Four days after he arrived in Eritrea in 1998, Hodges sealed a $10 million deal with the government of President Issaias Afwerki to launch the sea farm.

A selection of photos from a BBC team's recent visit to Eritrea - the first time the BBC has been allowed in for more than a decade.

Although much of Eritrea is dry and rugged, it produces bountiful fruit. The women running this market stall in the capital Asmara said all their produce was grown locally.

Seawater Farms, a joint venture with the government of Eritrea on the Red Sea, is the first commercial-sized saltwater farm in the world. The project is still being constructed, but Hodges expects ...

The Halhale Agricultural Dairy Farm is another big project that has started to flourish in a bid to contribute to the supply of dairy and dairy products, including the supply of meet. The project ...

Enterprise: In what one principal calls 'a match made in heaven,' a visionary American struck a $10-million deal to create a sea farm that will bring needed income to the impoverished land.

Eritrea's Crops and Livestock Corporation (ECLC) carries out vast agricultural activates across the country. Similar to the other farm areas such as Gherset, Fanko Rawi, Fanko Tsumue, Keteay and ...

A selection of photos from a BBC team's recent visit to Eritrea - the first time the BBC has been allowed in for more than a decade.

Although much of Eritrea is dry and rugged, it produces bountiful fruit. The women running this market stall in the capital Asmara said all their produce was grown locally.