The Yirgalem integrated agro-industrial park, one of the parks being built across the country, will go operational in three months, according to the SNNP regional state industrial parks development corporation.
Construction started a year ago, on March 2017. The park will be erected on 294.5 hectares of land and will house more 59 sheds while creatingover 393,000 jobs once it goes fully operational.
Natnael Million, integrated agro and special industry parks operation administration director with the corporation, told FBC that construction of the first phase of the park is nearing completion.
Recruitment of investors is underway and so far three foreign investors have been making preparation to start production, he said.
The Yirgalem integrated agro-industrial park is dedicated to processing vegetables and fruits that are widely grown in the regional state, including coffee, avocado, meat and dairy products.
