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Africa-Press – Ethiopia. <\/strong><\/span>Efforts are underway to minimize post-harvest loss, Agriculture and Horticulture State Minister Meles Mekonnen said.<\/p>\n

In an exclusive interview with ENA, State Minister Meles said the government is undertaking comprehensive measures towards reducing the existing post-harvest loss.<\/p>\n

He added that minimizing the post-harvest loss is not different from increasing productivity.<\/p>\n

Meles noted that the government is encouraging farmers to use combiners to harvest and standardized sacks to transport products.<\/p>\n

According to him, using appropriate machinery and standardized facilities not only reduce post-harvest loss but also keep quality of produces.<\/p>\n

The state minister pointed out that storage facilities like metal silo are also being introduced to farmers.<\/p>\n

Ethiopia expects to harvest 374 million quintals this season.<\/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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