The Ethiopian Sugar Corporation is in the process of finalizing expansion projects started on existing sugar factories in the shortest time possible said Asfaw Dingamo, Advisor to the General Director of the Corporation and Deputy Director General of Legal and Public Relations.
The construction of new factories such as the Wendji-Addis factory is also progressing well according to Asfaw. Sugar Corporation is in the process of launching new sugar development projects along with the infrastructural support systems of the sugar project such as road networks and irrigation he added.
The corporation is committed to building ten new sugar factories in the coming years to launch the export of sugar internationally explained Asfaw. The Corporation is also offering capacity building trainings for its managerial staff including project coordinators.
It is to be remembered that the Corporation announced plans to apply the Kaizen Method according to a statement issued by the Corporation.Kaizen is a philosophy that concentrates on a continuous improvement in the processes, technology, quality, productivity, company culture and leadership.
The program held last month was attended by senior and mid-level management staff, foremen and supervisors Wonji-Shoa, Metehara and Fincha sugar factories.
The corporation is providing Kaizen and other capacity building programs for management staff and other employees of the sugar factories on its own initiative explained the statement.
Source: Ethiopian Press Agency
