Fruits and Vegetables
We own and operate 50ha (500,000m2) land in Raya - in the norther part of Ethiopia where we grow various vegetables and fruit for both local and international consumption.
At Desta Business Group, We apire to be the leading fruits and vegetables producer and export in Africa and beyond.
At Desta Business Group, our mission is to produce the healthiest food that nature can grow by managing the farm lands differently focusing on soil and plant health to reduce costs,improve fruit and vegetables quality and productivity by:
- Expanding greenhouse and fully transform the farm into sustainable export based highly intensive agriculture
- Adding value through agro-processing
- Becoming center of excellence for agricultural technology transfer to local farmers
At Desta Fruits and vegetables, Our objective is to increase the productivity and quality of fruits and vegetables produced through the introduction of farm technologies such as
- Modern greenhouse
- Modern Nursery
- Irrigation technologies such as drip overhead sprinkler and Fertigation technologies
- Farm machinery (Modern tractors Bed maker & Planters) and spray equipment’s
- Plastic mulch
- Use of high yielding and quality hybrid seeds
- Use of low residual chemicals
- Fertilizer application based on soil analysis results
- Health and safety rules
- Create reliable data on climatic condition (install farm weather station)
- Introduce modern cold room for leafy vegetables and fruits
- Introduce grading and modern packaging of products
- Introduce food processing plant
- To qualify Global Gap certificate for export
- To supply quality products to local market and export
- To multiply and supply quality seeds and seedlings to local farmers
- Import new vegetables and spices and make pre production trials
- To establish farm services for local farmers
- To expand greenhouse and introduce more modern farm implements
