Seratera-locations 

strategy focuses on enhancing development within the Ethiopian agriculture and upcoming technologies sector by implementing activities related to innovation, education, business creation and communication in consortium of the Seven universities. 

This outreach scheme is open to students, researchers, innovators, entrepreneurs and youth in the communities and it’s aimed at upgrading their skills and providing them access to finance and market. 

 

Ethiopian Biosphare Reserves.

The 5 Ethiopian biosphere reserves are hosted in our consortium group of investment. Agrifood sector, a solid pillar of the Ethiopian biosphere reserve economy. Ethiopian biospheres are distinguished for its rich biological diversity. Ethiopian biosphere reserves produce significant amounts of Ethiopian Coffee, Herbs and medicinal plants.  Room for Improvement 
Because of farms’ small size and limited mechanization, the agriculture sector remains largely underdeveloped. The limited use of fertilizers and pesticides creates opportunities for organic agriculture. 

 

Ethiopian Biosphare Reserves.

The 5 Ethiopian biosphere reserves are hosted in our consortium group of investment. Agrifood sector, a solid pillar of the Ethiopian biosphere reserve economy. Ethiopian biospheres are distinguished for its rich biological diversity. Ethiopian biosphere reserves produce significant amounts of Ethiopian Coffee, Herbs and medicinal plants.  Room for Improvement 
Because of farms’ small size and limited mechanization, the agriculture sector remains largely underdeveloped. The limited use of fertilizers and pesticides creates opportunities for organic agriculture. 

Seratera Digital – The Platform covering the whole ‚Field to Fork‘ agrichain

The main goal of this program is fostering the adoption of digital solutions such as digital supply chain organisation, digital marketing and beyond using digital artificial intelligence for agriculture applications. The first startups on digital agri will be a combination of traditional and digital offerings, enabled by technology, that could provide new, added value business models for the farmers and the stakeholders of agriculture productions and processing. 

Seratera Digital – The Platform covering the whole ‚Field to Fork‘ agrichain

The main goal of this program is fostering the adoption of digital solutions such as digital supply chain organisation, digital marketing and beyond using digital artificial intelligence for agriculture applications. The first startups on digital agri will be a combination of traditional and digital offerings, enabled by technology, that could provide new, added value business models for the farmers and the stakeholders of agriculture productions and processing. 

Our Values

My business is more than just a job. Each time I take on a new project, I make sure it aligns with my core set of values so I know I can deliver great results.

Seratera business incubaion centres 



Jimma University 

Jimma University Business Incubation Center (JUBIC ) 

1.Engineering and Agritech innovations Incubation Center (EnAgrIC)

2. Healthtech innovations incubation center (HIC)

3. Multidisciplinary innovations and Social Entrepreneurship Incubation Center (MISEIC)




Bahir dar University

Bahir-Dar ICT Business Incubation Center.  

It provides office space, capacity building and advisory services.

Techno Entrepreneurships a unit which facilitates and utilizes resources effectively for incubation and startup of technology based businesses. 

Bonga University


Bonga University is one of the Public Higher Education institutions in Ethiopia.  It is found in the South-Western part of Ethiopia, in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples (SNNP) region. The university is being established over nearly 168 hectares of area with an extremely impressive natural landscape. 

Our business incubation centres

Gambella University

The initiation of this agricultural business incubation farms is under one of the mission of university under community service where the university involves in introduction of the improvement of community livelihood. Honey bee is one of the agricultural sectors showing wider gaps of improvement which attracts attention of development interventions. 

Mizan Tepi University

Established in 2006, located in the large town of Mizan (population range of 10,000-49,999 inhabitants), SNNPR. This institution also has branch campuses in the following locations: Tepi, Aman. Mizan Tepi University (MTU) has now a Business Incubation centre lead by Mr. Teklebirhan, you can reah him on the following telphone number: 00251-915308814. 

Hawassa University

 There are three incubation centers in the university. Agricultural Business Incubation center, Technology business incubation center and Females incubation center. The centers are under research and technology transfer directorate. They are parallelly accountable to college deans and Associate deans and the directorate at the university level. 

Our PPP Founding Partners

Ecopia Plc

Ecopia a partner of the consortium and established the Private Public Partnership of Smart ET.
 
Ecopia (stands for Ecological Products of Ethiopia) is a Social for Profit Company based in Ethiopia. Ecopia food, cosmetics and herbal medicinal plant products are sold in Ethiopia in supermarkets, in duty free shops, in organic farmers markets. Ecopia products are also available in Europe and in Canada through Ecopia’s established B2B and B2C network. Ecopia products are the result of activities with different NGOs including ATA’s income generating activities in 14 different parts of Ethiopia. 

Eljojofe. e.v.

Eljojofe is a founding partner of the consortium bring the youth as the centre of international cooperation.

Eljojofe e.v. is established in Germany by friends and experts on processing, finance and development, is building an inclusive and innovative community to initiates and supports projects on bio-dynamic growing and processing and preservation of agricultural products in Ethiopia (East Africa). Eljojofe is non-profit organisation registered in Germany that has set itself the task to provide technology, know-how and the necessary means of production for Ethiopian small farmers and marginalized groups of the urban population.

Ministry of Sciences and Higher Education

 

Ministry of Science and Higher Education is the chair of the consortium.
 
 H.E. Prof. Dr. Afework Kassu Gizaw is one of the initiator of the consortium.  The Ministry which has a responsibility to lead the development of science, higher education, and the technical and vocational education and training in the country. It established by proclamation number 1097/2018 in October 2018. 

We’re more than a bunch of experts. We’re a family of like-minded people, using our passion and our skills to make a difference.

Why count on us to deliver results? Because our company is more than just a business. Each person brings something different to the team, but there are a core set of values we all share.