Eritrean Institute of Agriculture


How do you grow crops in a country with little water, arid soil, sudden floods and dry season temperatures in excess of 40 degrees celcius?

Good questions, and ones which they are trying to answer at the Eritrean Institute of Agriculture.

We saw different irrigation and furrow methods being trialled here as well as different crops and grape varietals being tested against the conditions.

We also learned about the different sorts of cattle that can prosper in East Africa. European cows don't do so well for example because they have too much subcutaneous fat and get too hot; hence the reliance on goats for milk and dairy produce.

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