Agriculture
Government Targets 27 Percent Increase in Irrigated Wheat
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The Ministry of Agriculture plans to expand irrigated wheat cultivation to 4.5 million hectares, targeting 18.9 million tonnes in the upcoming season.
- Ethiopia is targeting a 27 percent increase in irrigated wheat production to 18.9 million tonnes for the upcoming cultivation season.
- The Ministry of Agriculture plans to cultivate 4.5 million hectares of irrigated wheat starting in November, expanding the area by over 700,000 hectares.
- Projected production is set at 189 million quintals, an increase of 40 million quintals compared to the 149 million quintals harvested in the previous season.
- Teshome Geletu, Lead Executive Officer for Crop Development at the Ministry of Agriculture, disclosed the targets on October 31.
- Average wheat yields are projected to rise from 39.4 quintals per hectare to 42 quintals per hectare, marking a 6.5 percent increase.
- Historically, Ethiopia spent between 700 million and one billion US dollars annually on wheat imports before expanding domestic production.
- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed stated in May that national wheat production across all seasons surpassed 330 million quintals, up from 280 million quintals the previous year.
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