Haik Farmers Shift Former Khat Fields to Fruit and Vegetable Production
Farmers around Haik in South Wollo have converted land previously used for khat into fruit and vegetable production clusters, drawing praise from Ethiopia’s deputy prime minister.
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- Farmers around Haik in South Wollo have converted land previously used for khat into fruit and vegetable production clusters, drawing praise from Ethiopia’s deputy prime minister.
Farmers around Haik town in South Wollo Zone have shifted farmland formerly devoted to khat into clustered fruit and vegetable production, Ethiopia’s Deputy Prime Minister Temesgen Tiruneh said after visiting the area.
Temesgen praised the growers in a social-media statement reported by Fana Broadcasting Corporate on August 17. The development points to local efforts to diversify agricultural output and expand food-crop cultivation.
The source announcement did not provide figures for the acreage converted, the number of farmers involved or production volumes. Those measures will be important for assessing the scale and durability of the transition.
