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Debo Engineering – green innovation for the agro sector

Debo engineering is a startup (from Jimma) that designs and develops smart business applications solution in the agriculture sector. The startup uses applied engineering discipline centered on newly evolving technologies such as artificial intelligence, ML, IOT, image processing, big data, and mobile computing. Debo developed an algorithm that automatically detects and classifies plant disease through […]

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Trees that produce frankincense under threat

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Frankincense is famous for being one of the three gifts presented by the Magi to baby Jesus (the other two being gold and myrrh). Several thousand years ago, people knew how to use frankincense to cure several ailments. The ancient Babylonians and Assyrians are also believed to have burned frankincense during their religious ceremonies, and

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Producing sustainable fashion from bamboo

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The Women4Climate program is to support emerging women leaders to become expert influencers while mobilizing others in their efforts to accelerate climate action in meeting Addis Ababa’s sustainable environmental targets. Yididiya Damtew is a sustainable entrepreneur who wants to create positive change by sourcing products made from sustainable and renewable material focussing on the abundant

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Small living room decorating hacks

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Small living room ideas – how to best decorate a compactsitting room, snug or lounge Supersize your space with our top tips and clever design tricksto make the smallest of rooms feel perfectly proportionedby Tamara Kelly When you are redecorating, one of the easiest ways to make a small living room feel more spacious is

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Ethiopian clothing

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This article describes the different garments of traditional and historic Ethiopian clothing. Bernos (also transliterated Barnos, Burnos) is a wool cloak-like garment and hood woven in one piece, worn by Ethiopian and Eritrean highlanders. The term seems to be an adaptation of the Maghrebi version of Burnous. Donald N. Levine notes that the wealthier men

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Export of refrigerated Ethiopian fruit and vegetables by train bound for Europe

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Ethiopia has carried out its first exports of avocados by train under a pilot project forming part of the National Cool Logistics Network. An inauguration ceremony was held at Modjo Dry Port to mark the recent loading of the first refrigerated containers bound for the European market. The 24-tonne consignment was produced by dozens of

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Sheba Socks-first Ethiopian socks brand

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Sheba Socks Plc is the first Ethiopian socks brand that draws its raw material from bamboo plants designed with Ethiopian Tillet patterns. Yiddiya Damtew, creator and manager of Sheba Socks, previously worked on business development for the multi-national company General Electric. They are Ethiopia’s first Socks brand on a simple mission: to provide uniquely designed

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