Vol. 22 No. 41 Wednesday, 22nd July, 2015 Pages 8, Price 2.00 NFA 410 STUDENTS GRADUATE FROM HAMELMALO DANIEL TEKLEHAIMANOT FINISHES 7TH COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AT STAGE 16 OF TOUR DE FRANCE The 16th stage of the Tour de The peloton allowed the leaders France saw team MTN-Qhubeka to gain as much as 20 minutes ad- right in the thick of the action as vantage and so it was clear that the Daniel Teklehaimanot eventually break would easily make it. finished the stage in 7th position. Ruben Plaza (Lampre-Merida) Finally, Daniel crossed the line would be the rider to take the stage in 7th while Serge managed to re- win. cover somewhat from his flat, to finish 13th. The stage would see large break- away group successfully going With Edvald finishing 19th, clear consisting of 23 riders. Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung com- MTN-Qhubeka was in a great po- fortably won the team stage clas- sition by having Edvald Boasson sification again and in the overall Hagen, Serge Pauwels and Daniel team standings the African team as part of the lead group. moved up to 2nd place. Minister Arefaine handing certificate to graduate A total of 410 students have In a 10-year report presented dur- Speaking on the occasion, graduated from the Hamelmalo ing the event, Mr. Semere Amle- the Minister of Agriculture, Mr. College of Agriculture with Master som, Dean of the College, outlined Arefaine Berhe, stressed the re- of Science and Bachelor of Sci- the accomplishments registered to- sponsibility of graduates of the ence Degrees as well as Diplomas. date in various domains. College to give the required impe- The event coincided with the 10th tus to national endeavors for devel- anniversary of the opening of the These included, among other oping the agricultural sector, par- College. things, the opening of post-gradu- ticularly in attaining the country’s ate studies, the formation of a me- objectives of food security. Ministers, Government and PFDJ teorological center, the processing officials, religious leaders, heads of milk products, poultry farming The Hamelmalo College of Ag- of higher education establishments and rabbit rearing as well as the riculture has graduated 35 students Daniel speeding to finish line and members of the farming com- cultivation of effective exchange with second (Msc.) Degrees, 1,264 munity in the area participated in programmes with various Univer- with first Bsc. Degrees and 1,677 the graduation ceremony. sities abroad. with Diplomas in the past eight years from 2008 until 2015. NEWS BRIEFS 7TH GRASSROOTS FESTIVAL OF CENTRAL REGION BEGINS The 7th children’s grass roots fes- liai, Administrator of the Central also stated that the grass roots fes- tival of the Central region begins region, ministers, and senior Gov- tival will have significant contribu- ERITREA PARTICIPATING IN DANA Cup int’l soccER COMPETITION on 19 July at the Asmara Stadium ernment and PFDJ officials were tion to that end. under the theme “Sport is a forum present, Mr. Zemede Tekle, Com- Eritrea is taking part in the current Dana Cup international soc- through which we can attain our missioner of Sports and Culture, There are 4000 children from cer competition through two soccer teams from the Eritrean Sports objective and aspiration”. said that sports is one of the efforts 108 teams participating in differ- Association in Gothenburg, Sweden.The event is taking place in being conducted by the Eritrean ent sports. The festival will be con- the Danish city of Hjørring from July 20 to 25 in which over 1,000 At the opening ceremony in Government and people to nurture ducted until 30 of July. children’s teams from 46 countries are participating. which Maj. Gen. Romodan Awe- efficient and committed youth. He RESEARCH LAB INAUGURATED IN HAMELMALO COLLEGE A new building for research laboratory was inaugurated in Hamelmalo College of Agriculture on July 19th. The 4 million US dollars project was jointly sponsored by the Eritrean government and the African Development Bank. The research work will en- compass animal husbandry, agricultural economy, agricultural en- gineering, soil fertility and the environment. ANSEBA: STUDENTS COMPLETE COURSE IN PHOTOGRAPHY A total of 90 students have completed photography courses or- ganized by the NUEYS branch office in Anseba region. Another batch of 260 students were given 3-month long training in various practical skills. These trainings are closely aligned with current demands in the local labour market. Amb Zemede Tekle & other officials at opening ceremony Eritrea Profile,Wednesday , 22nd July, 2015 2 Development: Its sectoral aspect G. Damr agricultural methods; etc. The list is indeed long. Quite frequently, it has been ar- gued that one of the maladies that Within this broad perspective, mark the developmental paradigm agricultural development and in Third World countries is incom- modernisation assumes high pri- petency in planning and manage- ority for several cogent consider- ment. True enough, but equally ations. As the experience of many devastating was also poor priori- third world countries indeed testi- tization within the sectors of the fy, agriculture as a developmental national economy. sector has come to tremendously influence, if not determine, the po- In a new beginning, setting pri- litical and economic sovereignty orities might perhaps look less of states. Self-sufficiency in food, formidable at face value; if only has indeed been directly correlat- because it is possible to start on ed to economic growth, social jus- a clean slate. Furthermore, there tice, and political independence are opportunities to draw lessons and stability and best practices from accumu- lated experiences of others. In Eritrea where more than 60% of the people rely on farming for On the downside, the magnitude their daily livelihood, focus on ag- of the problems one has to grap- riculture has employment, quality ple with may well accentuate the of life and social justice dimen- BanaTom Agro Industry complexity of prioritisation. sions that transcend quantitative economy, the latent functions it flourish along with the agricultur- plicitly tied food aid to political parameters of aggregate produc- have are also equally important. al products. Processing industries, goals, especially during the Cold Yet the merits of prioritization tion. One such result of a good policy such as the textile industry, fish War. are palpable both for optimal divi- in that sector is the number of jobs meat and dairy products process- dends and effective policy mak- In this sense, agricultural poli- it can create. Agriculture has been ing are the common outshoots of Food insecurity leads to depen- ing. In an event where time and cy is based on the twin pillars of used so effectively in many Eu- successful agricultural invest- dency which in turn breads politi- capacity are not on one’s side, fo- modern agricultural undertakings ropean and Asian countries dur- ments. Revenue generated from cal manipulation through the bar- cusing your energy by prioritizing to enhance food security in its ing their heyday of development agriculture can also be used for gaining away of sovereignty. your objectives is a wise policy broadest sense – to meet domestic as a unique opportunity to create other economic endeavours and choice. Eritrea’s situation now is consumption needs as well as to employment and avoid any so- programs Yet there are also pitfalls that not different from such a reality. focus on high-yield exports – and cial upheaval. In Africa with the must be avoided. Exclusive focus purposeful interventions and sup- rapid growing of population of Another added value of agri- on big agricultural industrializa- After cyclic decades of war and port to individual small farmers to job entrants and unemployment, culture is its political dimensions. tion has not been generally suc- natural calamities, independent increase house hold income. In developing the agricultural sector For quite a long time food insuf- cessful in several African coun- Eritrea was left with too much to this sense, the economic improve- has been recommended as a wise ficiency in many African countries tries. In this respect, Eritrea has be mended. To mention the most ment of the farming section of the strategy. has been synonymous with politi- pursued a judicious policy that urgent: infrastructural rehabilita- society will have a corresponding cal insecurity. Western countries, is firmly anchored on the sym- tion; extension of basic public ser- effect on the development of infra- Besides creating employment, in particular have used food aid biotic relationship of large scale vices; adequate power supply; en- structure and services that would agriculture also contributes to the to interfere in the domestic affairs and household farming. The Gov- suring food security within erratic give them an opportunity to move national economy through export of third world countries beyond ernment’s purposeful policies of precipitation patterns and archaic up on the socio-economic ladder. and industrialization. Agricul- normally accepted limits. A report extending invaluable support and tural development always stimu- from foodfirst.com states that the subsidies to farmers through crop Besides this manifest role ag- lates small scale industries, which US law PL 480 for example, ex- and fertilizer distribution, free riculture plays in the national vaccination, and the provision of free consultancy that extends Published Every down to subsistence farmers is a Saturday & Wednesday vivid expression of this policy. In tandem with bolstering small Acting Editor scale, house-hold level agricultur- Amanuel Mesfun al output, the government has also [email protected] been laying the ground, through substantive investment in wa- P.O.Box: 247 ter and associated infrastructure, Tel: 11-41-14 for expansive modern irrigation. Fax: 12-77-49 These undertakings will ensure, E-mail: for the long-term, sustainable har- [email protected] vests irrespective of the vagaries Advertisement: 12-50-13 of nature defined by erratic rain- fall patterns.