Addis Ababa ( ENA) February 11/2023 Over 110 million quintals of wheat has been harvested during the first six months of this Ethiopian fiscal year, according to Ministry of Agriculture. Agriculture State Minister Meles Mekonnen said at least 52 million quintals of additional harvest is also expected in the remaining months as more than 1.3 million hectares of land is covered with seed. The annual wheat demand of the Ethiopian market is about 97 million quintals, it was learned. With regard to agricultural produce, Meles stated that the goal is to collect 400 million quintals of different types of crops during this production period. He revealed that about 12.8 million quintals of soil fertilizer has been purchased and imported into the country.

Source: Ethiopian News February 11, 2023 20:20 UTC