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Farmers
engaged in apple production improving their livelihood
Wolkite,
May 15 (GICD)–
Farmers engaged in apple production in Eja woreda by getting organized under
44 associations are improving their livelihood, according to the woreda
Agriculture and Rural Development Office.
Fruits and
Vegetables Expert with the Office, Sahle Haile, said extensive efforts have
been underway to expand the production of apples as they can give yield
within two years and raise the income of farmers. The farmers could also
nurture seedlings and earn additional income.
To this
end, a nursery center was established with 480,000 birr last Ethiopian year
by the state government taking advantage of the favorable climate, he added.
The farmers
have earned 1.6 million birr from cuttings sold to Tigray, Oromia, SNNP and
Amhara states last Ethiopian year, he said.
Preparations
have also been finalized to supply over 180,000 improved seedlings this
rainy season, according to the expert.
The 1,400
farmers embraced by the Eja Fruits Marketing Cooperatives would earn over
3.3 million birr by supplying the demands in place this year, Sahle pointed
out.
