […]

Gash Barka Region: An Agro-Industry Hub

March 26, 2017TesfaNews17 Comments

BY SHABAIT If there is ever a region that exemplifies Agro-Industry of Eritrea, it’s the Gash Barka Region. A frenzied sprawl of 2.1 million people and is the largest region in Eritrea. It’s also a place where you find eight out of nine ethnic groups live together in harmony. Gash Barka is located in the […]

Dams and Prospects of Irrigation Farming vis-à-vis Agro-Tourism Development in Eritrea

September 13, 2014September 15, 2014TesfaNews14 Comments

By National Tourism Association, IN countries like Eritrea where there is scarcity of rainfall, it’s essential that Governments and the community seek alternative solutions to alleviate water problem. That alternative solution, mainly, is catching every drop of water through building water catchment schemes and constructing micro and macro dams. These dams and water catchment schemes […]