Animals Earn Bale Framers 13m Br

Over 3,000 farmers secured over 13 million Br from the sale of fattened animals in Gasera Wereda in Bale Zone, Oromia Regional State, during the previous fiscal year, according to the wereda Animal Health and Marketing Agency. The farmers obtained the stated sum from the sale of over 12,400 animals, said Awol Umer, general manager of the agency. Modern technologies, provided by agricultural extension workers, for crop production, alongside animal fattening and other income generating schemes, have improved the lives of the farmers, Awol said.

Gamo Gofa Gains 7.6m Br from Tourists

Over 7.6 million Br was secured from tourists who visited Gamo Gofa Zone, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples (SNNP) Regional State, during the last fiscal year, according to the zonal Trade and Industry Department. The stated sum was secured from over 135,600 local and foreign tourists who visited the zone, said Wondimu Weyke, the department head. Activities will be carried out to identify additional cultural, natural, and historical sites to double the income this fiscal year, said Wondimu.

Addis Plans 38,300 Houses in 2010/11

In a bid to address the acute shortage of housing units in Addis Abeba, the construction of over 18,300 houses is underway, according to the city Housing Development Project Office. About 76pc of the construction on the sites in Jemo, Hayat, Bole, and Samit districts have been completed, said Befikadu Assefa, deputy office manager. The construction of the houses is expected to be completed by the end of this fiscal year and preparations to build an additional 20,000 houses this fiscal year are on track, Befikadu said.

North Gonder Get Dev’t Projects of 8.7m Br

Various development projects that have been carried out at a cost of 8.7 million Br by the Organisation for Rehabilitation and Development in Amhara (ORDA) in Denbia Wereda in North Gonder Zone, Amhara Regional State, were handed over to the people of the region. The development projects include the construction of a primary school, a health station, and nine potable water projects. The executed projects of ORDA were carried out upon the public’s request, said Baye Abera, wereda chief. 

Newly Built Schools Open in Arsi

A total of 42 schools constructed at a cost of 52 million Br in Arsi Zone, Oromia Regional State, have already begun rendering services in the 2010/11 academic year, according to the zonal Education Office. Out of the total schools that were built in 24 rural weredas of the zone, 37 were primary and five were secondary schools, said Asnake WoldeTadik, office head. The new schools have the capacity to enrol 10,500 new students, he said. The cost of the construction was covered by government, nongovernmental organisations (NGOs), and the public. 

South Omo Licenses Investors Worth 149m Br

A total of 10 investors with an aggregate capital over 149 million Br have been licensed in South Omo Zone, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples (SNNP) Regional State, during the last fiscal year, according to the zonal Trade and Industry Department. Investments in the agriculture, hospitality, and construction sectors are to be engaged, Belachew Alamrew, investment promotion coordinator of the department, said. Upon becoming fully operational, the projects will create 7,689 casual and permanent job opportunities, Belachew said. About 104 investors with a combined capital of over 1.7 million Br have been involved in various investment sectors in the zone since 1972.

Investments under Construction in West Gojam

About 112 investors with an aggregate capital of 87 million Br, are busy constructing developments  in Bure Town in West Gojam Zone, Amhara Regional State, according to the town administration. About 19 of the investors engaged in industry, hotel and tourism, trade, education, and health have already begun production and providing services, Mesfin Abeje, the deputy mayor, said. The investors were provided with over 177,617sqm of land for their businesses that will create 1,000 permanent and casual jobs when the projects become fully operational, Mesfin said.   

Liben’s New Vet. Centres to Boost Coverage to 79pc

In Liben Zone, Somali Regional State, veterinary centres constructed at a cost of six million Br, have become operational, the zonal administration said. The health centres have the capacity to serve over 1.1 million animals, said Abdi Fetah, zonal administration chief. There are over 1.9 million domestic animals in the zone, according to Abdi. The health centres would enable the animal health coverage in the zone to rise from the existing 20pc to 79pc, he said.

Embassy to Inaugurate Chancery, Residence

The Ethiopian Embassy in Khartoum, Sudan is going to inaugurate a complex built with an outlay of over 80 million Br. The Ethiopian Government decided to create an asset in Sudan by constructing a chancery and embassy residence building, according to Ali Abdo, Ethiopia's ambassador to Sudan. The complex will also undergo a facelift.