It was at Wonji in 1951 some 110 km east of the capital Addis Ababa that modern sugar industry started in Ethiopia as a share company established by foreign private investors & Ethiopian government. By then the Netherland’s H.V.A. Company had entered into the sector as a foreign share holder. When the factory started production in 1954 its initial production…
Sugar Academy
Sugar Academy was established in 2007 at Wonji to fill the gaps of knowledge, skill and attitude in the sugar development sector and thereby ultimately make transfer of technology and knowledge possible.
Omo Kuraz Sugar Factory III
It is found at a distance of 874 km from Addis Ababa in Kaffa and Bench Maji zones of S/N/N/P Region bordering Omo River. Construction of the factory was officially started on March 11, 2016 by the 8 billion Birr loan obtained from Chinese Development Bank.
Omo Kuraz Sugar Factory One
Omo Kuraz Sugar Factory One is found at Selamago District of South Omo Zone of S/N/N/P Region at a distance of 863 km from Addis Ababa. By an agreement signed in June 2012 with the former Metal and Engineering Corporation (METEC),
Omo Kuraz 5 Sugar Development Project
Omo Kuraz 5 Sugar Development Project shares boundaries with Nyangatom District of South Omo Zone. It is found at the distance of 954 km from Addis Ababa.
Research
Research works on sugar begun in our country in 1951 by the Dutch HVA Company. The Headquarter of the then Research Center was in Amsterdam. The center by then had been giving a strong support for sugar factories in Ethiopia.
Omo Kuraz Sugar Development Project
It is a project found in South Omo Zone (Selamago and Gnanegatom Districts), Bench-Maji Zone (Surma and Mieinitshasha Districts) and Keffa Zone (Diecha District) of the former Southern Nations, Nationalities & Peoples Region.
Tendaho Sugar Factory
It is located at 670 km distance from Addis Ababa and at only 300 km from port of Djibouti. The Factory owns large land estate that stretches from Mille, Dubti, Asaita to Afambo districts of Afar region including areas where Tendaho Dam is built upon.