SEID HASSEN (BURA) INTEGRATED FARM
Bura Integrated Farm is a mechanized farm located in Sidama Zone in SNNP region. The farm owns 1200 hectares of land with an initial capital of 61 million ETB. The land is located at the northern tip of lake abaya at an elevation of 1180-1200meters above sea level. There is a big river next to the farm called Gidabo river. We have diverted this river for irrigation purpose and currently we have surface irrigated around 400 hectares of land.
Major farm outputs produced include: (Attached please find licenses Bura Integrated Farm Annex V)
- Cotton for the textile Industry = on 800 hectare land
- High quality fruits such as, banana, papaya, watermelon, other pineapple 60 hectares
- Vegetables, onion, pepper, lettuce , tomato, cabbage, carrot, eggplant 40 hour
- Tobacco 200hr
- Improved seeds of maize, sesame, wheat and so on, mung bean, haricot bean as rotational
- Animal fattening , apiculture and aquaculture
Vision: our vision is to establish an organic integrated and sustainable farm which can be a model organic farm in Africa.
Mission
In compliance with the above vision the following are the missions to carry out:-
- Examine and practice localized and intensive agricultural practices
- Develop integrated natural resource management scheme in compliance with business management set ups
- Assist and develop the infrastructural set up of the area
- Transfer technological and production culture adoption to the community
- Aiding the community in developmental aspects
- Developing a production culture synchronizing to the national and state policies Production of high quality agricultural products for the local market as well as for export.
Contact Information
Tel:- +251 046 899 0994
Fax:
E-mail: burafarm@gmail.com hast@ethionet.et
Web-site:
Contact Person: Seid Hassen (Managing Director) Mobile: +251 91 120 8377
Kibrom T/Haymanot [farm manager] Mobile +251 93 001 2132