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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY __________________________________________1

2. INTRODUCTION

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3. OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT ______________________________

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3.1 GENERAL OBJECTS

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3.2 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

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3.3 VISION AND MISSION

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3.3.1 VISION

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3.3.2 MISSION __________________________________________________________
4. OPPORTUNITIES OF INVESTMENT IN ETHIOPIA

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4.1 BENEFICIARIES

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4.2 PROMOTER’S BACK GROUND

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5. ECONOMIC BACKGROUND OF THE COUNTRY

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5.1 FEASIBILITY OF THE PROJECT

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5.2 OVER VIEW THE PROJECT

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5.3 BACK GROUND AND GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF THE PROJECT

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 5.4 PHYSICAL AND NATURAL CONDITIONS

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5.4.1 TOPOGRAPHY
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5.4.2 CLIMATIC CONDITION OF THE PROJECT AREA

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5.4.3 SOIL __________________________________________

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5.4.4 PEST AND DISEASE PREVALENCE

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5.4. 5 SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE

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5.3.6 INSTITUTIONS TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT

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6. SOCIO-ECONOMIC STUDY

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6.1 ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL BENEFIT AND JUSTIFICATION

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6.1. TAX REVENUE __________________________________________

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6.1.2 EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME GENERATION

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7. OIL CROPS

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7.1 MUNG BEANS

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7.1.1 MUNG BEANS NUTRITION FACTS

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7.1.2 DISTRIBUTION OF MUNGBEAN

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7.1.3 HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES OF MUNGBEAN IN ETHIOPIA...14

7.1.4 CLIMATE REQUIREMENTS OF MUNGBEAN

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7.1.5 CROPPING SYSTEM OF MUNGBEAN

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7.1.6 USE VALUES OF MUNGBEAN __________________________________________
7.1.7 CONSTRAINTS OF MUNGBEAN PRODUCTION

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7.2 SOYA BEANS

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7.2.1 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION AND RELEVANCE

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7.2.2 PRODUCTION METHOD SOYA BEANS

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7.2.3 PROJECT DEMAND OF SOYA BEANS

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7.2.4 SOYBEANS, PRODUCTION QUANTITY VALUE

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7.3 SESAME __________________________________________

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7.3.1 SUPPLY AND DEMAND OF SESAME YIELD

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7.3.2 THE GLOBAL SESAME DEMAND

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7.3.3 ETHIOPIA’S SHARE IN WORLD SESAME PRODUCTION AND MARKET 22
7.3.4 SESAME PRODUCTION IN ETHIOPIA ________________________________
7. 3.4.1 Land Suitability for Sesame Production _______________________________24
7.3.4.2 Types and Characteristics of Ethiopian sesame seeds _____________________
7.3.4.3 PRODUCTION REGIONS OF SESAME

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7.3.4.4 MAJOR SESAME SEED PRODUCING ZONES

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7.3.4.5 PRODUCT QUALITY OF SESAME SEED

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7.3.4.6 SESAME OIL ______________________________________________________30
7.3.5 WORLD EXPORT SESAME __________________________________________37
8. LAND USE PLAN AND CALENDAR OF THE PROJECT

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8.1 LAND USE PLAN

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8.2 CALENDAR FOR THE MAIN ACTIVITIES OF THE PROJECT

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9. AREA, YIELD AND REVENUE FROM FARMS

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10. Financial Budget of the Investment

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10.1 FIXED ASSET REQUIREMENTS

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10.1.1 SUMMARY OF FIXED COSTS

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10.2 VARIABLE COST / OPERATING COSTS

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10.2.1 TOTAL FINANCIAL REQUIREMENT

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10.2.1.1 Buildings and Repair

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11. FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
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11.1 BANK LOAN REPAYMENT SCHEDULE

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11.2 FINANCIAL BUDGET OF THE INVESTMENT

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12. PLAN OF OPERATION

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13. SOURCES OF TECHNOLOGY

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14. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND MANAGEMENT

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14.1 Organizational Structure

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14.2 MANAGEMENT ______________________________________________________
15 .PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION ____________________________

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15.1 Elements of Results Monitoring __________________________________________
16.ANNEX

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ANNEX2 Fuel and oil costs__________________________________________________
ANNEX3 FIXED ASSET

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