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Ministry of Agriculture reinforces efforts to ensure supply of safe milk and its products

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The Regulatory Services Department (RSD) of the Ministry of Agriculture is reinforcing its quality and safety control activities to ensure safe supply of agricultural products, mainly milk and its products to consumers.

As per the

Legal Notice 113/ 2006: Regulations to Determine the Requirements and Standards for Milk and Milk Products Processing Plants,

regular inspection activities are carried out by RSD inspectors along with the National Animal and Plant Health Laboratory (NAPHL) technicians, to make sure that pasteurized milk and milk products produced from these plants have the right safety and quality standards.



According to Mr. Tesfay Yosief, Animal and Animal Products Inspection Unit Head, the RSD conducts regular inspection services on milk and milk processing plants to gauge and monitor that their commercial products satisfy the requisite safety and quality standards thereby avoiding health risks to the public.

At this time, the production and sale of pasteurized milk to the public is carried out by three plants; namely; Asmara Milk Processing Plant (AMPP), Barka Dairy Farm Products (also located in Asmara), and the Elabered Estate Farm.



In addition to these three plants, there are 12 milk products processing plants, most of which are small scale, focusing mainly on yogurt production. Some of these plants produce cheese and [deleted] in addition to milk. The Majority of these plants are located in Central Region while the rest are found in Southern and Anseba Regions.

Mr. Tesfay Yosief noted that, before 5 years or so, yogurt production in Eritrea was virtually non- existent. It was imported from Yemen, mostly through illicit means along with other products such as eggs and horticultural products.



Effective control methods thus induced local production which expanded in relatively short time. RSD inspectors and NAPHL technicians routinely carry out rigorous inspection of the new plants, to ensure strict compliance with quality and safety standards.

Finally, Mr. Tesfay Yosief pointed out that, due to legal, technical and analytical limitations, other food quality factors of yogurt, such as inclusion of additives (coloring, flavor, etc) and nutrients (vitamins and minerals), are not being regulated at the moment. The Department intends to apply these metrics in due time; when prevailing gaps are bridged. But this does not give green light to producers to add any element to his/her production, without duly informing concerned authorities, such as the RSD.



According to RSD reports, in the past six months of 2020, more than 21,800 litres of raw milk were disposed of at AMPP due to safety and quality problems.

From a safety perspective, the consumption of milk that is not properly boiled or pasteurized is fraught with the transmission of diseases such as TB and Brucellosis. Public awareness on these problems is consequently crucial.

In other update from the Ministry, a training workshop on Brucellosis; and Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) laboratory diagnostic techniques which was held for twelve days concluded on 3rd of July 2020.



The core purpose of the training was to edify the trainees on disease outbreak investigation, proper field sample collection, transportation, preservation and laboratory disease diagnosis techniques, confirm suspicions, transportation and packing of biological materials as per the regulation of International Air Transport Association (IATA).

During the closing ceremony, Mr. Amanuel Negassi, Advisor to the Minister and board chairman of NAPHL thanked the Food and Agriculture Organization for its timely support and highlighted the importance of the training, for the courses will help trainees in designing and implementing better disease control strategies on Brucellosis and FMD.



Dr. Saeed A. Bancie, FAO country representative to Eritrea, expressed his appreciation as the training was conducted with in full compliance with all safety measures of COVID 19. Dr. Bancie also applauded the trainers and trainees for their achievements.

The course included 10 female participants out of 25 experts. The trainees were represented from the National Animal and Plant health laboratory, Regulatory Services Department and Agricultural Extension Department.

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ናቋ ዶራን-ጋላቢ



(Courtesy: Jenay Ghebregherghish Ghebremariam)

ዶራን-ጋላቢ ፈርጣጢ፣ እቲ ድግድጊት ተዓጢቁ ንእከይ እምበር፣ ሓንቲ መዓልቲ’ውን ትኹን ምሉቅ ኢላቶ ሰናይ ነገር ናይ’ዛ ሃገር ንክዛረብ ትብዓት ዘይረኸበ ነቋዊ እዩ።

ጭቡጥ ጉድለታት እንተሎ፣ ግቡእካ እናገበርካ ከምድላይካ ንመንግስቲ ክትነቅፍ መሰልካ እኳ እንተኾነ፣ ቅድሚኡ ግና መንግስቲ ንዝሰርሖ ዘሎ፣ ከምኡ’ውን ነቶም ኣብ ውሽጢ ዓዲ ኮይኖም ኩሉ ውልቃዊ ረብሓታቶም ገዲፎም ሃገር ዝሃንጹ ዘለዉ፣ ክብርን ምስጋናን ክትህብ ከምዘለካ ምፍላጥ የድሊ። እንድሕር ነዚ ዘይትፈልጥ ኮንካ ድማ ክብሪ ምሃብ ተማሃር ተላመድ፣ ንጸለመ ጥራይ ኢልካ ግና ኣይትንባሕ።

‘’ዶራን-ጋላቢ ፈርጣጢ’’፣ እቲ ናይ ገዝኡ መኣዲ ገዲፉ ፍንጥራዕ ኢሉ ንስደት ዝኸደ፣ ኣብዚ ሕጂ እዋን ድማ ብእንጀራ ጓኖት ጸጊቡ ንመንግስቲ ክጻረፍ ዝውዕል ዘሎ ብደምበ-ዕንክሊል ዝተዘንበ

ዝሉቅ-ኣእምሮ ስዱድ-ኤርትራዊ

እዩ።

ኣነ ‘’ዶራን-ጋላቢ ፈርጣጢ’’ እንተኾይነ፣ ኣብዚ ኣውሪደዮ ዘለኹ ጽሑፍ ከተጠቃልሉኒ ትኽእሉ ኢኹም። ብወገነይ ነቲ ዝፍጸም ዘሎ ዓበይቲ ዓወታት ክብርን ዋጋን ምሃብ ይኣምን፣ ብግምጣል ምንእኣስ ኣይድግፍን።

ኣብዚ ማሕበራዊ መራኸቢታት፣ ሓቂ ረጊጽካ ዝግበር ብዙሕ ረባሺ ናቋታት ይስማዕ እዩ። ዘጽሓፈኒ ንገለ ካብኡ ኣልዒልካ ኣብዚ ርድኢትካ ምክፋል እዩ።

1. ናቋ ዶራን-ጋላቢ ‘’ኣስመራ ማይ የለን’’

ኣብ ዓዲ ሃሎ ዓቀኑ ልዕሊ 45 ሚልዮን ኩቢክ-ሜተር ክሕዝ ዝኽእል ዲጋ ብመንግስቲ ተሰሪሑ እናሃለወ፣ ነዛ ብሰለሰተ ፊስቶ ክትመልእ እትኽእል ኣብ ኣስመራ ዘላ መናፈሻ ዓቀበት ማይ-ጃሕ-ጃሕ ነቂጻ ማይ ተሳኢኑ ኢልካ ስእልታት ሼር እናበልካ ምንቃው እንታይ ማለት’ዩ?

ቅድሚ 1991 ዓ.ም ናጽነት ኤርትራ፣ ብዘይካ’ዛ ኣብ ኣባርዳእ ማይ-ነፍሒ ዘላ ዲጋ፣ ካልእ ንኣስመራ ዝምግብ ዓቢ ምንጪ ማይ ወላሓንቲ ኣይነበረን። መንግስቲ ግና ክመጽእ ዝኽእል ሽግር ማይ ኣስመራ ተረዲኡ ወራር ወያነ እናተኻየደ እንከሎ (1998-2001 ዓ.ም)፣ ኩሉ መዋጥር ገዲፉ ንዲጋ ቶኮር (Concrete Dam) ሰሪሕዎ።

መንግስቲ ካብ ግዜ ወራር ወያነ ኣትሒዙ፣ ኣብ ውሽጢ ዝሓለፈ 20 ዓመታት፣ ኣስታት 1 ቢሎዮን ኩቢክ-ሜተር ዝኣክል ማይ ንምዕቃብ ከም ሸቶ ወጢኑ ብምሓዝ፣ ልዕሊ 300 ዓበይትን ነኣሽቱን (Dams and Micro dams) ዲጋታት ኣብ ሽዱሽተኡ ዞባታት ብምስራሕ፣ ልዕሊ 850 ሚልዮን ኩቢክ-ሜተር ማይ ክዕቅብ ክኢሉ።

እቶም ቀንዲ ስትራተጂካውያን ዓበይቲ ዲጋታት ንምዝርዛር፣-
1. ዲጋ ከርከበት - 300 ሚልዮን ኩቢክ ሜተር( ናብ 600 ሚልዮን ንከዕብይዎ መደብ ኣሎ)
2. ዲጋ ገርገራ - 70 ሚልዮን ኩቢክ ሜተር
3. ዲጋ ጋሕተላይ - 50 ሚልዮን ኩቢክ ሜተር
4. ዲጋ ሎጎ(ዓዲ ሃሎ) - 45 ሚልዮን ኩቢክ ሜተር
5. ዲጋ ገርሰት - 25 ሚልዮን ኩቢክ ሜተር
……ወዘተ

2. ናቋ ዶራን-ጋላቢ፣ ‘’ ኣስመራ ዩኒቨርስቲ ተዓጽዩ’’

ኣብ 8ይ ክፍሊ ቀምሽ ኣደይ ሓንኲልኒ ኢልካ ትምህርቲ ኣቋሪጽካዮ ንስደት ዝፈርጠጥካ ዶራን ጋላቢ፣ ኣሽንኳይዶ ዩኒቨርስቲ፣ ነታ 12 ክፍሊ (High School) እውን ክትውድእ ዘይከኣልካ፣ ሕጂ ዝነፈሰ ቢራ ለፊፍካ፣ ‘’ዩኒቨርስቲ ተዓጽዩ’’ ኢልካ ንከተምስል ምንቋውካ መዓስን ኣበይን ኮንካ ኢኻ ክትመሃረሉ ሓሲብካ?

መንግስቲ ነዚ ሓድሽ ዝተሃነጸ ኮለጅ ኢንስቲትዩት ተክኖሎጂ ኤርትራ (EIT) ማይ-ነፍሒ፣ ንቻይናውያን ኮንትራት ብምሃብ 33 ሚልዮን ዶላር ሰሊዑ ኣስሪሕዎ።

መንግስቲ ነዚ ቀዳምነት ሂቡ ክሰርሕ እንከሎ፣ ክሳብ’ዛ ትማል ህወሓት ናብ መቀለ ዝሃደመትላ መዓልቲ፣ ኢትዮጵያ

ኣብ ርእሲ ኤርትራ ኵናት ክኸፍት ኢየ

ኢላ እናኣፈራርሐት እንኮላ’ዩ እዚ ኩሉ ተሃኒጹ። ኢትዮጵያ ነፈርትን ታንክታትን ትዕድግ ነይራ።

1 ነፋሪት ሶኾይ (SU-27)፣ ዋጋኣ 30 ሚልዮን ዶላር እዩ። ዳርጋ ማዕረ ዋጋ መስርሒ ናይ ኮለጅ ማይ-ነፍሒ ማለት’ዩ።
1 ታንኪ ናይ ቀደም ሞደል (T-55) ፣ ዋጋኣ 30 ሽሕ ዶላር እዩ። እዚ ድማ ዳርጋ ማዕረ ዋጋ መስርሒ ሓንቲ ቤት-ትምህርቲ ካልኣይ ደረጃ (High School) ማለት’ዩ።

መንግስቲ ኤርትራ ግና ብፍርሒ ተዋሒጡ ዘይኮነ ኣጽዋር ዝገዝእ ነይሩ፣ ካብ ድሕሪ ቅሉዕ ወራር ወያነ ጥራይ፣ ብገምጋማዊ ዋጋ 6 ሶኾይ ነፈርቲ ዝውድእ 6 ኮለጃት ሃኒጹ። ዋጋ 200 ታንክታት ዝኸውን ናይ መባእታን፣ ካልኣይን ፣ ማእከላይን ደረጃ ቤት-ትምህርቲታት ሃኒጹ።

ውጥን መንግስቲ ኤርትራ ዝገልጽ ኣብ መፋረቅ 90ታት፣ ሚኒስተር ወጻኢ ጉዳያት ዝነበረ ዓሊ-ሰይድ ዓብደላ ይጠቅሶ ካብ ዝነበረ፣ ካብ 2000 ዓ.ም ንድሕሪት፣ ሽዱሽተ ኮለጃት ኣብ ሽዱሽተኡ ዞባታት ኤርትራ ክንከፍት ኢና ኢሉ ነይሩ።

ብመሰረት ውጥን፣ ተግባራውነቱ ድማ፣-
ኣብ ዞባ ማእከል
1. ኮለጅ ኢንስቲትዩት ተክኖሎጂ ኤርትራ(EIT) ማይ-ነፍሒ
2. ኦሮታ ናይ ሕክምና ቤት-ትምህርቲ
ኣብ ዞባ ደቡብ
3. ኮለጅ ጥበባት ዓዲ-ቀይሕ
4. ኮለጅ ቢዝነስን ቁጠባን ሓልሓለ
ኣብ ዞባ ሰሜናዊ ቀይሕ ባሕሪ
5. ኮለጅ ባሕራዊ ተክኖሎጂ ምጽዋዕ
ኣብ ዞባ ዓንሰባ
6. ኮለጅ ሕርሻ ሓመልማሎ

ከምቲ ዝተባህለ፣ ብዘይካ ኣብ ዞባ ጋሽ-ባርካን፣ ዞባ ደቡባዊ ቀይሕ ባሕርን ኣብ ኩለን ዞባታት ተኸፊቱ። ኣብ መጻኢ ንዞባ ጋሽ-ባርካ ዝውክል ሓደ ወተሃደራዊ ዩኒቨርስቲ ኣብ ሳዋ፣ ከምኡ’ውን ንዞባ ደቡባዊ ቀይሕ-ባሕሪ ዝውክል ሓደ ዩኒቨርስቲ ኣብ ዓሰብ ብምወሳኽ፣ ማዕረ ምቅረሐ ከምዝህሉ ንምግባር ዘጸግም ኣይኮነን።

3. ናቋ ዶራን-ጋላቢ፣ ‘’ኣስመራ ጽርግያታታ ተፋሒሩ’’

ኣነስ ካብ ውሽጢ ልበይ ንኣስመራ ምጭውቲ ማራ ማራ እንድየ ዝፈትዋ፣ ግና ከኣ ኣስመራ ማለት ኤርትራ ማለት ኣይኮነትን። ናይ ኣስመራ ህንጻታታ ተፋሒሩ ማለት፣ ኤርትራ ተፋሒራ ማለት ኣይኮነን።

ብመንግስቲ ኣብ ዝሓለፈ ዕስራ ዓመታት ዝተሰርሑ ጽርግያታት ኣብዚ ምዝርዛሩ ከየሰልቹ፣ ኣብዚ ሕጂ ዓመት ዝተጀመረ ካብ ኣስመራ-ሕምብርቲ-ሓበላ ቆሪጹ ጋሽ-ባርካ ዝወርድ፣ ንከበሳ ምስ ቆላ ኣራኺቡ ናብ ሱዳንን ኢትዮጵያን ዝቅጽል ስትራተጂካዊ ጽርግያ ብ 150 ሚልዮን ዶላር ይስራሕ ኣሎ። መንግስቲ ነዚ ገዲፉ ንኣስመራ ምሕዳስ ጠፊእዎ ማለት ድዩ?

እሞ ንምንታይ ደኣ ነኣሽቱ ድኻማት ናይ’ዛ ሃገር እናኣምጻእካ ኣብ ፈይስ-ቡክ ዓጀው ምባል?

ቀዳምነት፣ ቁጠባዊ ኣገዳስነት ዘለዎ ብዙሓት ዓድታት ዘራኽብ ጎሮሮ ሃገር ክኸውን ዝኽእል ጽርግያ ምስራሕ ክኸውን ከሎ፣ ሰብ ንኽርእየልካ ኢልካ ንኣስመራ በለጭ-ለጭ ምባል ከኣ ካልኣዊ እዩ።

እቲ ዘስሕቅ፣ እቶም ኣብ ፈይስ-ቡክ ስእሊ ናይ ኣስመራ ተፋሒሩ እናበሉ ሼር ክገብሩ ዝውዕሉ፣ እቶም ናይ በሓቂ ሕንቁቃት ኣዝማሪኖታት ዘይኮኑስ፣ እቶም ኣብ ህድሞን ኣጉዶን ዓብዮም ዓድታቶም ብበቅሊ ጥራይ ዝእቶ ዝነበረ’ሞ ሳላ መንግስቲ ዝረሃዎም፣ እሞ ከኣ ንባዕሎም ኣስመራ እንታይ ትመስል ከይረገጽዋ ጋሊቦም ንስደት ዝነፈጹ ምዃኖም እዩ።

ዶራን-ጋላቢ፣ ሕጂ’ውን ብናይ ጓኖት ከተማታት ኣይትስከር። ኤርትራ ብሓደ ለይቲ ጀርመን ኣይትኸውንን፣ ኣስመራ ድማ ብሓደ ለይቲ ሎስ-ኣንጀሎስ ክትከውን ኣይትጸበ።

4. ናቋ ዶራን-ጋላቢ፣ ‘’ባኒ የለን ፣ ልቺ የለን’’

መንግስቲ ኣብ ባንን ነዳድን ዝገብሮ ዝነበረ ድጎማ ምስ ኣልዓሎ፣ ናብ ልምዓት ከውዕሎ ዝኽእል ዓመታዊ ልዕሊ 400 ሚልዮን ዶላር ትርፊ ይረክብ ነይሩ። ምስ ኣብቲ እዋን ዝተተኽለት ሓዳስ ፋብሪካ ስሚንቶን ካልእ መኻልፋት ተወሲኽዎን ዘጋጥም ዝነበረ ሕጽረት ጸዓት፣ ሳዕቤናት እገዳ፣ ካልእ ምኽኑይ ኣብዚ ዘርዚርካ ከተብርሆ ኣዝዩ ብዙሕ ዝኾነ ….…ወዘተ ብድሆታትን ነይሩ’ዩ ግና ከኣ እናተሰግረ እዩ።

ብባኒ ዝዛረብ ሰብ፣ ኪድ ማሸላ ለንቂጥካ ቅጫ ብላዕ እዩ’ቲ መልሲ። ኮካ የለን ዝበለ’ውን ኪድ ማይካ ስተ። ንጥዕናኻ ከማን ቅጫን ማይን ይሓይሽ። ባኒ ብዘይካ ኣብ ከተማታት፣ ገለ ኣብ ገጠራት ዘለዉ ኣስኮብሊታት መምሃራን ሓካይም ገዲፍካ፣ እቲ ዝበዝሕ ክፋል ሕብረተሰብ ሃገርና ሓረስታይ ኮይኑ ቅጫ ጎሚዱ ዝኸይድ እዩ።

ኣብ ዓዲ ፍኝዕ ዘሎ ሓረስታይ ባኒ ሃልዩ ኣይ ሃልዩ እንታይ ይባቁጠሉ?። በተን ንባኒ መግዝኢ ዝተሓስባ ናይ ድጎማ ገንዝብ ገይርካ ዲጋ እንተሰሪሕካሉ ግና ጀርዲን ገይሩ ሓምሊ ተደሪሩ ይሓድር።

እዚ ባኒ ኮካ እናበልካ ዝስራሕ ፖለቲካ ናዓይ ፍጹም ኣይርደኣንን እዩ። ናይ ሕሱራት ፖለቲካ እዩ። ሰብኣይ ብመግቢ ክዛረብ ነውሪ እዩ። እዞም ኣብዚ ፈይስ-ቡክ ምኒን ዝብሉ መቸም ዳርጋ መብዛሕትኦም ንፈልጦም እንዲና፣ ንኸብዶም ጥራይ ዝነብሩ ግዙኣት እዮም። ገሊኣቶም ደኣ ነቲ ዝበኽይሉ ዘለዉ ባኒ’ውን ሳላ መንግስቲ ኣብ ሳዋ ወይ ኣብ ኮለጃት ዝፈልጥዎ እዮም።

ብቀሸም ኩቦ ትኪ ዝተሰንከተ ቅጫ በሊዕካ ዓቢኻስ፣ ሕጂ ኣብ ኣውሮፓ ኣመሪካ ስለዝኣተኻ ባኒ ኮካ ባኒ ኮካ ባኒ ኮካ… !!! ዝዓበናሉ ህይወት ኣይንኽሓድ፣ ሃገርና ትባረኽ ንበል።

እዚ ጽሑፍ ነዊሑኒ ብዘይ መደምደምታ ክዛዝሞ……….

ከዘኻኽረኩም፣ ኣነ’ውን ምስ #ናቋ ዶራን-ጋላቢ ከተጠቃልሉኒ ትኽእሉ ምዃንኩም ልዕል ኢለ ሓቢረኩም እየ።
...........ከምኡኢታት እዩ።

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EriXpress Eritrean Festival USA 2020 ... Habtom Hdrom and Yemane Tekleab



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These endless Eritrean plains, hold the hope for world's future food security. The most economically feasible source of potassium & magnesium bearing salts are going to come from Eritrea's southern red sea plains.

Current @DanakaliLtd stoke prices, seem peanuts
(ዮናስ: @semaetatina)

[Amoxicillin & Risk of Hearing Loss: Analysis of Reported Cases, Submitted by the Eritrean Drug Safety Centre to WHO. There appears to be a causal association between amoxicillin & hearing loss that requires further studies. #Eritrea #Pharmacovigilance]
Amoxicillin and Risk of Hearing Loss: Analysis of Reported Cases Submitted to the WHO Global Database....
https://www.dovepress.com/amoxicillin-a ... ticle-DHPS

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ልምዓት ልምዓት ልምዓት! ኣካል ቀለቤት መንገዲ ኣስመራ ሸነኽ በለዛ፡፡ Development programs, going full steam ahead. New ring-road, around Asmara (Beleza section)
(Sirak Bahlbi: @SirakBahlbi)

ኤርትራውነትና ዘይብረዝ ሓይሊ፡ ጭውነት፡ ተበላሓትነት፡ ተጻዋርነት...
Great job, Abeba Haile



Melake Abrham - Astewel Wede'bat - ኣስተውዕል ወደ’ባት - New Eritrean Music 2020 (Official Video)



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I can kill, for a nice coffee session right now!!
(HermonYemaneሄርሞን: @HermonE_J)

Daniel Teklehaimanot:

ብኣብ ሃገረ ስዑዲ ዓረብ ዝርከብ ናይ ጸባን ውጽኢቱን ዓርሞሽሽ ትካል "ኣልማራዒ" ዝተበሃገ ትካል ምምስራሕ ጸባን ውጺኢቱን ሓልሓለ



(By Mezekr Tarik) - ኣልማራዒ ዓለም ለኻዊ ተፈላጥነት ዘለዎ ፡ ኣብ ሃገረ ስዑዲ ዓረብ ዝርከብ ናይ ጸባን ውጽኢቱን ዓርሞሽሽ ትካል እዩ፡፡ ጒጅለና ዓርቢ 21 ነሓሰ ናብ ማእከል ልምዓት ዲጋ ገርገራን ሕርሻ ሓልሓለን ወፈረት። ኣብ ጉዕዝኣ ብዙሕ ልቢ ዘረስርስን ተስፋ ዝህብን መደባት ወፍሪ ልምዓት ተዓዚባ።

ካብቲ ብዙሕ ገለ ንምጥቃስ፡ ኣብ ሕርሻ ሓልሓለ ኣብ 537 ሄክታር ተዶኪኑ ዝርከብ ማእከል ምምስራሕ ጸባን ውጺኢቱን ዝዀነ ትካል ቀዳማይ ዝበጽሕናዮ ስፍራ'ዩ፡፡

እዚ ማእከል ኣስታት 3,000 ናይ ጸባ ከብቲ ምስ ምዕቡልን ዘመናውን ናውቲ ምሕለብን መመስርሒ ጸባን ውጺኡትን ዝሓቀፈ፡ 500 ሄክትራ መግቢ እንስሳ ዝሓዘዩ። ብተወሳኺ ን1,500 ከብቲ ዝሕዝ ስፍራ ህንጻዊ መስርሓት ኣብ ምክያድ ይርከብ።

እዚ ፓይሎት ፕሮጀክት ኰይኑ፡ ኣብ መጻኢ ድማ 20,000 ከብቲ ክሓቁፍ ዝተወጠነ'ዩ። ነዚ ዕላም ኵውን ንምግባር ድማ ሰፊሕ ንጥፈታት ኣብ ምትግባር ይርከብ።

እዚ ፕሮጅክት ምዑሩይ ጸጋታት ናብ ኵሉ ንምብጻሕ ዝብል ብመትከል ዝዕየ ዕላማ ህያው ንምግባር፡ ኣብ መጻኢ ዋንነቱ ህዛብዊ ንምግባር፡ ብብርኪ ክሽየጥ እዩ። ብተወሳኺ ኣብዚ እዋን'ዚ ነቲ ማእከል ዘድልዮ ማሽነሪታት ተገዚአን ኣብ ውሽጢ እቲ ትካል እኳ እንተለዋ፡ መንግስቲ ኣብ ከባቢ ልምዓታዊ ቦታታት ዝርከብ ህዝቢ 'ቀዳማይ ተጠቃሚ' ክኸውን ኣለዎ ካብ ዝብል ባህጊ፡ ህልው ዓቅሚ ትካል ኣብ ግምት ብምእታው ን1,300 ዜጋታት ናይ ስራሕ ዕድል ከም ዝርኸቡ ተገይሩ ኣሎ።

እዚ ትካል ሓልሓለ ምምስራሕ ጸባ፡ ኣዝዩ ግዙፍ ፕሮጀክት'ዩ። ኣብ ማእከላይ ምብራቅ ዝርከብ ዓርሞሽሽ ትካል ምምስራሕ ጸባን ውጽኢቱን ኣልማራዒ ብርኪ ንኽህልዎ ሓቲቱ ይርከብ፡፡

Eritrea’s National Service –A national rite of passage

Saturday, 22 August 2020

Written by Sara Tesfay

http://www.shabait.com/categoryblog/309 ... f-passage-



Thousands of Eritrean youth, who make up the 33rd round of National Service (NS), completed the last year of high school and military training, and added to the large pool of their compatriots who graduated before them.

The annual graduation activities that take place at the Sawa Training Center keep both young and old, those both in the country, and in the Diaspora who are unable to participate in person, glued to the television screen to watch the ceremonies. The fact that the much maligned training center was not interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic engulfing the globe, and was able to complete its programs with even greater results, added yet another example of its significance, as a source of resilience of the society at large. The two events, graduation from the technical school and completion of the specific round of national service, are important national celebrations, the magnitude of which is annually evidenced by the presence of President Isaias Afwerki, and other senior Government and Peoples Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ) and the public at large although the format was somewhat adjusted this year for obvious reasons.

While the people of Eritrea celebrate the NS, it has become the target of intense vilification and misinformation, and remains the most maligned institution. At the UN Human Rights Council hearing on 16 July 2020, the NSP seemed to be the issue mentioned the most by those who insist on misrepresenting Eritrea. The statement read by Ms. Nathalie Olijslager the representative of the Netherlands was very telling. She said:

…On behalf of the core group consisting of Australia, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany and Netherlands, I have the pleasure to introduce Resolution L8 on the human rights situation in Eritrea…last year the original sponsors were no longer in a position to present this initiative, the core group stepped in…we are worried with the continued practice of indefinite national service…

That sentiment was echoed by the representative of Germany, speaking on behalf of the European Union, who also feigned concern for the “indefinite national service”. As for the original sponsors, acting on behalf of the TPLF regime in Ethiopia were Somalia, Djibouti, and Nigeria- the “African faces”. With the TPLF regime removed, the dynamics in the region have changed, hence the change in the stance of the original sponsors. It was clear from the very beginning, that it was a politically motivated ill-gotten mandate. As the representative of the Philippines accurately stated:

…no matter how we frame this resolution, it is a still a resolution that does not enjoy the consent of the country concerned, we must examine the rationale of sustaining this mandate…we call on the Council to avoid being ossified in agendas that have taken a life of their own, out of tune with developments on the ground…we call attention to the fact that mandates on Eritrea have cost nearly 5 million US dollars from 2015-2020 alone…

She then went on to say that half a million dollars were needed for 2021 for salary and travel, and conference services. These costs do not include the millions spent on the various groups and individuals, hired to produce the various reports on Eritrea. A cursory look at the NGOS and individuals that are referenced in the Special Rapporteurs reports and which received funding from western agencies, will suffice. Labeling them “human rights defenders”, will not hide their true agendas.

Unfortunately, the Special Rapporteurs have not been able to maintain their independence from the pipers, and their reports remain a compilation of unsubstantiated allegations made by the pipers and their anonymous informants.

Eritreans have witnessed these conferences, wherein groups and individuals opposed to the Eritrean government are given platform to disseminate unsubstantiated allegations. Eritreans know about the various campaigns, demonstrations and petitions organized by these individuals and groups, who do not enjoy the support of the majority of Eritreans in the country, or in the Diaspora, where their regime change agenda, using human rights as a pretext, was dead on arrival. As the popular adage says,

he who pays the piper picks the tune,

so it is no wonder then that their reports do not reflect the truth about Eritrea - they are and remain out of tune with developments on the ground.

So the chances of the Council receiving accurate and substantiated reports on Eritrea, remains a pipe dream-pun intended.

National Service did not begin with Eritrea, and there are many countries that have such programs, and each with its own historical background. As in Eritrea, programs like the National Youth Service (NYS) in Kenya, National Youth Service Corps in Nigeria, and Umuganda in Rwanda, are meant to help foster national unity, promote development in neglected areas, and foster understanding in ethnically and religiously diverse populations. But, each has its own unique history and its programs vary. Some have a military component, and some do not. Eritrea believes that in addition to basic skills, academics, technical, discipline, and citizenship, it is the values and principles instilled in the youth that will help them the most in their development.

It is interesting that, in all the 20 years since the signing of the Algiers Agreements between Eritrea and Ethiopia in December 2000, agreements which were witnessed and guaranteed by the European Union, the “core group” voiced little concern for its implementation. Indeed, until 2018, they instead provided the minority regime in Ethiopia the diplomatic, economic, and political support and shield as it flouted international law and the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission’s final and binding delimitation and demarcation decisions. For all their repetitive feigns of concern for Eritrea’s youth, they omit the root cause for the “indefinite service”, the belligerence and lawlessness of the TPLF regime that they propped up for 20 years. The damage caused by TPLF and its handlers, cost the lives of thousands in the region. It will take time to assess the exact toll and redress the wrongs, perpetrated on Eritrea’s youth. In this respect, the ‘core group’, neither have the moral authority, nor the legal mandate to point fingers at Eritrea, the victim of their wrong policies for the region.

Eritrea’s right to self-determination, defense, development and preservation of cultural rights are all enshrined in the UN Charter, as well as the UN Declaration on Human Rights. Article 27 of the Universal Declaration of Human Right (UDHR) says the following:

…Everyone has the right to freely participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits. Creation draws on the roots of cultural traditions, but flourishes in contact with other cultures. For this reason, heritage in all its forms must be preserved, enhanced and handed on to future generations as a record of human experience and aspirations, so as to foster creativity in all its diversity and to inspire genuine dialogue among cultures…

And UNESCO says:

…Cultural heritage does not end at monuments and collections of objects. It also includes traditions or living expressions inherited from our ancestors and passed on to our descendants, such as oral traditions, performing arts, social practices, rituals, festive events, knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe or the knowledge and skills to produce traditional crafts…The importance of intangible cultural heritage is not the cultural manifestation itself but rather the wealth of knowledge and skills that is transmitted through it from one generation to the next…The importance of intangible cultural heritage is not the cultural manifestation itself but rather the wealth of knowledge and skills that is transmitted through it from one generation to the next. The social and economic value of this transmission of knowledge is relevant for minority groups and for mainstream social groups within a State, and is as important for developing States as for developed ones…

The NSP in Eritrea is an intangible cultural asset, that should be respected by all. Nobody can define for Eritrea which cultural rites are of importance to Eritrean society, or how they should be practiced. In Eritrea, it is a birth right, a rite of passage, a cultural heritage that needs nurturing and development, not denigration and mal-information. For the few that decide to dodge service, there are thousands more participating with pride and valor. As for results, the world took notice recently.

When the COVID-19 pandemic reared its ugly head, Eritrea’s response for containing and preventing its spread was to pursue a raft of necessary measures including “stay-at-home” guidelines in the entire country. The successful implementation of these measures depended fully on Eritrea’s impressive social capital; on the readiness of the citizens to adhere and respect the guidelines on their volition. There were no rifle slinging, gun trotting law enforcement forces patrolling the streets, nor were people seen defying calls by the government and health officials. The UNDP Resident Coordinator in Eritrea in his May 2020 article explained:

…COVID-19 has so far defied logic by voraciously impacting poor and rich countries with equal measure. But in Eritrea only 39 infections and zero deaths have been reported so far, this may be largely due to the country harnessing its social capital… In the African context, social capital – also called ‘Ubuntu’, ‘Undugu’ or ‘Ujamaa’ - means the interpersonal relationships and network that give people a sense of identity, shared responsibility and collective accountability…

Social capital in Eritrea is a result of cultivation and preservation of time tested values and principles, engrained in the hearts and minds of all in Eritrean society. It is about expectations and obligations and most of all, it is about trust.

Much has been said about Eritrea’s harmonious culture of ethnic and religious tolerance and respect, but how is this culture nurtured and passed on from generation to generation? How are these values and principles transferred, from one generation to another? Social scientists tell us that it is through education, information and social norms that cultures and traditions are passed on from one generation to another. The National Service Program is one way of transferring these national values - intangible national assets, inherited from our forefathers. Indeed, while certain values and principles were refined during the 30 year long struggle for independence, they find historical roots in Eritrean society. But cultural values cannot be preserved and transferred to the next generation without sustained education and nurturing.

In neighboring Ethiopia, UNESCO placed the Gada System in its list of intangible cultural assets. For those who do not know of the Gada system, here is a brief description:

...Gada is a traditional system of governance used by the Oromo people in Ethiopia developed from knowledge gained by community experience over generations. The system regulates political, economic, social and religious activities of the community dealing with issues such as conflict resolution, reparation and protecting women’s rights. It serves as a mechanism for enforcing moral conduct, building social cohesion, and expressing forms of community culture… Knowledge about the Gada system is transmitted to children in the home and at school…

Cultural heritage is a representation of our history and our identity; our bond to the past, to our present, and the future, and it is not only limited to material objects that we can see and touch, like the UNESCO World Heritage structures found in Asmara, the Eritrean capital, but also consists of immaterial things like Eritrea’s harmonious culture of ethnic and religious respect and tolerance, and the knowledge and skills transmitted from generation to generation; and, preserved.

Nobody has the right to dictate what is important or beneficial for Eritrea’s development, or the development of its people. The people of Eritrea recognize the National Service Program as a birth right, a rite of passage, and a cultural heritage and nobody can decide for them whether or not such practice is part of their heritage, no more than they can decide for them what constitutes as their culture, religion, history etc. High time, the world respected the aspirations and wishes of the Eritrean people… and not that of the pipers and their sponsors.

ዝተደናገረ ሰብ ከይህሉ!!! ዲጋ ገርገራ ምዃኑ ዩ፡ ኣብዚ ሰብ ዝሰርሖ ዲጋ ክልተ ንኣሽቱ ሰብ ዝሰርሐን ደሴታት ውን ኣለዋ።
Credit: Mezekr Tarik

Zmeselo wrote: ↑

22 Aug 2020, 16:30

ዝተደናገረ ሰብ ከይህሉ!!! ዲጋ ገርገራ ምዃኑ ዩ፡ ኣብዚ ሰብ ዝሰርሖ ዲጋ ክልተ ንኣሽቱ ሰብ ዝሰርሐን ደሴታት ውን ኣለዋ።
Credit: Mezekr Tarik

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Keep up keep feeding Us Organic Food Thanx.

Business
Potash A Game Changer For Eritrea

02 August 2020

By Leon Louw

https://elanzanews.ng/2020/08/02/potash ... r-eritrea/



Potash is an important fertiliser. The Australian company Danakali is developing the Colluli potash project in Eritrea and expects to bring it into production in 2022

With a growing world population, demand for food will increase, while the availability of arable land is expected to shrink. Potash, an important fertiliser, could be a game changer for Eritrea and other African countries.

Fertiliser is a key component to ensure world food security in the future. Potash, an important fertiliser, is found in abundance in certain parts of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Potash is the common term for fertiliser forms of the element potassium (K). Potassium is one of three key fertiliser ‘macro-nutrients’ essential for healthy soil and plant growth. It is generally used in combination with the other two macro-nutrients, nitrogen and phosphorus, to produce a range of fertilisers, the type used being dependent on the soil to which it will be applied.

Commonly, Potash refers to Potassium Chloride or Muriate of Potash (MOP), however, a number of other potash variants exist with premium potash types containing micro-nutrients as well as macro nutrients such as potassium sulphate, potassium magnesium sulphate and potassium nitrate.

Potassium bearing minerals are typically found in areas where ancient inland seas have evaporated leaving behind their minerals. The Danakil salt basin, in Eritrea, is a positively unique example as it is one of only very few known potash deposits where kainite, a sulphate bearing mineral key for potassium sulphate production, is found in solid form.

Danakali, an Australian company that has been developing the Colluli potash project in Eritrea, was recently granted permission by the Eritrean Ministry of Energy and Mines to commence commercial production at Colluli. The company expects to start full commercial production in mid-December 2022.

Colluli is located in the Danakil Depression region of Eritrea and is approximately 230km by road south-east of the port of Massawa, which is Eritrea’s key import/export facility. The Danakil Depression is an emerging potash province in Eritrea and Ethiopia.

Colluli is 75km from the Red Sea coast, providing unrivalled future logistics potential. The project is on the Eritrean side of the border, giving Colluli a significant advantage relative to the other potash development projects in the Danakil Depression, which need to ship from the Tadjoura Port in Djibouti – over 790km by road from the closest project on the Ethiopian side of the border. Colluli, furthermore, boasts the shallowest evaporite mineralisation globally and consequently has significant mining, logistics and, in turn, capital and operating cost benefits over other potash development projects in the Danakil Depression and elsewhere.

The project has now obtained all licenses and permits within the license area and has also been granted all required permits, licences and authorisations for infrastructure construction and development outside the Colluli mining license area. Infrastructure to be developed and upgraded outside the Colluli mining license area includes sea water intake and treatment at Anfile Bay; pipeline and access corridor of 87km between Bay area and the Colluli process plant and the Colluli site road of 57km connecting Colluli to Marsa Fatuma.

Colluli, a 50:50 joint venture between Danakali and the Eritrean National Mining Corporation (ENAMCO), has been called a "game-changer" for Eritrea’s economy, as it is expected to become one of the world’s most significant and lowest-cost sources of sulphate of potash (SOP), a premium grade fertiliser.

molover wrote: ↑

22 Aug 2020, 17:30

Zmeselo wrote: ↑

22 Aug 2020, 16:30

ዝተደናገረ ሰብ ከይህሉ!!! ዲጋ ገርገራ ምዃኑ ዩ፡ ኣብዚ ሰብ ዝሰርሖ ዲጋ ክልተ ንኣሽቱ ሰብ ዝሰርሐን ደሴታት ውን ኣለዋ።
Credit: Mezekr Tarik

wedi halal Meriet zmeselo,
Keep up keep feeding Us Organic Food Thanx.

You're welcome, bxay molover. No problems, bro. Will do!