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Africa-Press – Ethiopia. <\/strong><\/span>December 7\/2022 Ethiopia has covered 450,000 hectares of land with wheat seeds during this winter in the country, according to the ministry of agriculture<\/p>\n

Head of pulse development at the ministry of agriculture, Esayas Lema sadi that efforts have been undertaken to export wheat in addition to responding to local demand.<\/p>\n

It is to be recalled that besides to the seasonal wheat production, Ethiopia is working to produce 52 million quintals of wheat production from cultivating 1.3 million hectares of land through winter irrigation.<\/p>\n

So far, over 800,000 hectares of land has been prepared and more than 450,000 hectares of land is covered with wheat, according to the head.<\/p>\n

The awareness of farmers on the development of irrigated wheat has been improving as production and productivity is booming simultaneously, he pointed out.<\/p>\n

He added that utilization of technology, inputs and select seed supply as well as awareness creations for farmers have registered results.<\/p>\n

Benishangul Gumuz, Gambella, and South West regions are also new areas of for irrigated wheat production in the country, it was indicated.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Ethiopia<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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