Sidama Industrial Parks Development Corporation (SIPDC) achieved positive results despite operational difficulties. Over a six-month period, the corporation reported exceeding USD 338,000 in revenue from exports of avocado oil and processed milk products.
The Sidama Regional State Trade and Industry Bureau has organized an exhibition and bazaar in Hawassa city under the theme “Productivity of Our Industries for Our Propsperity”, featuring 120 local manufacturing industries.
The Sidama Regional State has supplied 38,487 tons of coffee to Ethiopia’s central market during the first 11 months of the 2024/25 Ethiopian fiscal year, achieving 96% of its annual supply target.
The Sidama Regional State has deposited more than 176 kilograms of gold to the National Bank of Ethiopia during the first nine months of the current fiscal year, according to the Regional Mining and Energy Agency. The agency also reported that the mining sector has created employment opportunities for over 4,000 youth in the same period.
The Sidama Regional Industrial Parks Development Corporation announced that it had earned more than USD 3.3 million from avocado oil exports in the fiscal year ending March 31. During the same period, the Yirgalem Agro-Industrial Park processed 16,000 tons of raw materials.
