Eritrea: Farmers in Foro Sub-Zone Engage in Enhanced Rain-Fed Farming Endeavors With a View to Raising Harvest

Foro — Farmers in Foro sub-zone are engaged in enhanced rain-fed farming endeavors with a view to raising harvest on the basis of jointly cultivating around 4,000 hectare-wide area which is rich in alluvial deposits from rivers.

Reports indicated that the farmers have been provided with select seeds and tilling service, besides the fact that a new variety of sorghum is being introduced in the area which is mainly characterized with maize harvest.

Among the farmers, Mr. Ali Omar, Mr. Abdalla Mahmoud and Mr. Saleh Haj expressed conviction that the integrated efforts made in the process and the preparations made on the part of farmers would result in better outcome.

Indicating that the farmers demonstrated appreciable receptivity for the new instructions by experts, Mr. Tesfai Tewolde, head of the Agriculture Ministry's branch in the sub-zone, said that the ongoing venture is expected to result in double harvests, namely of sorghum and maize respectively.

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