Halhale dairy farm transforms economy in Eritrea

Halhale Dairy Farm demonstrates the development strategy of Eritrea which aims at transforming the economy and the lives of the people. To provide dairy products at a fair price and stabilize the market, 660 cattle were imported from Germany at the end of 2017 and placed at the newly established Halhale Dairy Farm, Southern region, which is around 550 hectares. As Mr. Tekle, the manager of the farm puts it, "After they were imported, the animals had trouble adjusting but it was never expected of them to do so. Most of the cows were pregnant and they delivered as soon as they got here. The fact that the newborns were then born into the local reality helped them to adapt to the local climate instantly". Their nutrition is based on organic fiber grass and alpha alpha. This contributes to the quality and novelty of the milk. There are separate sections for calves, heifers, and bulls. Moreover, there is a section for those whose mating time is due and those that have mated a designated ...