Agriculture in Eritrea

Agriculture is one of the main economic activities in Eritrea. Agriculture makes up 20% of GDP in 2021. ^[1] ^[2] Eritrea has 565,000 hectares (1,396,000 acres) of arable land and permanent crops. 70% of the Eritrean workforce is employed in agriculture,^[3] accounting for roughly one-third of the economy.^[4] Eritrea's main agricultural products include sorghum, millet, barley, wheat, legumes, vegetables, fruits, sesame, linseed, cattle, sheep, goats, and camels. ^[5]

^ "Overview". World Bank. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
^ "The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency". Cia.gov. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
^ Jordan, Ray (18 March 2016) "Eritrea – Farming in a fragile land", Huffington Post.
^ "Eritrea Overview". World Bank. 2019-09-18. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
^ "FAO country profile: Eritrea" Archived 8 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine, The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2006.

[1] "Overview". World Bank. Retrieved 2023-09-02.

[autogenerated1-2] "The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency". Cia.gov. Retrieved 2016-10-01.

[huffingtonpost.com-3] Jordan, Ray (18 March 2016) "Eritrea – Farming in a fragile land", Huffington Post.

[Eritrea_World_Bank_2019-4] "Eritrea Overview". World Bank. 2019-09-18. Retrieved 2020-05-30.

[5] "FAO country profile: Eritrea" Archived 8 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine, The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2006.

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