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  The inaugural meeting of the first federal project steering committee on the Operationalization and Sustainability of Integrated Agro-Industrial Parks (OS-IAIP) in Ethiopia project – which will mark a significant milestone in the country’s agricultural and industrial sectors – was held on 12 April 2024 at Sheraton Addis. The project is financed through a soft […]

The PROSEAD initiative, short for Promotion of Sustainable Ethiopian Agro-Industrial Development, held its 16th quarterly review meeting in Addis Ababa on March 19, 2024, bringing together various stakeholders and development partners. This multi-stakeholder dialogue aims to foster sustainable agricultural value chains by supporting and maintaining environmentally sound infrastructure development in the Integrated Agro-Industrial Parks (IAIP),

Addis Ababa – PROSEAD – Promotion of Sustainable Ethiopian Agro- Industrial Development, a multi-stakeholder dialogue involving development partners convened a quarterly review meeting on December 12, 2023 in Addis Ababa. By fostering dialogue between value chain actors, the initiative aims to contribute to the development of environmentally sound infrastructure and integrated agro-industrial parks (IAIPs) and

Programme for Sustainable Ethiopian Agro-industrial Development (PROSEAD) reviewed activity implementation status in the presence of international development partners, coordination agencies, and implementers on 22nd September at the Hyatt Regency in Addis Ababa. In support of Ethiopia’s effort to transform the economy from agriculturally-driven growth to a more industrially-oriented economy, the PROSEAD initiative supports Integrated Agro-industrial

A performance evaluation was carried out by the Federal Integrated Agro-Industry Parks Steering Committee, which is presided over by the Ministry of Industry. The primary goals of the meeting were to determine future priority areas and evaluate the integrated agro industry parks’ existing status. A report on the current state of the parks was provided

Getu Haile is a honey farmer from the town of Mejo in the Harororesa area of the Sidama region. In 2021, Mr. Haile invested in the Yirgalem integrated agro-industrial park. He moved into a 1,500 square meter processing shed where he set up his processing machines. Today, the processing Centre is managed by his daughter,

Ayele Ayane is a 35-year-old farmer from Sidama region. He has six kids and worked in dairy, coffee, and cattle farming. Although working across the three sectors, he found he could only just barely earn a good income for his family. When the Douley PLC milk company was established in the Yirgalem integrated agro-industrial park,