Lowland wheat production was successfully demonstrated in Awash and Omo basins in 2018/2019 (2011 E.C.). The ATA and the EARCS are jointly engaged in demonstration of lowland wheat along the Omo basin. The MoA will engage in controlling birds that destroy the wheat farm during plantation and harvesting periods, while EIAR will provide cross-cutting technical support to the initiative in all three basins in addition to the lowland wheat project it runs in the Awash basin. At full implementation, the lowland wheat initiative will cover more than 132,000 hectares of land across the three basins and is expected to produce nearly 6 million quintals of wheat along with more than 100,000 quintals of improved wheat seeds. With the introduction of the lowland wheat initiative, import substitution and sustainability of local supplies will soon be achieved.

Source: Ethiopian News October 07, 2019 09:56 UTC