Description
Potatoes require medium to high altitude places to grow well. Most areas of south-west Ethiopia meet the optimum elevations between 1600 and 1800 meters above sea level. The volcanic soils with good drainage in these places are also rich in minerals. The fertility of the soil is a testament to the production of healthy tubers.
Months of Availability
Ethiopia potatoes are available two times of the year. The first one is Belg, which is the short rains season that kicks off in March and ends in June. The second one is Meher, the season for the long rains. It starts in July and ends October. Therefore, the harvest timings are in the Ethiopian summer in July and autumn in November.
Potato Harvesting
The harvesting of Ethiopia potatoes follows the same routine worldwide. Workers look for plants with wilted leaves. They gently tip the tuber off the soil with a garden fork. The collected crop goes to the storage house in gunny sacks. Sorting and grading take place in the cold room.
In short, potato production in Ethiopia is one of the highest in the region. The country prides in the cultivation of the tuber for both food security and foreign revenue generation.
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