Gagarii Trading PLC

Tea seeds were introduced to Gumaro in 1928 through Gore town, which is adjacent to the Tea Plantation. It is believed that The British Council General in Gore (operational during the time) obtained seeds from India and distributed them to local farmers. Then in 1957, a Lebanese expatriate living in Gumaro, in cooperation with a Belgian, expanded his tea estate to 25ha. In 1981 the Government started an expansion plan and developed it to its present size of 860 hectares. In addition, Gumaro has 761 hectares of eucalyptus trees were planted to serve as fuel for tea drying in the factories.
Location: Illubabor Zone, Oromaya Region, South Western Ethiopia
Distance fro Addis Ababa:637 km South West of Addis Ababa
Plantation Size:860 ha
Altitude:1718 m
Rainfall:2089mm
Temperature :Min.120C, Max 240C
Area Under Tea:761 ha
Soil : Fertile, good drainage, red brown color, reach in organic matter