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Addis Ababa, February 18, 2012 (Addis Ababa) – Ethiopia has secured 133.7 million US dollars in revenue from the export of horticultural products during the first seven months of this Ethiopian fiscal year, the Ethiopian Horticulture Development Agency (EHDA) said. Agency Director General, Haileselassie Tekie told ENA on Saturday that the stated amount was . . . → Read More: Ethiopia earns 133.7 mln. USD revenue from export of horticultural products A recent spell of inclement weather in some of the main horticultural areas proved devastating for Ethiopia’s Valentine’s Day flower exports. Officials at the Ethiopian Flowers and Vegetables Exporters Association say that cold weather saw the late cutting of flowers, affecting exports to European market for Valentine’s Day. The association said that the country . . . → Read More: Bad weather affects Ethiopia’s flower export for valentine DIRE DAWA – The Ethiopian Horticulture Development Agency (EHDA) this week celebrated a key milestone as the east African nation began exporting bananas for the first time ever. In a nation where agriculture is the foundation, Ethiopia’s economy has long heavily relied on thriving coffee yields as its main cash crop. In recent years . . . → Read More: Ethiopia records its first banana exports Addis Ababa, December 23, 2011 (Addis Ababa) – The Ethiopian Horticulture Development Agency said a training manual has been designed to help investors engaged in floriculture industry become competitive at the global market. Speaking at the closing of a joint consultative workshop organized for horticulture producers, Agency Director-General, Haileselassie Tekie said the manual will . . . → Read More: Training manual prepared for Ethiopian floriculture industry A total of five companies have applied to receive quality certification to produce the corrugated fibber board boxes set as a standard for packing and exporting cut flowers by the Ethiopian Conformity Assessment Enterprise (ECAE). The Enterprise, which performs laboratory testing and certification services, has adopted a mandatory specification any packing company is expected . . . → Read More: Ethiopian Flower Exports to be in Standard, Uniform Box The Ethiopian Horticulture Development Agency announced that Ethiopia has earned 55 million US dollars in horticultural exports in the first quarter of this fiscal year. The revenue was raised from the export of fruits and vegetables as well as flowers and other produce explained the press statement from the agency. 33,000 tonnes of fruits . . . → Read More: Ethiopia Earns $55 Million in Horticulture Exports  Comments are closed  Horticulture  Ethiopian Horticulture Development Agency, fiscal year, fruits and vegetables, horticultural exports Addis Ababa, October 29, 2011 (ENA) – The Ethiopian Horticulture Development Agency said Ethiopian flowers were displayed at the 8th International Flower Expo Tokyo (IFEX 2011) last week. Agency Director-General, Haileselassie Tekie said ten companies took part in the three-day event. Haileselassie said various foreign companies have shown interest to import Ethiopian flowers. He . . . → Read More: Ethiopian flowers displayed at 8th IFEX 2011 Ethiopian flower growers voiced discontent over a new directive requiring the volume of cut flowers offered to the international market to be measured in terms of kilograms instead of the usual number of stems. The Ethiopian Horticulture Development Agency (EHDA) has decided to measure cut flower produce in kilograms to avoid the lengthy export . . . → Read More: Ethiopian flower growers, agency at odds over new directive Comments are closed Horticulture EHDA, EHPEA, Ethiopian Horticulture Producers and Exporters Association, Tsegaye Abebe The Ethiopian Horticulture Development Agency (EHDA) is drafting a new export management directive, which is expected to take effect this month, that changes the unit of measurement of flowers to kilograms as opposed to stems in calculating repatriated foreign exchange. For this purpose, the draft has changed the unit of measurement of flowers . . . → Read More: Draft Directive Weighs on Ethiopian Flower Exporters Comments are closed Horticulture EHDA, ethiopian flower export, Ethiopian Horticulture Development Agency, export management Karuturi Global limited company plans to plant 20,000 hectares of land with Sorghum, rice, maize, sunflower and soybeans in Bako area of Oromia regional state and Gambella regional state, by November 2011, according to Ramakrishna Karuturi, Founder and Managing director of Karuturi Global Limited Company. The land is part of the 100,000 hectares of . . . → Read More: Karuturi to plant 20,000 hectares by November |
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