Ethiopia: Jimma Zone is set to export 10,000 tons of honey

Reading Time: 2 minutes JIMMA- Jimma Zone Agriculture Office said that efforts are well underway to export 10,000 tons of honey this budget year. Office Head Mohammed Teha told the Ethiopian Press Agency (EPA) that the Zone has been striving to harvest 54,000 tons of honey of which the 10,000 tonis intended for foreign market. "The productivity of honey in the zone is showing an exponential increment over the past three years and in this budget year, the zone has planned to harvest 54 thousand tons of honey in which the 10,000 ton will be exported," he added. The Zone has signed an agreement with a local company to facilitate exportinghoney, Mohammedsaid, adding that the company directly receive the honey from the farmers and deliver it to the market. The agreement benefits farmers as it eliminate manipulators for engaging only the producerand the exporter, he indicated. The Zone has been undertaking various works to realize the 'Jima Declaration' which was launched three years ...