A prototype project that amplifies the long-term potential of the agro-industry sector BY BILLION TEMESGHEN | ERITREA PROFILE The Eritrean Livestock and Crops Corporation (ECLC) has for long carried out several projects to empower dairy farmers and boost milk production in the country. One of their recent endeavors as part of the Logo – Misilam […]
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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 […]
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BY RUTH ABRAHAM | SHABAIT As part of its efforts to modernize agriculture, the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) has introduced a new technique of fertilization of dairy cattle, Artificial Insemination, mainly aimed at maximizing the production of milk.
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BY RANDA OSMAN | SHABAIT “The journey to success is like a wall that must be climbed in a step by step manner with patience and persistence.” These are the words of an initially desperate housewife who sold chicken in her neighbourhood to make ends meet and has decades later grown to be one of […]
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BY ALEM FISSHATZION Martin Schibbye wrote a very confusing and difficult-to-follow article on 25th March 2018. The article was posted on his own website “Blankspot” and was in Swedish. The article was supposed to be a coverage on Eritrea with the very ambiguous title: “Will the president’s cows prove to be decisive factor in Eritrea’s […]
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By Dr. Fikrejesus Amahazion, In 1994, Eritrea released the Macro Policy Paper (MPP), articulating a broad national development policy with a special focus on agriculture. Specific points raised in the document include: the need to create of a modern, technologically advanced and competitive agricultural sector; the importance of producing high value agricultural commodities through the […]
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By Teagasc, Irish MEP Brian Hayes is visiting Eritrea this week, where Irish Aid, Teagasc and Irish development partner Vita have forged a partnership that delivers next generation, knowledge- led programmes. “Over the past 5 years Ireland has committed over €500,000 to projects in Eritrea,” Mr Hayes notes. “It is great to get the opportunity […]
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