• Food Processing Sector Overview

• Products and Companies

• Training Centres

• Export Markets

• Supply Markets

• Exhibitions and Trade Fairs

 Overview of the Food Processing Sector  [top]                                                       

More details see on the UNIDO Food sector study for download under Library.

As the dominant manufacturing sub-sector, the food processing industry includes 9 industrial groups consisting of 200 factories (26%) with a total paid-up capital of Birr 2.5 billion (44%) and 19,000 employees (20%) of the total share of the manufacturing sector. Comprising only 18% of the total number of food factories, the public food factories dominate the sub-sector with 83% of total paid-up capital, 76% of GVP and 71% of employment. Foreign capital in the sub-sector, on the other hand, constitutes only 5.3%.

The food factories are located in close proximity to major urban centers such as Addis, Nazareth and Dire Dawa. Product lines include frozen, chilled and canned meats; pasteurized milk, butter and cheese; canned and fresh fruits and vegetable products; crude and refined edible oil; flour and bakery products, including spaghetti and macaroni; animal feeds; and sugar and sugar confectioner. The quality of these products are generally satisfactory, although the technology used tends to be largely old, with capacity utilization in the sub-sector averaging 58%.

Sugar processing; grain mill and bakery products industry; and meat, vegetable and fruit processing industries are the largest food industries, in that order. The sugar industry alone generates over 47% of the GVP and 35% of employment of the whole food-processing sub-sector.
 

Statistical overview

There is no staple food that is consumed throughout the country, but there are a great variety of cereals and other food crops consumed according to the food preferences of the different regions. The annual consumption per capita in wheat flour, bakery products and pasta is estimated as follows:

The estimated consumption of the main urban centers of wheat flour, bakery products and pasta during the year is as follows (according to a 1995/1996 household survey) :

Production
Statistical data from the Central Statistics Authority (CSA) on the production of cereals are presented in the table below.

The national production of processed cereals is tabulated as follows according to the statistical data from the CSA:

In terms of food security, Ethiopia's total production of grain is not adequate to meet its demands, since national production only meets 65% of the country's requirements.

Imports
Ethiopia's structural grain deficit, which is only being eliminated slowly and with great effort, has necessitated a regular injection of imports the bulk of which are in the form of food aid. The following table shows statistical data obtained from the CSA regarding import of cereals :

 Products and Companies  [top]                                                                                   

We identified over 50 leading companies in the Ethiopian Food Sector in the following sub-sectors:

Clich here for a detailed overview

 Food Sector Training Centers  [top]                                                                            

 Export Markets  [top]                                                                                                      

Center for the Promotion of Imports of Developing Countries (CBI)

http://www.cbi.nl/  Exporters - Importers - Business Supporters
More see under Links

European Union Trade Promotion Website
http://export-help.cec.eu.int/
The European Union (EU) launched a online helpdesk to provide information on exporting products to the European markets. More see under Links

Ethiopian Export Promotion Agency
www.ethioexport.org

Alibaba. E-Market for Food sales

http://www.alibaba.com/catalogs/2/Food_Beverage.html

 Supply Markets  [top]                                                                                                     

Orbital Food Machinery

http://www.orbitalfoods.com/

The UK's largest supplier and purchaser of quality new and used food machinery. Orbital Food Machinery are suppliers of all types of quality new and used food processing and packaging machinery.  We are able to supply most items directly from our huge stock of food machinery and equipment that includes:

mixers, grinders, slicers, dicers, vacuum fillers, metal detectors, breaders, bandsaws, graders, thermoformers, depositors, tray sealers, bowl cutters, fryers, spiral freezers, mincers, tumblers, formers, battering machines, meat recovery systems, derinders, membrane skinners, conveyors, fat analysers, refrigeration equipment, ovens, freezers, tables.

e-mail: sales@orbitalfoods.com

Alibaba - Market Place for Food processing machinery

http://www.alibaba.com/bin/sample/search?s=0&n=10&key=
Food+machinery&Country=&ShowCategoryNums=
10&ShowCategoryStart=0&Search.x=23&Search.y=11

 Food Sector Exhibitions and Trade Fairs  [top]                                                             

Food and Beverage
Trade Shows, Exhibitions, Fairs and Festivals, Conventions, Conferences and Seminars
Web Directory of Events, Products and Services

http://www.expocentral.com/food_and_beverage/industry_food_and_beverage.html

Biz Trade Shows
All about trade fairs in the agriculture and food sector. Tradefair calendar

http://www.biztradeshows.com/agriculture-food/

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