This project is going to produce
vegetable seed that the country mostly imports from European countries. Currently, vegetable seed has a high demand
in Addis Ababa
and its surroundings although its quality is sometimes questionable.
Vegetable seed like tomato, lettuce,
swisshard and cauliflower are expected to be produced from the envisaged plant.
These vegetable have a high demand since consumers have better preference and
do not need much additional expense to prepare them. It can be processed in
factory or taken as a salad mixed with lettuce or prepared as paste. Similarly
lettuce can be taken as a salad and no cooking is necessary in its preparation.
Swiss chard is also much liked and it is served cooked. Seemingly cauliflower
is more expensive than the other three and foreigners like it. Above all these
facts these vegetables are the major sources of vitamins and minerals.
During the period 1997-2006 , imports varied from 22.06 tons in
1997 to 98.97 tons in 2006. Imports
averaged 57.65 tons during the period.
