Committed to integrated farmdevelopment withenvironmental sustainability

Who we are? Establishedin 1997 Ethio AgriCEFT is the oldest MIDROC Ethiopia Investment
Group Company engaged in the pivotal agriculturalindustry. Throughout its eight farms located acrossthe country and its processing center located in thecapital the Company has continued to play animportant role in realizing the investment group’s
developmental goals. While the Company is a forprofit entity we place a premium on environmentallysafe practices, creating a safe and positive working
environment for our employees and by taking part in a
number of social corporate responsibility initiatives
that are integrated into the core of businesspractices and the Company’s value and mission
fabric.

Gemadro Coffee

Introduction

Gemadro Coffee is among the finest
Coffees in the world. It is produced in
the conserved natural environment to
manifest its natural inherent cup
quality. This shade grown Arabica isrefined and of unique flavor; balancing
bitterness with elegant body and fruity
nuances that hint at jasmine andcitrus, is primed for the gourmetmarket.

Plantation Size: The Estate covers atotal of 2217 hectares of which 1010
hectares is under coffee plantation. In aneffort to maintain the local ecology andbiodiversity the Plantation has left 1000
hectares under forest while the remaining
285 hectares has been set aside for
infrastructure.

Diversification of Gemadro Coffee Plantation
SpicesGemadro has a very conducive environment for spicedevelopment as a result of which it has started
producing black pepper and more types will be
included soon.
Beekeeping
The Gemadro Coffee Plantation produces organic
honey from the natural forest that surrounds
thecoffee plantation. The company expects to expand its
capacity to 500 bee hives and production capacity of up
to 20,000 kilograms of honey in the coming years.
Because the honey is extracted from the natural flora,
it is believed to have greater medicinal values.

Duyina Coffee Farm

Introduction
Duyina Coffee Farm, about 30 km fromGemadrowasestablished in 2008.
Gemadro which is of high yield premium
quality coffee, has encouraged
theestablishment of the Duyina Coffee Farm.
Duyina is the name of the village ofthe plantation site from where thename Duyina Coffee was adopted. TheDuyina climate and soil is similar to thatof Gemadro.

Location
Duyina Coffee Farm is located in the Southern
Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region. This partof Ethiopia is considered to be the home ofCoffee arabica. Here one finds the optimum soil
and climatic condition which nature seems to haveit designed for coffee production.
Land Use
Duyina Coffee Project comprises of a total of 1574
ha. of which 1000 ha. is under coffee, 400 ha.
which are hills and gorges remain covered withindigenous forest trees and shrubs. The remaining
174 ha. is left for coffee processing and otherinfrastructure.Ayehu Coffee Farm

Introduction
The third coffee farm, Ayehu, is locatedin Western Gojam, Amhara Region. Sofar, 200 hectares is currently undercultivation with an increase to500
hectares in a few years. The coffee, which
exclusively arabica, is considered among
the best Ethiopian high land coffee like
Sidamo and Yirgacheffe, which are world
wide known for their unique aroma, flavor
and good cup quality.

Facts and figures about Ayehu Coffee Farm
• Distance : 500 kms from capital city, AddisAbaba• Altitude: 1600-1800 meters above sea level• Annual Rainfall: 1250 mm• Temperature: 13-290C• Soil: Red• Annual Production: 92 tons

Ethio Agri-CEFT in Tea Production
The largest commercial tea plantations in Ethiopia
are Wush Wush and Gumaro owned by Ethio AgriCEFT Plc.
This formerly state owned plantations together withthe tea processing and packing factory in Addis
Ababa were sold to Ethio Agri-CEFT plc

Wush WushTea Plantations

Wush Wush Plantation counts with an ideal ecology
for the production of good highland tea quality. Tea
planting at Wush Wush started as a trial in 1973.
Then tea development on an expanded area started in1981 till it reached its present size of 1249 hectares.
As shown in the table below Wush Wush Tea
Plantation spreads over 1249 hectares of tea fields and977 ha of eucalyptus trees were planted to serve as fuelfor tea drying. In addition, Wush Wush counts withmodern tea processing facility.

GumaroTea Plantations

Tea seeds were introduced in Gumaro
through Gore town in 1928. It is believed that
The British Council General in Gore
(operational during the time) obtained seeds
from India and distributed them to localfarmers. (Gumaro is 12 km far from Gore).
Then in 1957, a Lebanese expatriate living inGumaro, in cooperation with a Belgian,expanded his tea estate to 25 hectarescommercial concern. In 1981 the Government
started an expansion plan and developed it to
its present size of 860 hectares.

Tea Processing and Packaging Factory (TPPF) puts thefinishing touch
The Tea Factory located in Addis Ababa is engaged
in the blending, grading, cup tasting and packing ofthe tea. This is followed by marketing for both
domestic and export.
The cup tasting and blending ensures that each blend
has good or enhanced flavor and body. To this end,
the Cup Tasting Laboratory carries out several
measurements and determination tests in line withISO (International Organization for Standardization)
parameters and decides on the best blending ratios.
Blending is carried out in a huge blending machine.
No artificial flavoring material is added to further
enhance the flavor of tea.

Packing and Market Brands
BLACK TEA

Prominent & Leading producer and exporter from
Ethiopia, we offer Black Tea such as Gumaro Tea,
Wush Wush Tea, and Addis Tea.
TEA BAGS

Creating a niche of Tea Bags such as Addis TeaBags, Green Tea Bags, Herbal Tea Bags, Flavor Tea
Bags, and Moringa Tea at its best, with utmost quality.
HERBAL & FLAVOR TEA

We offer herbal & flavor tea such as Sweet Green Tea,
Addis Chamomile Flowers Herb Tea, Hibiscus(Karkade) Herb Tea, Thyme (Tosign) Tea , Ginger
Tea, Cinnamon Tea, Mint Tea, and many more.

Agri Flowers
Introduction: Agri - Flowers are among thefinest flowers produced in the beautiful,lush and cool highlands, Central Ethiopia.
The favorable climate added to topography
and soil fertility provide for optimum
growth and development conditions. With
over eight varieties of roses produced, theflowers have been recognized for theirqualities that the market desires: like color,
stem length, head size, and for being freefrom diseases and pests.

Flower Varieties: the farm currently produces roses of thefollowing varieties at Agri Flowers and Agri Lake Roses:
o Duetto Belle Roseo Mariyo
o Josieo Boeingo Upper Classo Burgundyo Confidential
o Athenao Time squareo Madam Red
o Penny Laneo WhamAnnual production currently stands at around 12 million stems.

Certification:
The Holleta farm has relieved accreditation, recognition andcertification for its practices by the following organizations:* Ethiopian Floriculture industry Integrated Capacity Building
Program awarded Certificate Level 1 in the integrated capacity
building program.
* EHPEA code of practice for sustainable flower production:
awarded for sustained compliance with of industry codes ofconduct and standards* Ethiopian Red Cross Society- recognition for being an industry
role model in its support of employee and environmentalstandards.

Ethio Agri-CEFT’s Gojam
Farm
BirAyehu
Fully mechanized, have deployed four
central pivot irrigation systems covering atotal area of 455 ha.

Introduction
The Farms located at two different sites,
Ayehu and Bir Farms, occupying a total of15,539 hectares of land. The land, flat andmainly undulated makes the Farms
suitable for mechanization which isalready in place. In addition, the soil isfertile while the climate is ideal for thecultivation of a number of crops.
Furthermore the rivers crossing the farms
allow for large scale irrigation.

Major crops cultivated at the farms
 Maize Wheat Soybean Pepper Chickpea
 Haricot bean
 Mung bean
 Rape seed
 SesamePlantation Size:
Ayehu Farm

Bir Farm

Area (ha)

6,506

8,854

Distance from Addis Ababa (km)

500

400

Altitude (m.a.s.l)

1600 – 1860

1400 – 2000

Annual Rainfall (mm)

1200

1100

Temperature (0C)

13 – 29

13 – 28

Soils

Red

Reddish brown
clay andblack vertisol

Production: Total annual production has
ranged from 30,000 to 40,000 tons.
Crops
Maize (food grain)
Maize (hybrid seed)
WheatSoybeanChick Pea
Haricot Bean
PepperSesame
Mung bean

Production in tons
28,374
865
2,305
1,306
509
740
209
108520Employees’ needs are the Company’s Concern
The Plantations and the parent Company Ethio Agri CEFT PLC firmly believe that they have the responsibility
to look after the well being of employees and of theenvironment without which success would not have beenpossible. To that end the Company has been playing its
part in alleviating pressing local social issues by creating
direct and indirect employment opportunities for employees
and making available:*****HousingSchool
Health care centers
Clean Water supply
Improved working conditions including benefits for the workers’
children an overwhelming majority of which are open to young
pupils for the community as well.

You are very welcome to contact the Company’s
corporate headquarters through any of the following
channels :Ethio Agri-CEFT PLC
Lesotho Avenue
Nefas Silk Lafto Sub-city, Woreda 03
P.O.Box 1006, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tel: +251 113-69 03 70 / 17 / 68
Fax: +251 113-69 03 50 / 75
Email: ethioagriceft@ethionet.etinfo@ethioagriceft.com
Website: www.ethioagriceft.com