
Apiculture
With production of more than 40,000 tons of honey, Ethiopia is the largest producer of honey in Africa.

Sesame
Ethiopia’s sesame production is the fifth highest in the World- after Myanmar, India, China and Sudan.

Dairy
At 49m heads, Ethiopia’s cattle herd is Africa’s largest and Cow milk accounts for 92% of total milk production
Updates
USAID and Irish Aid Collaborate to Award Ethiopian Dairy Innovation Fund Recipients
The Ethiopia Sustainable Agribusiness Incubator (ESAI), a project of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID...
Achievements
Babichi fills the gap in the apiculture industry with honey
Yewalashet Yigezu lives in Anfillo, a coffee growing and evergreen region in Western Ethiopia. By trade, she is a coffee grower an...
Project Profiles

HIWOT DAIRY & MAEREST MECHANICS→
Product/ Service
A milking device that is entirely mechanical and operated manually
Average Sales:
$
Preferred type of financing
Equity Investment and Loan
Entrepreneur
GETACHEW WORKU, MANAGER OF HIWOT DAIRY FARM and MAEREG HAILEMICHAEL, MANAGER OF MAEREST MECHANICS

Average Sales:
$1,625,238
Preferred type of financing
Equity Investment and Loan
Entrepreneur
Dawit Walelegne

TIGET POWDERED MILK PROCESSING→
Product/ Service
Production of powdered milk (the first of its kind) with locally developed drying technology.
Average Sales:
$604,116
Preferred type of financing
Equity Investment and Loan
Entrepreneur
Tegegne Tarekegne

WONDI SEED PRODUCTION COMPANY→
Product/ Service
Multiplication of improved sesame seed and production of pulses for crop rotation
Average Sales:
$622,151
Preferred type of financing
Bank Loan
Entrepreneur
Wondimagegn Kebede

SILA BRIQUETTE FACTORY→
Product/ Service
Manufacturing of briquettes from agricultural residue of sesame
Average Sales:
$464,151
Preferred type of financing
Grant and/or Equity Investment
Entrepreneur
Mussie Tesfay

B Honey→
Product/ Service
The company will produce pure & infused honey. Infused honey is a unique product that is not available in the market and it adds variety to plain honey. Specifically, B Honey’s ginger infused honey has a great taste and has excellent health benefits.
Average Sales:
$33,627
Preferred type of financing
Finance for working capital on a revolving loan basis
Entrepreneur
Solomie Wassie

S.Y.E AGRO INDUSTRY PLC→
Product/ Service
Organic honey (honey comb and pure honey) and beeswax. The company will use modern beehives and flowering trees for forage and beekeeping
Average Sales:
$527,75
Preferred type of financing
Bank Loan
Entrepreneur
Simret Lulekal

Yerkisho Honey and Beeswax Trading PLC→
Product/ Service
Table honey and beeswax processing and sales to export markets
Average Sales:
$585,
Preferred type of financing
Working capital financing from banks
Entrepreneur
Samuel Woldekidan

Matti Honey and Beeswax Trading PLC→
Product/ Service
The company will be collecting crude honey from surrounding farmers for wholesale. In the initial phase, the company will be supplying crude honey to processors.
Average Sales:
$189,221
Preferred type of financing
Bank Loan
Entrepreneur
Tsion Abera

Bio T2→
Product/ Service
The company seeks to transform sesame seed using tissue culture technology.
Average Sales:
$
Preferred type of financing
Partnership
Entrepreneur
Professor Seifu Belay

Babichi Agroforestry PLC→
Product/ Service
Diverse variety of honey such as Forest, Gerawa and Coffee honey. The company will build an integrated coffee and honey manufacturing plant in Wellega area.
Average Sales:
$312,444
Preferred type of financing
Bank Loan and Equity Investments
Entrepreneur
Yewalashet Yigezu

Lactal Creamery→
Product/ Service
High quality cream and cheese to substitute imports and eventually expand to process powdered milk.
Average Sales:
$1,477,919
Preferred type of financing
Equity Investment and Loan
Entrepreneur
Biniam Kassa

Nutri-Dense→
Product/ Service
Production of Cereal bar and Cereal mix (Teff, oats honey, sesame and other plants and fruits).
Average Sales:
$228,455
Preferred type of financing
Grant and Equity Investment
Entrepreneur
Alem Greiling

Average Sales:
$1,625,238
Preferred type of financing
Equity Investment and Loan
Entrepreneur
Dawit Walelegne
Precise Consult Int.
Abyssinia Building, 10th Floor
Next to Bole Medhanialem
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia