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Apple Production Farms 

 

Rationale: Apples provide bulk in the diet for the proper functioning of the body’s digestive and regulatory systems. Pectin and hemicelluloses and the acid-base ratio contribute to this pectin and mild acids help fight body toxins, aid digestion and pep up the whole body system. Apples are rich in pectin. Pectin has been associated with helping to keep cholesterol levels in balance and in this connection it is felt to be significant in helping to reduce the incidence of certain types of heart diseases. The high potassium, low sodium ratio in apples is also important in certain cardiac and  renal problems as well as in diet for over weight persons. Some studies have indicated that persons eating apples regularly have fewer headaches and other illness associated with nervous tension. 

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Rubber Tree Plantations 

 

Market Potential: The raw material for the sole tyre making factory (matador Addis Tyre Factory) comes fro foreign sources. To produce natural rubber latex in the country, a rubber tree plantation scheme was established in the former Illubabor province. Up now not much latex production has been achieved by the plantation.The use of different types of rubber products in Ethiopia will increase and this will necessitate the importation or domestic production of natural rubber latex. Ethiopia imports some 3000 tons of different types of raw rubbers (costs Birr 60 million) annually.

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Express Coffee Maker Machine 

 

Rationale: There are between 80,000-100,000 coffee making machines in the country; and every year thousands of these machines are imported for replacement and to meet new demands.  But no attempt has been made to produce this product at home on commercial level or at industrial level.  Given the large demance for coffee making machines, one could have expected the presence of an assembly plant for the product in the country.  But this is not the case up to now.  One could say that this is time that the country starts assembling/ fabricating these machines to save foreign exchange and to be self-sufficient.  If proper promotion measures are taken, the Amhara Region could be the first region to produce coffee making machines for regional as well as national markets.

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Liquid Detergent Production Plant 

 

Market Potential: The main users of liquid detergents are households, hospitals, hotels and restaurants, boarding schools, offices and factories. There is no local production of liquid detergents in the country. Some types of powder detergents are being produced by one or two plants located in and around Addis Ababa. It is believed that consumers prefer liquid detergents to powder detergents because of more convenience to use and effectiveness to remove dirt. Demand for liquid detergents has been met largely by imports. Between 1984 and 1994, average annual import of the product was about 384 tons and projected demand for liquid detergents was about 593 tons in 2000, and this is estimated to reach 729 tons by 2007.

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