The Central Statistical Authority (CSA) of Ethiopia projects a 10 percent increase crop production yield by smallholder farmers in the current fiscal year, Ethiopian Herald reported.

CSA's director, Samia Zekaria told at a press conference yesterday that the data collected collected by the Agency last September has shown that, the country's crop production could grow by 10 percent compared to a year earlier.

About 254 million quintal of yield is expected from 12 million hectare of land, a 23 million quintal increase from last year's produce on almost the same amount of land covered by crops, Samia said.

The CSA's projection covers only smallholder farmers, the main harvest season, and rain fed agriculture. Harvests from commercial farms, the belg season and crops cultivated with irrigation are not covered in this projection. The survey does not also took into consideration post harvest yeild loss, according to Samia.

Source: Ethiopian Herald