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From: Berhane Habtemariam (Berhane.Habtemariam@gmx.de)
Date: Sat Jul 09 2011 - 05:38:08 EDT
Eritrea: Nation of Hard Work and Self-Reliance
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Although agricultural activities in Eritrea is not limited to the summer
season, most of the Eritrean people toils and moils with the onset of the
rainy season so as to secure annual yield. In areas where the distribution
of annual rainfall is erratic, it is imperative to put efforts into ventures
through impounding rainwater in water harvesting structures for yearlong
vast agroindustrial activities. Accordingly, the Eritrean people, which
prides itself of industriousness, is working hard as ever to capitalize on
the promising growing season.
Topping all other national development programs, substantial investment is
being made each year in the task of ensuring food security. To this end, the
Eritrean government has been implementing nation-wide all-round development
programs with a view to revitalizing agricultural activities that had been
undermined and relegated virtually to ineffectuality due to protracted war
and recurrent drought, as well as reinforcing productivity. Self-reliance,
treasured for long in Eritrean traditional customs and highly cherished in
the days of the armed struggle, still remains to be the most dependable
national asset for all-round development drive. Located in the
indigence-stricken Horn of Africa which is ascribed to both natural and
manmade problems, Eritrea, unlike other countries in the region that depend
upon food handouts every year, has managed to sustain in the face of
marginal food scarcity owing to the industriousness of its people and
government.
The country has now scored impressive development accomplishments with
reference to food security, thereby reactivating integrated national action
programs and harnessing human and material capacities over the past years.
As a result of consorted endeavors, large- medium- and small-scale water
harvesting structures, water diversion schemes and embankments constructed
throughout the nation, clearing up and land leveling activities in select
areas and the putting in place of irrigation systems have all given rise to
extensive and yet modern agroindustry. With the growth of the agroindustry
into a lucrative economic activity, the ever hard-working Eritrean people is
taking part in agroindustry and animal husbandry, and thus, slaving away for
better livelihood. Institutions of both the government and the front are
also spearheading the national development drive towards achieving food
security.
Eritrea's greatest accomplishment in the nation-building process is,
therefore, its resolve to reinvigorate productivity devoid of aid handouts
and dependency. As the conviction for upgrading internal capacity underpins
the key to civilization, the lesson the country has drawn from the
accomplishments scored thus far, the experience acquired to bringing to
fruition and the organizational capacity for popular campaign on top of the
introduction of modern production inputs will enable the nation climb the
ladder all on its own so as to materialize its grand vision; Eritrea: nation
of hard work and self-reliance.
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