 Land tenure in this woreda is distributed amongst 74.74% owning their land, 25.09% renting, and those holding their land under other forms of tenure 0.17%.The economy of this woreda is centered on the production of sesame, which by 1996 replaced cotton as the primary cash crop.Sesame is a high-value edible oil that is exported to Israel, Turkey, the Middle East, Japan and China.