| Augmenting food reserve is the guarantee of national objectives and vision: President Isaias |
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| Thursday, 16 September 2010 10:19 | |
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President Isaias Afwerki underlined that augmenting food reserve through raising productivity is the guarantee of national objectives and vision. He made the salient remarks at the closing session of the meeting of Regional Administrators in Mendefera town yesterday.
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The fact that the wealth of a nation or the nation building process is measured not in terms of natural resources but through hard working, productive and skilled human resources is a truth that had been clear even before independence. But the important question here is whether we have realized our aspirations in the past 20 years. 
Veteran Fighter Mohammed Seid Nawd was martyred today, September 16th 2010.
The Ministry of Health has launched a campaign on accelerated reduction of maternal mortality rate. This was disclosed in a conference held yesterday at the Cinema Roma here in the capital under the theme: “No Woman Should Die while Giving Life.”
The society at large has been called upon to enhance awareness so as to prevent accidents resulting from high voltage power supply due to negligence, stated Eng. Abraham Berhe, head of electricity distribution lines at the Eritrean Electricity Corporation.
A meeting of Regional Administrators is taking place in Mendefera town under the chairmanship of President Isaias Afwerki. In the first agenda item, the meeting heard report presented by the Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Arefaine Berhe, regarding the accomplishments registered in efforts to achieve food security and preliminary assessment of crop harvest for 2010, as well as future agricultural programs. It subsequently conducted extensive discussion on the report presented. 
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