Ministry of Agriculture and NUEW commend Ms. Rozina Mebrahtom

Asmara, 1 November 2026 – The Ministry of Agriculture and the National Union of Eritrean Women have encouraged Ms. Rozina Mebrahtom, who was honored as one of the “FAO 100 Women Heroes 2026” by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome, Italy, on 16 October 2026, in connection with World Food Day celebrations.

At the ceremony organized on 29 October, Mr. Arefaine Berhe, Minister of Agriculture, said that Ms. Rozina had transformed rugged, barren, saline land unsuitable for cultivation into fertile and productive agricultural land while shouldering the dual responsibilities of supporting her family and engaging in development activities. He congratulated her on gaining international recognition as an exemplary farmer and becoming a source of pride for Eritrean women and called on others to follow in her footsteps.

Ms. Tekea Tesfamicael, President of the National Union of Eritrean Women, commended the Ministry of Agriculture’s efforts to encourage women and called on women to learn from Ms. Rozina’s experience and become exemplary farmers.

Mr. Seium Teame, from the FAO office in Eritrea, said that Ms. Rozina’s selection from among numerous women farmers worldwide had made her a source of national pride and a practical example for other women farmers.

Ms. Rozina, for her part, expressed appreciation to the Government and FAO for the recognition accorded to her and said that the encouragement she had received would motivate her to work harder.

Ms. Rozina was selected from among over 600 exemplary women from 131 countries, becoming one of the 100 honorees and a source of pride for Eritrea in general and Eritrean women farmers in particular.