The Biodiversity Resource of Ethiopia

Ethiopia's wide climatic and edaphic variability have endowed this country with diverse and unique flowering plants. Its varied ecological and climatic conditions, Ethiopia is home to some of the most diverse flora and fauna in Africa. Its forests and woodlands contain diverse plant species that provide surplus nectar and pollen to foraging bees. The forests, woodlands and cultivated lands also provide as much as 75 to 90 percent of Ethiopia's rural population's requirements for traditional medicine especially medicinal plants for their primary health care. There are a large number of non-wood forest products including ginger, cinnamon, cardamum, etc., the production and consumption of which is not documented.

The gum-yielding species of Ethiopia are confined almost exclusively to low-lying areas, subjected to hot and arid conditions. With the exception of the provinces of Illubabor and Kefa, woodland and shrub forest, with a potential for gum products, is encountered in all provinces and the areas where some sort of gum is, or could be, produced account for about half of the national land surface. Because of present day market importance, the following species appear to play a significant role:

Boswellia papyrifera, yielding frankincense, also called olibanum is found in large amounts in Tigray, Gondar, Wollega and Gojjam provinces and thinly spread in Wello and Shewa. Boswellia ogadensis, yielding a similar produce, is commonly found in Hararghe, Bale and Sidamo, and Gamu Gofa regions.

Export of oil seeds from Ethiopia

EB General trading Private limited Company is established in October 2000 and engaged in import and export business. Our Company is one of the leading in Ethiopia for the export of oil seeds such as sesame seeds and nicer seeds pulses, spices etc to many countries of the world. We are exporting our products to Europe, Asia, America and Middle East countries. We have our own farm for Selma seeds at Humera and Weleg regions in western part the country.

Resin Products of Ethiopia

Export of Resin products

Frankincense, an aromatic hardened wood resin obtained by tapping Boswellia trees, has been an ingredient in perfumes and incense for thousands of years.

Exudates of the gum type, i.e., water soluble carbohydrates, are obtained from a considerable number of Ethiopian shrubs and trees, partly by active tapping and partly by simple collection of gum that occasionally "oozes" from some tree species without any need of human interference.

Since time immemorial, the aroma of incense smoke constitutes a striking feature of religious rituals in many countries. Within some cultures, incense is furthermore used to add a very special element of beauty to private homes and other places where people like to congregate in a pleasant atmosphere.

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EB GENERAL TRADING PVT.LTD CO.
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P.o.Box: 42069 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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