Melaku Alebel, Minister of Industry, called investors to enter Bulbula Integrated Agro Industrial Park and take advantage of the favorable opportunity created by the park, which would ease the problem of raw material supply and infrastructure. The Minister stated this during a program which was prepared to promote the park.

During the promotional program, it was stated that the construction of the park which is located in Oromia region was fully completed. The park is waiting for investors to start production.

The program saw the participation of the President of Oromia Regional State, Shimels Abdissa, the Minister of Ministry of Industry, Melaku Alebel and other senior officials.

Melaku Alebel said that integrated agro industrial parks would have a significant contribution to earning foreign currency by adding value to domestically produced products.

Bulbula Integrated Agro-Industrial Park occupies 271 hectares of land and was inaugurated in May last year in the presence of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. The agro-industrial park which is located between Lake Langano and Lake Abiyata includes a bank, a waste treatment plant, a health clinic, a police station, training centers, and managerial facilities.

According to the Ministry of Industry, the park has the capacity to host 135 investors. It is also estimated that the park will create jobs for more than 100,000 people once it becomes fully operational.

Source (including image): Fana BC

Additional source: UNIDO