Sunday, November 23, 2025

Name: Amanuel Yazew

2. Education: (የት/ት ደረጃ)

BSC in Mechanical engineering

3. Company name: (የመስሪያ ቤቱ ስም)

Lush Farms

4. Title: (የስራ ድርሻህ)

Co-founder and CEO

5. Founded in: (መቼ ተመሰረተ)

2023

6. What it does: (ምንድነው የሚሰራው)

Seed production and distribution

7. Headquarters: (ዋና መስሪያ ቤት)

Addis Ababa

8. Start-up capital: (በምን ያህል ገንዘብ ስራዉን ጀመርሽ/ክ)

Two million birr

9. Current capital: (የአሁን ካፒታል )

4.5 Million birr

10. Number of employees: (የሰራተኞች ቁጥር)

6 permanent 2300 seasonal/year

11. Reason for starting the business: (ለስራው መጀመር ምክንያት)

To supply improved seeds at affordable prices

12. Biggest perk of ownership: (የባለቤትነት ጥቅም)

Building a scalable, impactful seed system with your own hands

13. Biggest strength: (ጥንካሬህ/ሽ)

Resilient

14. Biggest challenge: (ተግዳሮት)

Limited availability of verified early generation seeds ready for multiplication

15. Plan: (እቅድ)

Becoming the leading source of improved seeds that transform farms and futures

16. First career path: (የመጀመሪያ ስራ)

Analyst, at Ethiopian Agriculture Transformation Institute 

17. Most interested in meeting: (ማግኘት የምትፈልጊ/ገው ሰው)

Khalid Bomba

18. Most admired person: (የምታደንቂ/ቀው ሰው)

Peter Thiel

19. Stress reducer: (ጭንቀትን የሚያቀልልሽ/ለህ)

Exercise

20. Favorite book: (የመፅሐፍ ምርጫ)

Zero to One

21. Favorite pastime: (ማድረግ የሚያስደስትህ)

Enjoying good moments and good company with friends

22. Favorite destination to travel to: (ከኢትዮጵያ ውጪ መሄድ የምትፈልጊ/ገዉ ስፍራ)

 Rhine Falls, Schaffhausen, Switzerland

23. Favorite automobile: (የመኪና ምርጫ)

 Land Rover, Defender

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