Ethiopian Seed Enterprise (ESE) expects to harvest over 304 thousand quintals of select seed during the ‘Meher’, a major harvest season in Ethiopia.

Aweke Belete, Public Relations Head of ESE told Walta Information Center that the select seed certified by agricultural experts, cover nearly 15.6 thousand hectares. This includes a farm owned by the Ethiopian Seed Enterprise, state farms and small holder farmers.

The amount of select seed expected to be harvested during the Meher season fell 18 percent lower than the previous year and five percent lower than the ESE projection due to mainly irregular rainfall, Aweke said.

Harvesting for the 'Meher" season began a month ago and is expected to be finalized by the end of January.

Source: Walta Information Center