Somali Region makes 51mln birr irrigation schemes operational

Addis Ababa, April 9, 2022 (FBC) – Irrigation schemes built at a cost of 51 million birr have been made operational in Somali Regional State.

Somali Region Agriculture and Natural Resources Bureau Head, Abdulkadir Iman said the irrigation facilities built in Dollo and Adona districts of Libon Zone have a capacity of irrigating 260 ha of land benefiting over 1,000 households.

Semi pastoralists in the project site have already begun cultivating corn, fruits and vegetables, according to the Abdulkadir.