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Harari Regional State is
quite rich in natural resources. Regardless of its size, the variety of its
agricultural products, its mineral resources and remains of historic past make
the region so glorious. Harar, the walled regional capital, is one of the oldest
historic sites in the country Its closer proximity to the port of Djibouti
neighboring Somalia and Kenya is an opportunity to invest in the region.
Agriculture
The most lucrative areas in this
sector include;-
-Production of Maize (
corn), barely, wheat, sorghum, millet, linseed, sesame and ground nuts.
-Harvesting of fruits
and vegetables which include papaya, mango orange, peach, cane sugar, banana,
pepper, garlic and also tomatoes etc. the region’s livestock ranching include
fattening of cattle, sheep and goats, dairy farming, poultry farming and bee
keeping (apiary).
Industry
Industrial development is at its
lowest level in the region. In this regard, the region has wide opportunity for
investment. Raw materials from the locality and neighboring regions are
abundant. Labour forces is cheap, market demand is high.
Agro-industrial activities include
Fruit juice processing, vegetable
Oil, Flour mills, Children’s food processing, sugar and related items
processing, Coffee roasting and packing, beef and mutton processing and canning,
Processing and canning of livestock by products, milk and by products
processing. Manufacture of metallic farm implements, Leather and leather goods
factory, textile industry, paper and plastic by products processing,
manufacturing of electrical components, manufacturing of construction
implements, Mining and quarrying, tannery and Manufacturing of medical and
surgical implements.
Construction
Regional surveys made so far reveal
the presence of abundant construction mineral resources such as cement,
limestone and marble others include: clay, Ceramics, Quartz, Dolomite, Kaolin
and Garnet in abundance In line with, investors have wide opportunity to invest
in the sector and curb housing problems and to thereby bring about significant
change that would highly compensate investors and the country as well.
Tourism
The walled city
of Harar is one of the oldest historic Sites in the country. Harar has several
other magnificent historic remains including ancient mosques, churches, shrines,
castles, and the residence of the famous French poet Arthur Rimboud. Harar has
been registered by UNESCO as center of international cultural heritage. The
Harari are cheerful and very friendly people who receive their visitors with
banquest of smiles. Besides, the dramatic exhibitions of the hyena man just out
side the city is some thing to unforgettable memory the sector is so rich to
well come tourists. Hence, investors interested in the sector are invited to
invest their capital in establishing star hotels. Lodges, souvenir shops, tour
operation and cultural recreation centers to there by benefit them selves and
the country at large.
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