Ethiopia offers a wide ranging investment opportunities in the areas of agriculture, agro-industrial processings and manufacturings. The country has excellent climate and fertile soil for the production of variety of crops (bearing up to 146 types of crops) the majority of which are cereals, pulses and oilseeds.

The country also grows cash crops such as coffee, cotton, tobacco, sugar cane, tea, spices, flowers, fruits and vegetables. The variety of fruits and vegetables the country grows include:- citrus, mango, banana, papaya, avocado, grapes, cabbages, cauliflower, eggplant, tomato, cucumbers, pepper onion, garlic, water melon, carrots, beetroots, and green beans etc…

Ethiopia is also one of the first ranking countries in Africa and is among the top ten countries in the world in terms of its livestock potential. Its resources include 35 million heads of cattle, 11 million heads of camels, 53 millions of fowls, seven millions of equine and 10 million bee colonies.

The country is also blessed with commercial forestry which includes, the production and marketing of gum, incense and timber which on the other hand facilitates the establishment of integrated forest based industries. In line with, Ethiopia is the largest honey producing country in Africa and the fourth largest beeswax producing country in the world. On the whole, land is Ethiopia’s Jewel; on which citizens highly depend for the production of food, clothing, energy and shelter. Of its total land area, constituting about 113 million hectares, about 56 percent is favorable for cultivation. Nevertheless, only 14.8 percent of this land is presently under cultivation.

Moreover, Ethiopia has stable political and macro-economic system favoring foreign direct investment (FDI) besides, the country has huge potential of an adaptable, productive and disciplined work force with competitive wage rates.

It has sustainable industrial peace, Minimum operating costs, attractive domestic and sub regional market potential, proximity to the major world markets of Europe, the middle east and Asia.

By and large, the Ethiopian Investment Commission which is mandated to attain private investment affairs offers a one-stop shopping service for investors needing approval, licensing and processing of land lease; thereby breaking down the age old shakels of bureaucratic red tape.

In addition, major manufacturing opportunities of potential benefits also exist for investors intending to engage themselves in the textile and garment, food and beverage, leather and leather products, Construciton materials, mining and production of metallic and non metallic industrial sub-sectors.

On the whole, the country has a considerable scope for a wide range of agro-processing, mining, manufacturing and service rendering industries including tourism. Some of the principal fields having substantial potential for new investments and joint ventures include.  

Agriculture and Agro-industrial processing

- Production and processing of crops, including oil bearing crops, cotton and other agricultural products
- Plantation and production of cash crops, particularly coffee and tea.
- Production and processing of fruits and vegetables and horticultural products.
- Production and processing of livestock and poultry
- Development of fisheries.
- Production and processing of commercial forestry and by products there of
- Other projects in this sector to be identified by potential investors

 Manufacturing

- Food and beverage industries, including breweries, starch and glucose compel, baby food unit , etc
- Automotive industry, including production of components and spare parts.
- Textiles and textile products and garments.
- Leather and leather products
- Fertilizers (mini-plant) and chemicals
- Drugs and pharmaceuticals
- Paper and paper products electrical goods and light electrical products
- Production of selected items of machineries and equipment including components and spares.
- Building materials
- Synthetic products
- Plastic and rubber products
- Glass and ceramics, including sheet glasses
- Electronic products and components
- Other projects in this sector to be identified by potential investors

 Mining
- Metallic ore mining
- Non-Metallic ore mining

 Services
- International marketing and distribution of local products and services
- Large scale construction
- Construction and management of international hotel and resort facilities.
- Other areas to be identified by potential investors.

Ethiopia possesses enormous natural potential resources by virtue of its natural endowment. Its endowment. Its endowments are likely to facilitate and enhance its development in the agricultural, agro-industrial, industrial, mining, construction and tourism sectors.

Ethiopia is exerting efforts to create a more business-friendly atmosphere. Modestly speaking the country has been a destination for investment opportunities with an assured potential for investment fortunes. Ethiopia which is located in the north-eastern part of Africa, popularly known as the Horn is regarded to be a gate way of investment opportunities due to the availability of natural resources, good power supply and communication facilitities, political stability, investor-friendly policies, relatively cheap labor, easy access to markets, incentive bonanza etc. More

Some of the country’s investment objectives include:-
- Exploiting the country’s natural potential for development
- Enhance the country’s development endeavor
- Promote the capacity and quality of production, productivity and service renderings to reap better and reasonable
    amount of foreign earnings and to minimize or save the out flow of foreign currency by producing some of
    the commodities and machineries the country used to import previously

The government of the FDRE is well aware of the crucial importance of infrastructure necessities to attract foreign direct investment in to the country. Besides, facilitating quality infrastructure services in primary for efficient operations of the private sector and enables to take role in the global market there by attracting foreign direct investment. Hence, the Ethiopian government has been and still is trying its level best to attain its infrastructure development programmes in the fields of energy, roads and telecommunication sectors. More

To facilitate the promotion of private investment, to enhance the inflow of foreign capital and technology in to the country, the Ethiopian Investment Commission grants the following incentives to both domestic and foreign investors engaged in areas eligible for investment incentives. More

To facilitate the promotion of private investment, to enhance the inflow of foreign capital and technology in to the country, the Ethiopian Investment Commission grants the following incentives to both domestic and foreign investors engaged in areas eligible for investment incentives. More

To facilitate the promotion of private investment, to enhance the inflow of foreign capital and technology in to the country, the Ethiopian Investment Commission grants the following incentives to both domestic and foreign investors engaged in areas eligible for investment incentives. More

To facilitate the promotion of private investment, to enhance the inflow of foreign capital and technology in to the country, the Ethiopian Investment Commission grants the following incentives to both domestic and foreign investors engaged in areas eligible for investment incentives. More

To facilitate the promotion of private investment, to enhance the inflow of foreign capital and technology in to the country, the Ethiopian Investment Commission grants the following incentives to both domestic and foreign investors engaged in areas eligible for investment incentives. More

To facilitate the promotion of private investment, to enhance the inflow of foreign capital and technology in to the country, the Ethiopian Investment Commission grants the following incentives to both domestic and foreign investors engaged in areas eligible for investment incentives. More

To facilitate the promotion of private investment, to enhance the inflow of foreign capital and technology in to the country, the Ethiopian Investment Commission grants the following incentives to both domestic and foreign investors engaged in areas eligible for investment incentives. More

To facilitate the promotion of private investment, to enhance the inflow of foreign capital and technology in to the country, the Ethiopian Investment Commission grants the following incentives to both domestic and foreign investors engaged in areas eligible for investment incentives. More