Fincha sugar factory

Description

Fincha’ä Sugar Estate is located in the western region of Ethiopia, Fincha’ä Valley, Horrõ Gudurû Wallagä Zone of the Oromia Regional State. It is found within the Nile basin, at a distance of 350 km from Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia and 284 km from Naqamte, 72 km from Shämbû and 28 km from the main road. It bounded by the Amhara National Regional State in the north, Gudurû District in the east, Horrõ District in the west and Jardagä-Jarte and Amuru District in the south. It lies between 9° 30’ and 10° 00’ N latitude and 37° 15’ and 37° 30’ E longitude. The elevation in the Fincha’a Valley varies from 892 to 2520 meters above sea level whereas the study site is within the altitude range between 1350 to 1650 meters above sea level. This factory produces raw sugar from sugar cane for national market.