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ERi-TV: 16 ጥቅምቲ ዓለማዊ መዓልቲ መግቢ | October 16 World Food Day



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Forage based dairy production piloted in Debarwa Sub-zone

Ministry of Agriculture Newsletter - Issue No 28, October 2020

https://shabait.com/2020/10/19/forage-b ... -sub-zone/

NATION BUILDING



A forage based dairy project which is being piloted in Dubarwa Sub zone of the Southern Region, has brought satisfactory outcomes to beneficiary farmers.

According to Mr. Ermias Kflay, Coordinator of the community based dairy project and Animal Production Researcher in the National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI), the pilot project commenced in 2014 with 20 beneficiaries in 7 villages of Debarwa Sub-zone. The number has, currently, increased to 47 beneficiaries from 16 villages, who have fully adopted the forage-based production system and are registering commendable progress from time to time.

This newsletter presents success story of a beneficiary from the project.


Mr. Ermias Kflay

If there is a small scale dairy farmer to be looked up to as a pacesetter, it is Mr. Abraham Tesfatsion. He is a living proof that proper utilization of forages leads to the desired performance of the dairy farm,

Mr. Ermias stated.

Mr. Abraham’s achievements are seen as benchmarks and aspirations to be looked up to by other beneficiaries. The farmer has registered extra-ordinary scores in all the achievement indicators like milk yield, milking days, age at first calving, calving frequency, conception rate of the cows, percentage of milk sold, percentage of lactating cows and etc.

Milk yield amounting on average to 10 liters/cow per day has been consistent in his farm, which has sustained supply to his calves and his entire household. Despite the long distance, the milk is also merchandized to the neighborhoods and to the milk collection center in Dubarwa town.

During the onset of the project in 2014, Mr. Abraham was presented with an in-calf heifer which calved soon after. Pertaining to the contract of the project, the good quality heifer was passed on to another beneficiary. The heifer gave birth to a female calf which in turn grew to the point of being transferred as a mature heifer to another new beneficiary in another village.

Thanks to the project, Mr. Abraham bought a motor-pump at 45,000 Nakfa to diversify his activity in to horticultural products and has improved his livelihood. Mr. Abraham’s herd size has increased from one in-calf heifer in 2014 to six heads in 2020 without counting the passed-on heifer and the bull sold.

There are a majority of females in his farm in which two are lactating pregnant cows, two are growing heifers awaiting service, one female calf and one mature bull. This farmer has now turned his dairy farm into a self-contained unit as he is using his own bull to serve his cows. The bull also serves the cows in the village free of charge.



NARI reinforces laboratory Seed testing

Ministry of Agriculture Newsletter - Issue No 28, October 2020

https://shabait.com/2020/10/19/nari-rei ... d-testing/

GENERAL



The National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI), has been giving precedence to determine the viability of seeds through laboratory testing, as seeds with low yield capacity are predicaments in agriculture. Seed testing has been developed, to minimize the risk by assessing the quality of seed before it is sown.


Ms. Yohanna Ghirmay

According to Ms. Yohana Ghirmay, a laboratory technician in NARI, the Ministry of Agriculture launched Seed testing laboratory in 2001. Ms. Yohana also stated that, the seed testing laboratory conducts three main tests namely; seed purity analysis, seed germination capacity and seed moisture content.

Seed Quality Testing has had different attributes which interest different segments of the industry; the producers, processors, traders, farmers, the regulatory authority and the government or agency responsible for seed control.

Seed Purity Analysis

Seed Purity Analysis determines, as its main objective, the percentage composition by weight of inert particles of the sample and by inference of the seed lot. As the working sample is separated into pure seeds, other seeds and inert matter; the percentage of each part is then determined by weight. The size of the working sample should weigh, at least, 2500 seed units.

Germination Test



Ms. Yohana underlines the importance of laboratory test emphasizing that,

seed germination test is the main seed test that is implemented to determine the maximum germination potential of a seed sample, which can then in turn be used to compare the quality of different lots higher productivity. Testing under field conditions is normally unsatisfactory, as the result cannot be repeated with reliability. Laboratory methods have, therefore, been established in which the external conditions are controlled to give the most dependable, rapid and comprehensive germination level for the majority of samples of a particular species. So when it’s said that germination of a seed in a laboratory test, it is the emergence and development of the seedling to a stage where its essential structures indicate whether or not it is able to develop in to a satisfactory plant under favorable conditions in the field.

According to Ms. Yohana, the duration of the test of individual species differ from crop to crop. Usually the test of cereals and legumes takes 7 days and for vegetables and fruits the test takes 15 days. She also indicated that the service is given to different partners like farmers; regulatory authorities of the government or agencies that are responsible for seed control.

Moisture Test



Moisture content test of seeds, is designed to determine the water content of seeds through suitable methods. The moisture content of a sample is the loss in weight, when it is dried. It is expressed, as a percentage of the weight of the original sample.

Continuing her explanation, Ms. Yohana recommended;

Seed is a living biological product and its behavior cannot be predicted with certainty, compared to the testing of inert or non-biological material. Therefore, seed analysis is important as seed moves across international frontiers. In all cases, the ultimate objective of making test is to determine the value of seed.’

Finally, Ms. Yohana called upon farmers and other agricultural institutions to make best use of this classic laboratory technology prior to planting to boost their production and productivity.


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ርሑስ ምጅማር ቀውዒ ይግበረልና። #Eritrea #foodsecurity

Flowers @HarinetAvenue downtown Asmara.
(Ghideon Musa: @GhideonMusa)




The great work - making our Eritrea green and beautiful is always on schedule. #EritreaShines እቲ ዓቢ ስራሕ ይቕጽል እዩ ዘሎ። ዓወት ንወፍሪ ሓምላይ ልምዓት ኤርትራ!
(Rahel Tewelde: @RahelTewelde11)





ባህርያዊ ጸጋታት ኤርትራ፡ ደሴት ደሴ፡ ስሕበት ቱሪዝም፡፡ ከባቢ ዳህላክ ከቢር

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l’Erythréen Yakob Debesay signe chez Nippo Delko One Provence

October 17, 2020

By archyde

https://www.archyde.com/lerythreen-yako ... -provence/

16/10/2020



(Software translation)

After a season spent at Conti Groupama-FDJ, Yakob Debesay arrives from Marseille. The 21-year-old Eritrean has signed up with Nippo Delko One Provence. Last year, Yakob Debesay won the Tour de l’Espoirs (2.2U), Cameroonian round of the Nations Cup Espoirs. Yakob Debesay is the brother of Freqalsi and Mekseb- also cyclists. Without forgetting his sister- Mossana. In 2019, with the jersey of the Eritrean selection, he participated in the Tour de l’Avenir.





TRANSFERS
Yakob Debesay signs for a French ProTeam


PHOTO CREDIT FREDDY GUÉRIN - DIRECTVELO

By NICOLAS GACHET Le

https://www.directvelo.com/actualite/84 ... -francaise

16 October 2020

After a season at Conti Groupama-FDJ, Yakob Debesay will change teams. The 21-year-old Eritrean has signed up with Nippo Delko One Provence. According to La Provence , he signed a four-year contract.

This season, he finished 3rd in the Tour de Lombardie Espoirs and 15th in the Ronde de l'Isard stage (2.2U) which ended at the Hospice de France. Last year, Yakob Debesay won the Tour de l'Espoirs (2.2U), Cameroonian round of the Nations Cup Espoirs.

Yakob Debesay is the fourth reinforcement of the French Proteam (see here: https://www.directvelo.com/mutations/2021). Among the recruits, Axel Zingle will turn pro during the summer of 2021.





Transfer - Direction NIPPO DELKO One Provence for Yakob Debesay?

https://www.cyclismactu.net/news-transf ... 95603.html

Even if nothing has been formalized by the French formation: Yakob Debesay should engage in the coming days with NIPPO DELKO One Provence.

According to information from La Provence, relayed by RFI, the 21-year-old Eritrean, who rides for the Conti Groupama-FDJ, https://www.cyclismactu.net/news-route- ... 87482.html would be in advanced contact and would have even signed a four-season contract with the Provencal team.

The winner of the Tour de l'Espoir 2019 presents an interesting climber-puncher profile for the French team, after the departure of Rémy Rochas. An official announcement should be made in the coming days.

Embedded Vidéo - Yakob Debesay va-t-il rejoindre la NIPPO DELKO?




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On Oct. 17, 1993 Eritrea became a member of ICAO. On Jan 20, 1993 Ethiopia transferred control of Eritrean air space & payment of users fees to Eritrean Civil Aviation. The Asmara International Airport was built in 1922, & commercial flights to & from Eritrea began in 1935. @icao



On Oct 18, 1970, the US DoS & DoD disclosed that in 1960 the U.S had entered into a secret agreement with Ethiopia to equip & train 40,000 Ethiopian army to fight Eritrean freedom fighters & meet a threat from Somalia in exchange for the expansion of Kagnew Station in Eritrea.
(History of Eritrea ታሪኽ ኤርትራ.تاريخ إريتريا: @Erihistory)

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Eritrea: The Fast and the Furious. Motor racing in Asmara, Eritrea 1968. [Porsche 911S] This Porsche was bid up to $63,500 with the reserve met at $55k, before the auction was cancelled by the seller.

We suspect it was sold off on eBay.

FB

Zmeselo wrote: ↑

19 Oct 2020, 02:44

Aite zemeslo,

You always share here "achievements" of eris be it in cycling or soccer etc. and which I admire.

I have a breaking news for you, an eritrean or the first african named IBRAHIM UMAR became a parliamentarian in new zealand elected in free and fair election and the news is broadcasted worldwide.

Any comment?

The question is rather, since this is an open forum, why did it take my posts about Eritrean achievements to remind you of his existence? (No need to put them under quotation marks, cos they're real achievements; not imaginary).

Just post it, & tell everyone!

Here're, some local achievers:

kerenite wrote: ↑

19 Oct 2020, 14:34

Zmeselo wrote: ↑

19 Oct 2020, 02:44

Aite zemeslo,

You always share here "achievements" of eris be it in cycling or soccer etc. and which I admire.

I have a breaking news for you, an eritrean or the first african named IBRAHIM UMAR became a parliamentarian in new zealand elected in free and fair election and the news is broadcasted worldwide.

Any comment?

Zmeselo wrote: ↑

19 Oct 2020, 15:28

The questions is rather, since this is an open forum, why did it take my posts about Eritrean achievements to remind you of his existence? (No need to put them under quotation marks, cos they're real achievements; not imaginary).

Just post it, & tell everyone!

kerenite wrote: ↑

19 Oct 2020, 14:34

Zmeselo wrote: ↑

19 Oct 2020, 02:44

Aite zemeslo,

You always share here "achievements" of eris be it in cycling or soccer etc. and which I admire.

I have a breaking news for you, an eritrean or the first african named IBRAHIM UMAR became a parliamentarian in new zealand elected in free and fair election and the news is broadcasted worldwide.

Any comment?

Arku,

He was interviewed by aljazira network, he said one of his most priority is to fight for the rights of the eri refugees in new zealand.

No wonder, his home was filled by eris upon his election to congratulate him according to aljazeera.

Congrats wedi adi!

kerenite wrote: ↑

19 Oct 2020, 14:34

Aite zemeslo,

You always share here "achievements" of eris be it in cycling or soccer etc. and which I admire.

I have a breaking news for you, an eritrean or the first african named IBRAHIM UMAR became a parliamentarian in new zealand elected in free and fair election and the news is broadcasted worldwide.

Any comment?

An Eritrean made it to the top is akin to the news- Dog bites man. You know when it would have been a breaking news- if an Agame had made it to that level- from being a janitor to MP!

During the Third Committee's interaction with High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, Eritrea welcomed the engagement with the third committee and expressed the following:

COVID19 has compounded existing challenges and has exposed the often faulty assumptions, separating countries into those that are human rights upholders and those that are abusers.

Human rights challenges affect all of us, some due to the lack of institutional developments and capacity, while others as a result of deeply rooted structural inequalities and unequal distribution of wealth and power among societies.

Eritrea supports, the Office’s efforts to promote universal respect for all human rights by all countries. Paying the same attention to all human rights violations and avoiding selectivity and politicization, are very critical to maintaining credibility of the Office.

Stronger engagement with member states, results in effective implementation of their obligations & in this regard called for constructive engagement on HR.

The need for further consultation and cooperation with member states in the OHCHR's undertaking of various initiatives.

Welcomed OHCHR’s support, to the elaboration of a draft legally binding instrument on the right to development and its operationalization in the implementation of the SDGs.

Welcomed efforts to bringing awareness to issues of racism, discrimination & xenophobia as well as support for states’ implementation of the GCM.

Eritrea's readiness to continue working closely with the office, as current member of the Human Rights Council.
(Eritrea at the UN: @Eritrea_UN)

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ሚኒስትሪ ሕርሻ ኤርትራ ንወራር ኣንበጣ ናይ ምክልኻልን ምቁጽጻርን ውሁድ ስራሕ ይሰርሕ ከምዘሎ ገሊጹ

ጥቅምቲ 19, 2020

ብርሃነ በርሀ

https://tigrigna.voanews.com/amp/%E1%88 ... ssion=true



ሚኒስትሪ ሕርሻ ኤርትራ ንወራር ኣንበጣ ናይ ምክልኻልን ምቁጽጻርን ውሁድ ስራሕ ይሰርሕ ከምዘሎ ገሊጹ።

ሚኒስትሪ ሕርሻ ኤርትራ ብደረጃ ሃገር፡ ሓይሊ ዕማም ምክልኻል ወራር ኣንበጣ ኣቑሙ፥ ካብ ጎረባብቲ ሃገራት ዝሳገምን ኣብ ውሽጢ ሃገር ዝጽፈን ዕስለ ወራር ኣንበጣን ኣብ ዘራእትን መጋሃጫን ጉድኣት ከየውረደ ንምቁጽጻሩ ዝሕግዝ ስትራቴጂ ሓንጺጹ ይሰርሕ ከምዘሎ ኣፍሊጡ`ሎ።



ኣብ ዝሓለፈ ወርሒ ነሓሰ ኣብ 6,000 ሄክታር ዝተራእየ ዕስለ ኣንበጣ ብዝተገብረ ውሁድን ኣድማዕን ስራሕ፥ ኣብ ውሽጢ 10 መዓልታት ኣብ ቁጽጽር ከምኣተወ ኣብቲ ሚኒስትሪ ሓላፊ ኣሃዱ ሳገምቲ ባልዓት ኣቶ ቴድሮስ ስዩም ንድምጺ ኣሜሪካ ተዛሪቡ።

ኣብዚ ሕጂ እዋን ኣብ ኢትዮጵያ ዝተኸስተ ወራር ኣንበጣ ናብ ኤርትራ ናይ ምስጋር ሰፊሕ ተኽእሎ ስለዘለዎን ንምምካቱ ኣድላዪ ምድላዋት ተጻፊፉ ከምዘሎን`ውን ኣቶ ቴድሮስ ሓቢሩ`ሎ።

Eritrea's senior delegation composed of Foreign Minister Osman Saleh & Presidential Adviser Yemane G/ab met, today in Khartoum, Sudan's President of the Sovereign Council, Gen. Abdulfatah Al-Burhan & delivered message from President Isaias Afwerki.

The Eritrean delegation also met Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok as well as Vice President Mohammed Hamadan Dugglo. The delegation congratulated the people and Government of Sudan on the country's removal from the US list of: "state sponsors of terrorism".

President Al Burhan thanked Eritrea for its strong & unwavering solidarity with Sudan; stated that bilateral security cooperation has commenced; and, stressed the need to develop it further. He also stated that, Sudan & Eritrea share identical positions on timely HOA cooperation

ብሚ/ጉ/ወ ኣቶ ዑስማን ሳልሕን ኣማኻሪ ፕረ. ኣቶ የማነ ገ/ኣብን ዝቘመ ልኡኽ ኤርትራ፡ ሎሚ 20 ጥቅምቲ፡ ኣብ ምዕዛዝ ክልተኣዊ ዝምድናን ዞባዊ ምትሕብባርን ዘተኰረ መልእኽቲ ፕረ. ኢሳይያስ ናብ ኣቦ-መንበር ሉ/ባ/ ሱዳን ጀ. ዓ/ፋታሕ ኣልቡርሃን ኣብጺሑ። ላዕለዋይ ልኡኽ ኤርትራ፡ ምስ ቀዳማይ ሚኒስተር ሱዳን ዶ/ር ዓብደላ ሓምዶክ ከምኡ’ውን ምኽትል ኣቦ-መንበር ልኡላዊ ባይቶ ጀነራል መሓመድ ሓምዳን ዳግሎ እውን ርክባት ኣካዪዱ።
التقى وفد ارتريا عالي المستوى الذي يضم وزير الشؤون الخارجية السيد عثمان صالح ومستشار الرئيس السيد يماني قبرآب ، رئيس مجلس السيادة السوداني الفريق عبدالفتاح البرهان وسلمه رسالة من الرئيس اسياس افورقي.تناولت رسالة الرئيس اسياس افورقي تعزيز العلاقات الثنائية والدفع بالتعاون الاقليمي
والتقى وفد ارتريا برئيس الوزراء السوداني الدكتور عبدالله حمدوك ونائب رئيس مجلس السيادة الفريق اول محمد حمدان داقلو كل على حدى.


ላዕለዋይ ልኡኽ ኤርትራ፡ ምስ ቀዳማይ ሚኒስተር ሱዳን ዶ/ር ዓብደላ ሓምዶክ ርክባት ኣካዪዱ።
(Yemane G. Meskel: @hawelti)


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News
Eritrean Foreign Minister and Adviser to President Afewerki in Khartoum today

59 seconds ago

Khartoum: Omar Dumbay

https://sudanmorning.com/4809/?fbclid=I ... U_tkQ5felA



On Tuesday morning, Eritrean Foreign Minister Othman Saleh and advisor to the President Isaias Afwerki- Yemane Ghebreab- arrived in Khartoum on a two-day visit in which the delegation would convey a message from Afewerki to the Chairman of the Sovereignty Council, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, in addition to a meeting with the Vice President of the Sovereignty Council, Lieutenant General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo Hamidati, And the Prime Minister Dr. Abdullah Hamdok, to discuss relations between Khartoum and Asmara, in addition to discussing the situation in the region.

The Chargé d'Affairs of the Eritrean Embassy in Sudan, Ambassador Ibrahim Idris, told (Sudan Morning):

The visit is the result of the summit that brought together Presidents Afwerki and Burhan in June and September of this year, as well as President Afewerki's visit to the state of Ethiopia, and the ambassador continued that the visit aims to develop the excellent relations between the two countries and to tighten coordination between the two countries on regional issues.

Last July, a high-ranking Eritrean military delegation headed by the Eritrean Chief of Staff visited Sudan.

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News| Sudan in transition
Trump says US to remove Sudan from state sponsors of terrorism list

US president says transitional government agreed to pay $335m to 'US terror victims and families'


US President Donald Trump made the announcement over Twitter (AFP/File photo)

By MEE staff in Washington

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/trum ... orism-list

19 October 2020

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Washington will remove Sudan from its list of state sponsors of terrorism after the country's transitional government agreed to pay $335m to

US terror victims and families.

New government of Sudan, which is making great progress, agreed to pay $335 MILLION to U.S. terror victims and families. Once deposited, I will lift Sudan from the State Sponsors of Terrorism list. At long last, JUSTICE for the American people and BIG step for Sudan!

Trump, who is seeking re-election next month, said in a Twitter post.



Trump's announcement brings an end to formal discussions which have taken place since 2018 over the payment. The past few months saw intensified negotiations between both sides.

Khartoum's removal from Washington's State Sponsor of Terrorism (SST) list is a major step in Sudan's efforts to reintegrate into the international community after last year's uprising toppled longtime leader Omar al-Bashir.

The monetary compensation would go to the victims of the 1998 US embassy bombings in East Africa and the attack on the USS Cole, a guided-missile destroyer, in 2000 off the coast of Yemen.

The attacks in Kenya and Tanzania killed more than 220 people, including US citizens and locals who worked at the embassies. In 2000, two suicide bombers targeted the USS Cole, killing 17 service members.

All three attacks were claimed by al-Qaeda. In subsequent years, Khartoum faced lawsuits in the US accusing the Sudanese government of harbouring the al-Qaeda operatives who planned and carried out the bombings.

The remaining countries on the US's terrorism list are Iran, North Korea, and Syria.

Sudan was initially placed on the US list in the early 1990s, when now-ousted President Omar al-Bashir hosted al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. The country continues to suffer under heavy economic sanctions.

Step toward normalisation with Israel

Officials told https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/19/worl ... orism.html the New York Times that Sudan's removal from the terror list could pave the way for normalisation with Israel.

Israel signed US-brokered diplomatic agreements with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain last month, breaking longstanding consensus among Arab states that normalisation with Israel be contingent on a resolution to the Israeli occupation and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.

Both Israeli and US government figures have repeatedly hinted since August that other Arab countries would follow in the two Gulf states' footsteps.

Although a number of countries are known to have had unofficial relations with Israel for years, they have yet to follow suit and formalise those ties.

Several polls have shown that a majority of citizens in the region remain opposed to normalisation with Israel.

In February, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in secret with Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the chairman of Sudan's ruling Sovereignty Council, in Uganda, and the two leaders reportedly agreed to start the process of normalising ties.

In August, the UAE arranged an unannounced meeting between Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (also known as Hemeti), vice president of the Sovereignty Council and commander of the Rapid Support Forces, and the head of the Israeli Mossad, Yossi Cohen, to discuss prospects for normalisation.

Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said https://africanbusinessmagazine.com/reg ... ys-hamdok/ that the terrorism designation and normalisation with Israel should be viewed as two separate tracks.

Israel and Sudan have never enjoyed official bilateral relations, although Israel does enjoy close relations with South Sudan, which split from Sudan in 2011.

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