Eritrean News

Friday, 16 September 2011 12:51

Written by Rahel Asgedom

Modern Farming A Way Towards Ensuring Food Security

Rahel Asgedom

One thing that distinguishes human beings from the rest of the animal kingdom is their ability to exert efforts in changing and modifying the nature-bestowed resources in accordance of their own needs and wants. Human beings are not limited to feed from the natural resources of the earth; they combine their efforts, knowledge and wisdom as to change and modify the natural resources to their benefits. Thus, we are distinctive from other kinds of species as such we are able to lead a civilized life comparing with other animals.

Eritrean News

Tuesday, 10 May 2011 15:26

Written by Yishak Yared

20 Years On: Commendable Efforts To Ensure Food Security

By: Yishak Yared

Subsistence agriculture shapes Eritrea’s economy and employs about 80 percent of its population. Statistics indicate that 2.1 millions of hectares of land, which is 17% of the total area of the country, is arable. Out of which 26% depend from rainfall and 11% cultivated through irrigation. The remaining land is either used for pastoralist or is a dry land mainly covered with sand.

The agro-ecological zones of the country are categorized as the highland area, the Eastern plains and western plains. These three zones have different climatic conditions and as a result are suitable for growing variety of crops, vegetables and fruits congruent to their climatic conditions.