[1] Crops such as sorghum, millet, legumes, cotton and sesame are produced in the area.

The high agricultural potential of the area was recognized by the Italians during the occupation and in 1928 they established the Ali Ghider cotton plantation in the area which provided cotton for the Barattolo Textile Factory in Asmara.

[2] Citrus fruits and bananas were also produced in the Gash-Setit but many of the plantations were destroyed during the Eritrean War of Independence in the 1960s or by the Ethiopian army during the 2000 conflict.

Tourism potential Omhajer has a rich natural setting with the Setit River, which is covered in vegetation and is home to a number of wild animals, including elephants, antelopes, and crocodiles.

Omhajer is a semi-urban center in the Gash-Barka region of Eritrea, located at the intersection of Sudan and Ethiopia.