- Native residents near the Omo-Kuraz Sugar Development Project requested that the government further the sugar development efforts to significantly benefit from them. They are waiting for the construction of sugar factories to be completed to see benefits like those of the Wonji Shoa Sugar Factory. - A meeting was held between community leaders, elders, women, youth and government officials to discuss concerns. Residents asked for accelerated development to improve living conditions and committed to overcoming challenges to realize development visions. - The sugar development was said to have brought different ethnic groups together in support of development, fostering social cohesion. Officials expressed commitment to prioritizing community benefits from development.

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NATIVES OF OMO-KURAZ SUGAR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA REQUESTED GOVERNMENT TO FOSTER SUGAR DEVELOPMENT ENDEAVOR
Native residents of the Omo-Kuraz Sugar Development Project surrounding areas requested the government to foster the sugar development endeavor so that they can significantly benefit from the development.
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BALANCED SCORE CARD (BSC) TRAINING GIVEN TO THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CORPORATION
Balanced Score Card training that aimed at capacity building to realize the mission and vision of Sugar Corporation through strategic leadership has been given to 405 medium and higher level management of the Corporation.
The training has equipped the trainees with the necessary awareness, knowledge and skill concerning the BSC,
SUGAR CORPORATION SEES BETTER PERFORMANCE LAST BUDGET YEAR
Sugar Corporation has seen a better performance at head office, factories and projects in the completed Ethiopian budget year.
The Corporation’s annual performance report has indicated activities undertaken based on the roadmap plan and results achieved have enabled the Corporation
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Participants of the discussion
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In the discussion held at
Jinka town of South Omo
Zonal Administration
between clan leaders, elders,
women and the youth of the
project surrounding areas
comprised of Boddi, Murssi
and Mieinnit nationalities
and the leaderships of Sugar
Corporation as well as the S/N/
N/P regional government,
the resident participants
requested the government to
foster the sugar development
activities in order to maximize
their social and economic
benefits.
Some of the participants of the
discussion represented from
South Omo Zone disclosed that
they are eagerly waiting to
see the sugar factories under
construction in their area
commence sugar production
like that of Wonji Shoa Sugar
Factory which they have paid
a visit to earlier. According to
the Bodi community just from
the outset of the development
process they have got access
to infrastructures and social
services. Moreover, the project
has enabled them introduce
themselves with farming so
that they have started enjoying
their own harvest.
On the other hand, the Murssi
nationalities from South
Omo Zone and the Mieinnit
nationalities of Keffa and
Bench-Maji zones who came
from areas where the project
activities have not reached
yet asked the government
to accelerate the sugar
development activities which
will enable them improve
their living condition like
those residents of other areas
where the project’s activities
are already underway.
Disclosing their firm
commitment to overcome
whatever challenges they
might face in the process
of realizing the late Prime
Minister Meles Zenawi’s
development vision which
he shared them while he had
visited the area, they declared
their readiness to contribute
their part for the realization of
the sugar development effort.
Moreover, the participants
noted that the development
endeavor has brought all
nationalities which were
used to view one another as
enemies rather than friends
stand together in fostering
the development effort. The
sugar development work has,
therefore, brought about a
strong social link to them, they
also mentioned.
Director General of Sugar
Corporation with the rank of
Minister, Ato Shiferaw Jarso,
while presiding over the
discussion forum, on his part,
said that the points raised
in the meeting showed the
encouraging results achieved
in the sugar development
activities. In addition to
creating access to canal
schemes, the government’s
effort to ensure infrastructures
and social services
accessibility to all areas
irrespective of the command
areas clearly demonstrates
the government’s firm
commitment in benefiting the
local community, he further
added. He at last called upon
the native residents to play
their part in facilitating the
sugar development endeavor.
On the other hand, Tagesse
Chaffo, Vice President of
the S/N/N/P Regional
Administration, reminding
the government’s effort in
making the natives the first
beneficiaries when diverting
the Omo River, disclosed that
both the federal and regional
governments execute any
development activity at
any area giving priority to
the benefit of the natives.
Moloka Wubneh, Head Chief
of South Omo Zone, on his
part, said that the reflections
of the participants during the
discussion showed the evasion
of suspicions and fears which
were used to be noticed
earlier on similar discussion
forums. The villagization
program under execution has
enabled native residents to
access various infrastructures
and social services.
The Omo-Kuraz Sugar
Development Project is
found at South Omo, Keffa
and Bench-Maji zones of
S/N/N/P Regional State in
which five sugar factories in
total will be constructed with
175 thousand hectares of
sugarcane plantation field.
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Attendants of the discussion partially
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SUGAR CO-PRODUCTS AND AGRO-PROCESSING–
BONUSES OF SUGAR INDUSTRY
Ethanol and energy are the widely known co-products
of sugar industry produced in the pro-cess
of sugar production.
Ethanol is used for blending purpose with petrol
as well as an input for alcohol, painting and phar-maceutical
industries, thereby saving foreign
currency.
The energy produced from the byproducts in
the process of sugar production can have a cru-cial
role in supporting the demand of the nation
apart from satisfying that of the sugar factories
from the self-generated energy.
In addition to the commonly known aforemen-tioned
co-products, practices of countries and
studies in the sector also prove that other high
economic value co-products and byproducts can
be produced from the sugar industry.
Sugar Corporation is undertaking practical activ-ity
to utilize the potential related to sugar indus-try
co-products by establishing “Co-products and
Agro-processing Division” at its head office.
Deputy Director General of this new Division
Atakilti Tesfay told Sweet Newsletter that even
though the final goal of the sugar industry is to
produce sugar, there are various co-products that
can be and should be produced in the process.
Processing animal feed from sugar byproducts
such as molasses and bagasse, thereby enabling
the nation to benefit properly from its vast live-stock
resource is among the major focus area that
the Corporation is working on through this Divi-sion,
Atakilti states.
In this aspect, the Corporation envisions process-ing
animal feed from the byproducts of sugar in-dustry
for dairy farming and livestock fattening
in order to process high quality standard dairy
products and meat for both domestic and inter-national
markets.
The Deputy Director General also says that there
is an opportunity for agro-industry through pro-cessing
fruits in all sugar factories and projects
areas by taking the fruit production practice al-ready
in place at Metahara Sugar Factory as a
case in point. Various activities are underway to
realize these goals in addition to securing human
resource for this e sector.
“When we were thinking of this work, it was nec-essary
to take experience from other countries
that are already working in this area. That is why
we have visited the Sudanese Kenana Sugar Com-pany
which has signed a memorandum of under-standing
with our Corporation which will enable
both to work in collaboration in the sector. The
Company has a good experience in processing
animal feed from sugar byproducts. This will help
us as a starting point for what we are planning
to undertake in the 2007 Ethiopian budget year,”
Atakilti said.
The government believes in working with coun-tries
that have the financial and technological
capacity in this area. Accordingly, the
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Corporation has also sent its
expression of interest to some
of the companies working with
it in the sugar industry sector
and some of them have already
submitted proposals on how to
make the work feasible, Atakilti
stated.
The proposals included estab-lishing
animal feed processing
plant from sugar byproducts,
dairy farm center design, ba-gasse
hydrolyzing technology
for animal feed and organic fer-tilizer
processing technology
center, he explained.
“The next assignment of the
Division is to undertake ani-mal
fattening which does not
require maximum technology
and fruits production in all the
factories and the projects after
the Corporation’s management
decides as what to do where.
For the start this will be the ma-jor
work in the current budget
year,” he further said.
Furthermore, the Division will
undertake activities such as
inter-cropping of soya beans
and haricot beans with sugar-cane
and also producing cotton
using idle lands in the current
budget year.
According to Atakilti, Sugar
Corporation aims at upgrad-ing
the benefit gained from the
nation’s livestock through pro-cessing
animal feed in addition
to generating income for itself.
He also stated that the sector
is also open to investors inter-ested
to engage in as it is an
enormous work that the Corpo-ration
alone cannot achieve. As
the sector is so wide the door is
open to investors, Atakilti stat-ed.
“The nation has not benefited
as it is ought to from its vast
livestock potential resource.
The sector did not grow as it
was supposed to. The major
reason for this is lack of qual-ity
and sufficient animal feed.
The Corporation has a capacity
to fill this gap. We will realize
this great national mission,” the
Deputy Director General elabo-rated.
Corporation’s top management leading the discussion on BSC
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the Corporation’s Change Management
Directorate has stated.
According to the Directorate, various
committees were established for the
implementation of the BSC.
The training will also be offered to employees
at the head office as well as sugar factories and
projects after which BSC strategic document
would be prepared.
The BSC would contribute greatly to utilizing
resource appropriately, relating activities and
BALANCED SCORE CARD (BSC) ...
performances of individuals and teams to the
strategic plan of the Corporation as well as
to evaluating the performance of individuals,
teams and the organization consistently, the
Directorate noted. The system would also
help to relate the result of the strategic plan
performance with a motivation system.
During the training, it was also clarified
that the BSC and the Kaizen philosophy are
tools of change that can be used together
in such a way that one complements the
other to realize the vision and mission of the
Corporation.
The BSC is also a tool that would enable
to evaluate achievements that have been
registered through Kaizen implementation
and other management tools, the Directorate
further stated.
The directorate has stressed that both the
BSC and Kaizen are management tools that
should be implemented jointly to bring
about attitudinal change on employees
and there by register better results in the
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to show progress from where it
was in the previous budget year
and has laid foundation for the
works ahead.
According to the road map, it was
planned to produce 493 thousand
321 tons of sugar in four sugar
factories including Tendaho in
the last budget year. However,
due to the delay encountered in
finalizing Tendaho Sugar Factory
325 thousand 25 tons of sugar
was produced in the existing
three sugar factories alone.
The amount of sugar produced in
the last budget year has increased
by almost 100 thousand tons
compared to that of the previous
year.
The only ethanol producing sugar
factories, Fincha and Metahara,
have produced over 19.7 million
liters of ethanol in the year. The
amount has increased by over 5
million liters from the previous
year.
The report also indicated that
implementation of Kaizen
philosophy has helped not only
in motivating employees and
creating a sense of ownership
but also in saving in millions.
Better performances were
registered in cane plantation,
housing and irrigation projects
as well as factory planting
compared to that of the previous
year, the report stated.
According to the report, delay
in projects, prolonged rainy
season in Fincha Sugar Factory,
limitation in capacity and delay
in procurements are some of the
challenges encountered.
In the current 2007 Ethiopian
budget year, the Corporation
has planned to produce over 1.2
million tons of sugar and over
30.2 million liters of ethanol.
According to the plan, over 665
thousand tons of sugar would be
exported to secure 311 million
USD by this budget year.
The Corporation’s plan envisions
producing 189 MW energy in the
current budget year out of which
46 MW would be channeled to
the national grid.
With regard to cane plantation,
five thousand hectares would be
planted for the existing factories,
whereas over 33.5 hectares of
land would be covered with cane
plantation in the projects which
would lift up the project’s cane
plantation coverage to 81,914
hectares.
Sugar co-products and agro
processing works are among the
focus area of the Corporation
in this budget year through
establishing animal fattening
center and processing animal
feed.
The report indicated that the
Corporation will work to create
over 100 thousand additional
jobs in the budget year.
It is to be recalled that all new
sugar development project
areas had been devoid of
infrastructures forcing Sugar
Corporation to start from the
scratch in making them ready
along with the work of these
projects.
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Metarhara Sugar Factory G/Manager receiving award from the deputy PM Demeke Mekonin
The delegation represented the factory was warmly welcomed on its return
METAHARA SUGAR FACTORY AWARDED AT NATIONAL LEVEL
FOR KAIZEN IMPLEMENTATION
Metahara Sugar Factory has won
a nationwide competition orga-nized
by the Ethiopian Kaizen
Institute in implementing first
phase Kaizen philosophy.
The first phase of Kaizen imple-mentation
competition award
organized by the Institute was
held at Capital Hotel in June,
2014 for the first time in human
resource development as well as
export and import product in-dustries.
The Factory stood first in those
competitions at individual, de-velopment
team and institute
level, thereby winning gold and
trophy award. On the occasion,
guest of honor Deputy Prime
Minister, Demeke Mekonnen
handed over the award to the
General Manger of Metahara
Sugar Factory.
The Factory was also given a
seat of honor in the first phase
kaizen implementation award
ceremony to be held every year.
In a related story, the Art Cen-tre
of Metahara Sugar Factory
was commended for a drama it
presented on the occasion. The
Art Centre was also given an
opportunity to participate in all
national kaizen mobilization fo-rums
because of the high edu-cational
value of the drama and
its presentation.
Residents of Fentalle Woreda
and Metahara Town have warm-ly
welcomed the delegation of
Metahara Sugar Factory partici-pated
in the award ceremony on
its return.
On the occasion, Chief of the
Fantalle Woreda, Tadele Dirirsa
and Mayor of Metahara Town,
Mohammed Kemal commend-ed
the victory as belonging to
the people of Metahara and its
environs as well.
Employees of Metahara Sugar
Factory and their families have
also celebrated the victory at
the factory’s stadium.
General Manager of Metahara
Sugar Factory, Zenebe Yimam,
on the occasion, congratulated
the whole leadership, employ-ees
and their families as well
as the surrounding community
for their role and commitment
for the victory gained. He also
called for extra commitment of
the employees to accomplish
the factory’s development goals
ahead.
Meanwhile, Metahara Sugar Fac-tory
has shared its kaizen imple-mentation
experience to Omo
Kuraz Sugar Development Proj-ect.
During the experience sharing,
General Manager of Omo Kuraz
Sugar Development Project Kas-sa
Tesfaye said that the Project
has a lot to learn from Metaha-ra
Sugar Factory’s kaizen imple-mentation
experience.
According to the Public Rela-tions
Department of Metahara
Sugar Factory 1250 employees
have participated in the expe-rience
sharing that lasted for
four days at Omo Kuraz Sugar
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METAHARA SUGAR FACTORY PRODUCES OVER 8.6
MILLION LITERS OF ETHANOL
Metahara Sugar Factory produced over 8.6 mil-lion
liters of ethanol in the last 2006 Ethiopian
Budget year. The production is the highest since
the ethanol factory commenced production in
2003 E.C.
Ethanol Production Department Team Leader
with Metahara Sugar Factory, Bekele Mirkena told
the Factory’s public relations that the production
increase is the result of motivation created within
employees through the implementation of Kai-zen
philosophy.
According to Bekele, the factory has produced
over 10.6 million liters of rectified spirit and 17.7
million liters of ethanol for domestic and interna-tional
market.
As per its design capacity the ethanol plant has
planned to produce 12 million liters ethanol in
the current (2007) Ethiopian budget year, he said,
adding that the employees are working with
commitment to achieve the goal set.
Ethanol is being used in Ethiopia for blending
purpose in petrol assisting to save foreign curren-cy
used to import petroleum. Ethanol is a renew-able,
domestically produced alcohol fuel made
from plant material sugar cane residue known as
molasses in the process of sugar production.
ASAYEHGN DESTA, PH.D. SARLO DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR OF SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
BAROWSKY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Business Process Reengineering (BPR) deals with fundamental organizational change, or is the
great-leap approach to redesigning and retooling. It seeks to bring a radical approach to creating a
breakthrough in organizations trapped in outmoded and outdated business processes.
Top managers and consultants design new ways of doing things and force companies to go beyond
continuous improvement of existing products, services, and processes. Though innovative, BPR
is being challenged by some companies looking for a strategic remedy that will contribute to the
sustainable improvement of their performance and quality, add value for their customers while
minimizing cost and eliminating waste.
To counteract the expensive and technology-intensive strategy proposed by BPR, many managers
and policymakers have embraced the Japanese management philosophy of Kaizen. For incremental
change of productivity and addition of value, Kaizen uses a gradual approach using existing technology,
training work teams, humanizing the workplace, and liberating the thinking of top management and
employees at all levels. Since Kaizen requires the use of existing technology and the retraining of
existing workers, many poor countries that lack capital embrace Kaizen management practices for
improving their enterprises.
A case in point is the Metahara Sugar Company in Ethiopia where the production of sugar declined
substantially. This was because of mismanagement of the company, disregarding juice leakage,
THE ART OF THE KAIZEN APPROACH FOR SUGAR PRODUCTION IN ETHIOPIA:
LESSONS FROM THE METHARA SUGAR FACTORY
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Metahara Ethanol Plant

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THE ART OF THE KAIZEN APPROACH FOR SUGAR ...
repetitive loss of electrodes, and
the outright stealing of sugar and
spare parts. More importantly,
the cane cutters negligently left
uncut 4cm to 22cm of the canes
still containing sucrose.
In addition, when machines broke
down, there were lengthy delays
for repairs and servicing while
waiting for outside technicians
rather than using in-house
technicians. With the anticipation
that the Kaizen management
technique would enable it to
increase the quantity of sugar,
meet the needs of consumers
and be globally competitive,
the Metahara Sugar Factory
adopted the Kaizen management
technique in 2013.
With the introduction of the
Kaizen management techniques
at the Metahara Sugar Factory,
Ethiopia, the overall performance
of the company may be
considered remarkable and from
the outset the sugar plantation
area has a panoramic view. In
pursuing Kaizen standards, the
Metahara Sugar Factory has
achieved a nationwide average
sugarcane crop yield of 126.93
tons per hectare. Currently, both
the sugarcane plantation and
sugar production have increased
by 35% and 37% respectively.
The production cost of one unit
quintal of sugar has decreased
by about 23 Ethiopian birr and
the overall time efficiency has
increased by about 20% since the
company has embarked on Kaizen
(Metahara Sugar Company, June,
2013).
Also, the Kaizen management
strategy, by involving everyone in
its organization to work together,
has achieved improvement
without large capital investments.
Kaizen is ingrained in the minds
of both managers and workers
because slogans about the Kaizen
philosophy are posted all over the
factory as reminders to improve
the efficiency of the existing
infrastructure. Not only for the
factory workers, the posters give
valuable lessons to visitors letting
them know there is no end to
improvement and that many
small incremental developments
will accumulate into substantial
gain. The workers appear highly
motivated and feel that the
company has improved their
morale and safety. For example,
by and large, the health services
center is very clean and gives
both preventative and curative
services to the workers of the
company and their families.
The most remarkable aspect of
the Kaizen socialization process is
that it has positively affected the
workers to practice at home what
they have been socialized to do at
the sugar factory.
Over time, upon the company’s
total mastery of Kaizen, the
performance measures are
likely to show a road to success.
However, the sustainability of
the company should not be
seen only in the production of
highly productive cane sugar
(sucrose). But, it should extend
to the production and processing
of other products that include,
molasses, bagasse (the residual
dry fiber of the cane after cane
juice has been extracted, that
can be used as a fuel source
for the boilers, production of
paper, cardboard and panel
boards. Bagasse could be used
as a replacement for wood in
many of its applications); dried
filter cake (used as an animal
feed supplement, fertilizers, and
source of sugar wax); and the
production of ethanol used as a
biofuel alternative to gasoline.
By diversifying the energy security,
Ethiopia could conserve its scarce
foreign exchange reserves on
fuel imports, thereby lowering
its exposure to price volatility in
international oil markets (Alemu,
D.,Feb 26, 2013). Finally, while the
company is wrestling with the
Kaizen management strategy,
it needs to figure out how the
excessive electricity generated
from steam could increase its
revenues by selling to local power
companies.
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OMO KURAZ SUGAR DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT UNDERTAKING ACTIVITIES
BENEFITING LOCAL COMMUNITIES
Omo Kuraz Sugar Development Project has said
it is undertaking more activities that benefit local
communities.
The Project’s Public Relations report stated that
social service delivery institutes constructed for
pastoralists in Maki and Gura villages of Selamago
Woreda in South Omo Zone will be operational
shortly.
Public Relations and Social Affairs Team Leader with
the Project, Birhanu Arega said that the Project has
prepared over 1,600 hectares of land for pastoralists
gathered through the villagisation program at which
they will produce and provide sugarcane for the
factory and thereby benefit from it. The pastoralists
have also got irrigable land at individual level so as
to enable them produce crops of their own choice.
The Project is undertaking a 54 km road construction
in kebeles bordering the project in Kaffa zone to
connect them with the woreda center. The road
construction project which is being undertaken by
the machineries of the sugar development project
is estimated to be over 1.4 million birr, it was learnt.
Birhanu further said that the road is being constructed
in areas where there was no infrastructures before
and will have significant economic and social value
to the native residents of the area.
Speaking regarding the benefit of the road, resident
pastoralist of Neda kebele in Decha Woreda, Wormay
Workagdon shared his feelings saying “the road will
enable me get easy access to the market and health
services”.
It is to be recalled that the project had constructed
social service institutes for resident pastoralists at
Shigdan Village of Selamago Woreda where it has
first started constructing Kuraz 1St sugar factory.
CANE PLANTATION IN AMIBARA
FARM COMPLETED
The cane plantation that has been under-way
in Amibara Farm for Kesem Sugar De-velopment
Project in Afar Region is com-pleted.
The plan to cover 6000 hectares of land in
Amibara Farm with sugarcane plantation
during the completed Ethiopian budget
year was totally achieved with some addi-tional
weeks.
Metahara Sugar Factory has provided all the
quality seed cane needed for the plantation.
The cane plantation has taken place to pro-vide
sugarcane for Kesem Sugar Factory to
be completed in 2007 E.C.
The management team from Metahara Sug-ar
Factory and staffs of the factory’s Agricul-ture
Research Center have recently visited
the Amibara cane plantation and described
the activity as encouraging.
The team has also discussed some challeng-es
witnessed in the process of the planta-tion
and forwarded solutions for necessary
adjustments.
According to the Public Relations of Me-tahara
Sugar Factory, implementing Kaizen
philosophy in the farm was seen as sig-nificant
for which Metahara Sugar Factory
showed readiness to assist in the process.
The agreement between Sugar Corporation
and Amibara Agriculture Development P.L.C
was signed on March, 2006 E.C. with the for-mer
in developing and supplying cane to
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YOUTHS DRAWN FROM KESEM AND ARJO DIDIESSA SUGAR
PROJECTS AREAS CERTIFIED IN TRACTOR OPERATION
Sugar Corporation in
collaboration with Ethiopian
Roads Authority has certified
19 youths drawn from Kesem
and Arjo Didiessa sugar
development projects areas in
tractor operation.
This is for the second time that
the Corporation has trained and
certified farmer and pastoralist
youths in tractor operation. The
number of trainees in this area
has so far reached 70.
The trainees have attended the
training program for two months
in Ginchi and Chancho Tractor
Operator Training Institute and
would be employed in the sugar
development projects in their
local areas.
Speaking on the graduation
ceremony of the trainees, Public
Organization and Participation
Division Director with Sugar
Corporation, Ekal Netir has said
that apart from creating job
opportunity the training would
create a sense of ownership
in the projects in the local
community.
He further went on saying
“giving various trainings for the
local community to help secure
different job opportunities in
the projects would continue”.
According to Ekal, the
Corporation has so far deployed
1,316 citizens drawn from
the pastoralists and farmers
in sugar project areas to
work in its different projects
in various fields including
tractor operation, construction,
agriculture and other related
works after providing relevant
trainings in those fields of work.
Sugar Corporation Director
General with the rank of
Minister, Shiferaw Jarso has said
environmental conservation
works have significant
EMPLOYEES OF THE CORPORATION PLANT TREE SEEDLINGS
IN YEKA SUB-CITY
contribution to the sugar
development sector.
The Director General made the
remark while employees of
the Corporation were planting
tree seedlings in Gurara area of
Yeka Sub-city at the outskirts
of Addis Ababa.
Shiferaw said the
environmental conservation
works can immensely
contribute in sustaining the
flow of rivers used in irrigation
for cane plantation. To this
effect, the Corporation is also
undertaking environmental
conservation works at all
its projects and factories, he
added.
The Director General further
noted that the environmental
conservation works
undertaken in the nation so far
have resulted in rejuvenation
of the environment and dried
streams. He also stressed the
need to nurture tree seedlings
planted in order to truly benefit
from the work.
Shiferaw also underscored that
the nation can benefit from the
vast tree seedling plantation
that is taking place every year
through carbon trading as well.
Employees participated in
the tree seedlings planting
program expressed their
happiness to be part of the
nation’s endeavor for building
green economy.
The Corporation’s employees
had also planted tree seedlings
last year in the park prepared
for the commemoration of the
Great Leader, Meles Zenawi.
Corporation Director General planting tree
seedling

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Q U A R T E R L Y N E W S L E T T E R B Y E T H I O P I A N S U G A R C O R P O R A T I O N
Sugar Corporation leadship recently
visited the construction of Kesem Sugar
Factory which is well in Progress

12. Sweet Ethiopian New Year!