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Mechanizing Agriculture for more Product in Oromia

  If we aspire to enhance the contribution of agriculture to our economic growth, it is imperative to modernize our agricultural practices and broaden the range of available products. In the Oromia Regional State, the export of over 100 million quintals of wheat to global markets each year is a remarkable achievement. Various initiatives have yielded impressive results by diversifying agricultural crops like avocados, bananas, and tea leaves, turning them into valuable commodities. Notably, the avocado production initiative has significantly increased output and become a significant source of foreign currency. To ensure the success of the region's banana production project, selected banana seeds are being developed through tissue culture and made accessible to the public. With more than 7,000 banana plants already cultivated on over 2,000 hectares of land, an estimated 2.5 million more are expected to be planted this year. These programs are providing our farmers with new productio
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Lakes Gabra Guracha

 

"Lakes Gabra Guracha"

Lake Garba Guracha, upper Togona valley, Bale Mountains, looking northwards. The southern end of the basin is occupied by a 0.5 km long swampy deltaic plain characterized by a wide development of Cyperaceae and Juncus. (b) View of Lake Garba Guracha from the plateau (4100 m elevation), looking eastwards and northwards. A boulder-covered rock bar bounds the basin at its northern end. (c) This rock bar is slightly incised and acts as a lake water outlet during maximum lake level phases, as it was the case in May 2001. (d) 140-m high basaltic cliffs and steep trachytic slopes bound the Garba Guracha cirque to the south and southeast. The eastern slopes of the cirque are partially covered by thick screes of basaltic debris.
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