Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Name: Zerubabel Zeleke

2. Education: (የት/ት ደረጃ)

BSC in Software Engineering & BSC in Management

3. Company name: (የመስሪያ ቤቱ ስም)

MASSA FARMS

4. Title: (የስራ ድርሻህ)

Founder & Manager

5. Founded in: (መቼ ተመሰረተ)

2000 G.C

6. What it does: (ምንድነው የሚሰራው)

Integrated Farming & Seedling Nursary

7. Headquarters: (ዋና መስሪያ ቤት)

Hawassa

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

550,000 ETB

9. Current capital: (የአሁን ካፒታል )

Undisclosed

10. Number of employees:(የሰራተኞች ቁጥር)

 7 Permanent & 1000+ temporary farm workers

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

To put an impact in Ethiopian farming by using technology & efficient practices

12. Biggest perk of ownership: (የባለቤትነት ጥቅም)

Freedom to explore & implement innovative ideas

13. Biggest strength: (ጥንካሬህ/ሽ)

Resilience & obsession on building scalable systems

14. Biggest challenge: (ተግዳሮት)

Scarcity of exemplary farms for learning

15. Plan: (እቅድ)

Scaling up our effective farming model at a large scale

16. First career path: (የመጀመሪያ ስራ)

Software Development

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

Captain Solomon Gizaw

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

Warren Buffett

19. Stress reducer: (ጭንቀትን የሚያቀልልሽ/ለህ)

Prayer & meditation

20. Favorite book: (የመፅሐፍ ምርጫ)

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People – by Stephen R.Covey

21. Favorite pastime: (ማድረግ የሚያስደስትህ)

Sitting and thinking alone

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

     Wageningen, Netherlands

23. Favorite automobile: (የመኪና ምርጫ)

    Chevrolet Silverado HD

Hot this week

Production up, but the ‘cost’ variable weighs heavily

Production is up in 2021 for the Italian agricultural...

Luminos Fund’s catch-up education programs in Ethiopia recognized

The Luminos Fund has been named a top 10...

Well-planned cities essential for a resilient future in Africa concludes the World Urban Forum

The World Urban Forum (WUF) concluded today with a...

Private sector deemed key to unlocking AfCFTA potential

The private sector’s role is vital to fully unlock...

U.S. DFC targets SME investment for Bishoftu International Airport

The United States and Ethiopia are deepening their commercial...

Technical skills not enough: African PFM reforms put leadership at centre stage

Public-sector reform across Africa is rarely held back by...

KEFI suspends Tulu Kapi work until secure environment restored after fatal incident

London-listed mining company Kefi Gold and Copper has immediately...

Addis Chamber moves to lead private sector role at COP32 through new Green Growth Centre

By Eyasu Zekarias The Addis Ababa Chamber of Sectoral Associations...

CBE Reports Birr 60.51 Billion in Non-Interest Income

The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) demonstrated robust revenue...

China’s economic significance for the world: Stabilizing the present and sharing the future

By Ambassador Jiang Feng The Wall Street Journal recently commented...

Korea and Africa Chart New Course on AI and Digital Infrastructure at 20th anniversary of KOAFEC

Two decades after its founding, the Korea-Africa Economic Cooperation...
spot_img

Related Articles

Bisrat Mulugeta

Eyob Amare

Teha Dedefo

Popular Categories

spot_imgspot_img