Total Area-117,600 sq km
Land Area- 101,000 sq km
Water Area-16,600 sq km
Climate description- hot, dry desert strip along Red Sea coast; cooler and wetter in the central highlands (up to 61 cm of rainfall annually, heaviest June to September); semiarid in western hills and lowlands
Terrain Description- dominated by extension of Ethiopian north-south trending highlands, descending on the east to a coastal desert plain, on the northwest to hilly terrain and on the southwest to flat-to-rolling plains
Arable Land Use Permanent- 5.87%
Crop Land Use - 0.02%
Irrigated Land - 215.9 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources- 6.3 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal- 0.58 cu km/y
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal- 121.3 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards description- frequent droughts, rare earthquakes and volcanoes; locust swarms-
Environmental Current Issues- deforestation; desertification; soil erosion; overgrazing; loss of infrastructure from civil warfare
Total Labor Force - NA
% of Labor Force in Agriculture- NA
Agricultural Products description-barley, beans, dairy products, lentils, meat.
Land Area- 101,000 sq km
Water Area-16,600 sq km
Climate description- hot, dry desert strip along Red Sea coast; cooler and wetter in the central highlands (up to 61 cm of rainfall annually, heaviest June to September); semiarid in western hills and lowlands
Terrain Description- dominated by extension of Ethiopian north-south trending highlands, descending on the east to a coastal desert plain, on the northwest to hilly terrain and on the southwest to flat-to-rolling plains
Arable Land Use Permanent- 5.87%
Crop Land Use - 0.02%
Irrigated Land - 215.9 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources- 6.3 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal- 0.58 cu km/y
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal- 121.3 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards description- frequent droughts, rare earthquakes and volcanoes; locust swarms-
Environmental Current Issues- deforestation; desertification; soil erosion; overgrazing; loss of infrastructure from civil warfare
Total Labor Force - NA
% of Labor Force in Agriculture- NA
Agricultural Products description-barley, beans, dairy products, lentils, meat.
In the first picture you see cattle Ranching in Eritrea, In the middle picture you see the many different types of beans grown in Eritrea. Third you see a dish made from Eritrea grown lentils.
In the left image, you see that there are many dairy farms in Eritrea. And in the last image, you see farmers examining their barley crop in Eritrea.
https://www.feedingknowledge.net/home/-/bsdp/8004/en_GB
http://www.organiccentar.rs/baza-proizvoda/pasulj.html
http://globaltableadventure.com/recipe/eritrean-lentil-stew/
http://en.africatime.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/photo-articles/dairy-farmer-peter-costello.jpg?itok=SUsbOH4S
https://www.icarda.org/blog/whats-new-on-icarda-archive-2
https://www.feedingknowledge.net/home/-/bsdp/8004/en_GB
http://www.organiccentar.rs/baza-proizvoda/pasulj.html
http://globaltableadventure.com/recipe/eritrean-lentil-stew/
http://en.africatime.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/photo-articles/dairy-farmer-peter-costello.jpg?itok=SUsbOH4S
https://www.icarda.org/blog/whats-new-on-icarda-archive-2