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Ursus SA, one of Poland’s biggest maker of agricultural equipments is to visit Ethiopia to explore investment opportunities.

“We want to invest in the country through joint venture with local investors to assemble agriculture machinery for the local and regional market,” said Krzysztof Sekula, Ursus deputy commercial director. Add a comment Add a comment

Asseco, a Polish IT company  has shortlisted local Information Technology companies for partnership in a bid to join the Ethiopian IT sector.

Four companies were shortlisted out of 14 IT companies to be considered for partnership with the company.

The Citizens’ Network for Foreign Affairs (CNFA), a program under the the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is to finance Farmers’ Service Centers, a network of centers offering training and advice to more than 30,000 Ethiopian farmers in Oromia Regional State of Ethiopia.

The Oromia Bureau of Agriculture head, Abebe Diriba, praised the Ethiopian government's agricultural development policies and pointed out that work is now being done to encourage the private sector to invest in better quality seeds and chemicals. Add a comment Add a comment

The Addis Ababa and the Surrounding Oromia Integrated Development Plan Project Office has drafted a plan for a new airport site on the  western outskirts of Addis Ababa in the Oromia Special zone.

Fetuma Lemessa, Deputy Manager of the Addis Ababa and the Surrounding Oromia Integrated Development Plan Project Office, told Capital that based on the plan, the town of Teji, about 30km west of Addis Ababa on the road to Jimma is the proposed site for the location of the new airport.